The Rich Ads In Search product [from Yahoo], which goes live in the U.S. on Monday, will now allow advertisers to include images, video, and advertiser site search functions directly within search ads. Neither Google nor Microsoft, Yahoo’s major search competitors, currently offer this functionality.
via Yahoo Enables Video and Other Rich Media in Search Ads – ClickZ.
Some what unexpected but its “paid search” advertising: Viral Video-How To Get Viewers | Video Production Tips.
How do you make money with online videos? One suggestion is to sell product placement with payment apportioned by the number of views the video receives: Monetize Your YouTube Videos With Product Placement and Tadcast. Certainly an interesting idea and potentially more successful than the “in your face” pre-roll ads used by some video services.