Google"s YouTube is supposed to experiment with inline ads in videos right now, but I can"t see this -- maybe it"s only visible from the US? What"s supposed to happen, as Search Engine Land reports, is that 15 seconds into the video a semi-opaque ad appears, overlaying the bottom of the video for up to 10 20 seconds [Edit: See below for a sample ad, which played 20 seconds, not 10.]. Here"s a list of videos that are showing this, according to YouTube:
Warner Album Browser running on Warner music video
The Simpsons running on Warner music vid ...
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Google Blogoscoped>>Publish Date: 8/23/2007 11:09:40 AM
>>Keywords: video videos
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