redherring.com — YouTube is experimenting with pre-roll and post-roll advertising spots, and will begin rolling them out this summer, according to Suzie Reider, head of advertising for Google's video-sharing site. "None of us working in this area want to recreate the TV model," she adds.
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mrzeoliteApr 26, 2007
wtf, I love Google...I hope this decision doesn't make me feel otherwise, we'll see how it all unfolds I guess.On a side note, I am out of penis pills...why the hell aren't there more of those ads? can someone plz send an e-mail pointing me in the right direction they're almost impossible to find nowadays!
oskiteApr 26, 2007
You can never unfox the Fox.
grayfox777Apr 26, 2007
Oh great, now I'll have to watch a 30 second commercial before I can see a 15 second video clip! I can't wait til something better takes over YouTube's popularity.
fkr3Apr 27, 2007
Perhaps you'd like to "pay money" for a host if you don't want them to offset the cost of providing your crappy videos to thousands / tens of thousands of people with advertising?
fkr3Apr 27, 2007
Yes they're quite the "plague". Those pesky little f**kers are directly responsible for virtually the entire internet being free. God I hate having so much available for free. I wish I could just pay for every single site I use instead of have a small portion of my screen show some ad.
pimpspApr 27, 2007
I wouldnt mind the ad's if say the quality of the encoded video was as goos as sayyy....Maxim.coms video section....but it aint youtubes video encoder sucks and seemingly always willl be , screw youtube.
evan242Apr 27, 2007
no ads are like the entire appeal of youtube
locojonesApr 27, 2007
Now with their monetization of copyright infringement by means of ads, YouTube/Google can say goodbye to any chance at arguing DMCA safe harbor protection. Finally!
tony23Apr 28, 2007
No ads = lose money
xjvzApr 29, 2007
@tony:So those ads that are on YouTube already; they aren't ads you say? Hmm...