If you signed up for YouTube prior to Google’s acquisition you may be displeased to see that you are no longer allowed to use your YouTube account independent of your email. The change merges your YouTube account with whatever email was associated with it at the time.
The qualifying conditions are as follows:
- You’ve signed up for their original YouTube account before May 2009.
- You’ve joined your YouTube and Google Accounts together.
- You’re still signing in with your original YouTube password.
It has long been apparent that YouTube is not generating anywhere near its $1.6 billion price, with additional server and employee upkeep costs.
Apparently Google figures they can make money by linking your email with your YouTube habits, and, dare I say, build a psychological profile. Maybe it will have something to do with the ads in Gmail, or the suggested videos on YouTube; or maybe Google plans to take over the world.
Stay tuned for further developments on the situation.
