Google may be helping advertisers more easily include overlays in YouTube videos. The company has apparently created a method to create video overlay advertisement for display with a digital video, according to a patent filed today with the US Patent and Trademark Office and spotted by GoRumors.
Google has allowed overlay advertising for some time now. While some advertisers have taken advantage, others lack the resources to overlay ads on video. Technologies like Adobe Flash are required that use various multimedia development tools and are complex and costly. With Google’s patent pending technology, advertisers could soon be given a quick and easy way to overlay ads. Full story...
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