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"YouTube Initiates Monetization Strategy With Transparent Video 'Overlays' by Greg Sterling sums it all up well.  Google has started to try to monetize YouTube with video overlay ads that are a bit transparent.  Here is a screen capture from Greg:How does it work exactly?  Greg explains that also:15 seconds into the video, an overlay ad appears on the bottom 20 percent of a videoThe overlay animates for up to 10 seconds and is 80 percent transparentThe overlay then closes automaticallyA user can replay ad by clicking buttonReaction towards this?It is a sit back and watch type of attitude on this Google / YouTube monetization strategy.Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld and DigitalPoint Forums."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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