Gootube Buzz at Gartner

As I was sitting in a conference center full of IT professionals abuzz with the acquisition news, I was struck by how the conversations centered around the money exchanged between Google and Youtube. I doubt that anyone here has uploaded a video much less viewed one through the service. I suspect that I'm the only one, and that makes this a lonely, lonely conference.

Companies want to monetize the web - I understand that. At the same time, I want them to understand why I get itchy and nervous at their talk of business models and ROI. I'm glad for the folks at Youtube but at the same time I'm sad for the Web.

More later.