GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 12: (FILE PHOTOS) In this photo illustration, the logo of the multi-facetted internet giant Google is seen through a pair of glasses on April 12, 2006, in Glasgow, Scotland. It has been announced October 10, 2006, that computer giants Google have bought the video-sharing website YouTube for GPB883 million following negotiations over the weekend. Getty Images logo Getty Images 33 months ago

GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 12: (FILE PHOTOS) In this photo illustration, the logo of the multi-facetted internet giant Google is seen through a pair of glasses on April 12, 2006, in Glasgow, Scotland. It has been announced October 10, 2006, that computer giants Google have bought the video-sharing website YouTube for GPB883 million following negotiations over the weekend.

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