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YouTube Selling MP3's?

Jacobsd [PersonRank 1]

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
16 years ago3,346 views

I remember a while ago Haochi posted pictures from YouTube with that hinted at this (iTunes and AmazonMP3 integration) it seems to be rolling out now.

I just found it when checking out YouTubes april fools joke:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

Screenshot: http://img371.imageshack.us/my.php?image=youtubemp3oe6.jpg

The button links to:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Greatest-Hits/dp/B00138F6TS/?tag=you09f-20

Haochi [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

Previous on Google Blogoscoped: http://blogoscoped.com/forum/123573.html

Looks like they decided to have the buttons as separate files instead of using CSS sprite.
youtube.com/img/itunes.gif
youtube.com/img/amazon.gif

Jérôme Flipo [PersonRank 10]

16 years ago #

I don't know if it's new but there are links to itunes stores from youtube artist personal page (like Rick Astleytv's). See the "buy album":
http://www.youtube.com/user/RickAstleytv

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