Comments on: The YouTube Advertising Brouhaha

By: Russell Heimlich

Russell Heimlich — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:39:41 +0000

What’s wrong is that unlike Google’s AdWords/AdSense text ads, these video ads are distracting. I don’t want something designed to distract my attention from what I am watching. I hated it when it appeared on TV shows and I hate it on YouTube. Ultimately, this will be a complete failure for YouTube -> http://www.russellheimlich.com/blog/why-youtube-video-ads-will-ultimately-fail/

By: Marc Cohen

Marc Cohen — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:58:24 +0000

Google and others are claiming that these overlay ads are not intrusive. Of course they are intrusive. If you are watching a video and you see an ad it is intrusive – as good advertising should be. Let’s cut the charade and admit that it is intrusive. Nobody would watch an ad if it wasn’t.

Check out the Ad-Supported Music Central blog:
http://ad-supported-music.blogspot.com/

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:19:52 +0000

I prefer ads to be done how Revver does it, with the video rolling in after the video has finished. This way you still see the ad but it isn’t obtrusive.

By: DerekBeau

DerekBeau — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:28:45 +0000

The ads don’t seem too bad at all. I like the idea a lot better than pre-roll ads… those are annoying. This overlay idea is similar to what AdBrite offers (at a very low CPM).

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:00:57 +0000

And lets be fair – it’s not as if YouTube is the only media sharing site out there… If people get pissed off with the adverts they can vote with their feet and move on outta there…

I’ve just started video blogging and I find viddler a far better tool!

Jack