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YouTube search advertising
YouTube, like all of the extremely popular social web destinations, is quite the strange beast. They have immense amounts of traffic, brand recognition, and… bandwidth costs (Online Video: Where’s The Money?). The search for a solution to monetize the popularity of this site has now turned to, well, search. Google/YouTube recently started offering featured video placements within the network’s search functionality, much like when you use Googles search engine, for advertisers.
YouTube channels Google with search-driven ads
Well, it is only working so well:
More Sex Videos For Everyone! YouTube Sells Video Search Results To The Highest Bidder