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reports (with more screenshots) that YouTube is testing a new advertising format with text ads appearing inside the player. Once clicked, the ad expands to the full screen. Compare this new format to the idea first voiced in
this post last December, and also to
AdBrite's execution.
A mock-up from the December post.Earlier:Adbrite Launches Customizable Video Player Idea: How to Put Ads into YouTubeFollow-up: Embedding Ads into YouTube Players