Getting Started with AdSense Video Units

It’s just another reminder that we should have invested in Google from the start. now at $600

Hey john, while youre waiting for youtube adsense, use blinx, as i did to overlay google's promotional video.

This seems like it will be an interesting trend....but I wonder how it will effect the service on Youtube? I hope their servers are ready for it.....

it is only for US websites

Does anyone have any reports about how much they are bringing in with the video units? Perhaps reports compared to regular ads?

That is a good question and it seems every blog has there own way of putting it all together. I hope my traffic building contest that starts next week kicks my site into high gear and allows me to find all the awnsers I need.

I wonder how Google will react to Blinkx AdHoc's video ads http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/09/blinkx-adhoc-...

I don't see myself using them that much, considering how low a CPC the image ads are.

It's for US publishers only.

I have a major issue with tracking. It just says "video units" so you can't track individual sites. They need to fix that

Too bad it is not available for non-US adsense publishers. Hopefully it will be soon so we can all test it out and earn some money :lol: !

Yes, absolutely brilliant timing for the launch. From all accounts, it would appear that the direction is now clear and we can see some fierce action.

I am extremely disappointed. All that effort for nothing. I can built my own "Google Adsense" Player by creating a play list and adding an ad over it. Voilà .. DONE!

And I thought the ads are going be within the player...

I am running a movie site and we show trailers mostly from Youtube and I thought we could use Google Adsense Video to drive some extra cash...

Here is one of our film info pages with trailer:

http://www.criticker.com/?f=11773

I could just add an ad over it and would have something better than what they provide!

These look like an interesting new option from Adsense and YouTube. May wait to hear what sorts of results others get before trying it out myself..

I've got a video unit up if you want to check it out. They seem to be releasing them on certain accounts only I guess. Anyway, check this out...Adsense Video Units in action

I tried it out and it didn't fit into my current design to well. I can't really see myself using it to much, and I feel they should be able to make it at least a 300x300 instead of the bulky player they have now.

its not available for adsense publisher outside of US currently bummer

but the news got me excited and i can't wait to use it on my blog(s)

scientifically proven that visitors' attention span is lengthened when your site has videos!

That's a great way to increase your Adsense Earnings, that is, if you are in the US of A.

Did anyone else find adding the code to WordPress was a pain in the ass? Using the regular code button (the one beside the visual editor) it kept changing the divs to ps, then unchecking the show visual editor button, it added a p in after the div and before the script resulting in not showing the video at all either way.

I finally got it using the code button by changing it back to divs and changing the single quotes to double quotes. Man, what a pain in the ass. Someone needs to create a widget ;)

damn! Its only for the US only! :mrgreen: No wonder they gave me a * only for US residents for video units.. Its the same as how the adsense mobile works, not for some area..

The units are available in my account, I just put one on my site. It's pretty cool! Here's where you can find the unit:

http://courtneytuttle.com/2007/10/09/google-unveil...

Any chance we are going to be seeing those units on this blog? Or are you through with Google forever?

Looks like you're going to have to move to the US to try them out John.

This is awesome!!!

I can't wait to use the video units for adsense. It will definitely be a huge benefit for everyone.

Cheers,
Carlo Selorio

Tight! I am going to have to use this!

this would be cool for my site but too bad i am banned from google adsense.

damn I wish I could see video units on my adsense account - maybe google is still watching me - BAH!

I was just able to get it in my account this evening. Its pretty cool, but we'll see how well it does.

I wonder if Yahoo will release something similar with their Publisher Network.

Read about this over at Digital Point. It's strange, some are reporting that they are unable to create the video units, while others (including me) are having no problems. I'm eager to experiment with a unit to see what it yields CTR wise. The video unit itself includes a Half banner at the top, and towards the bottom of the video there is a transparent banner that also displays some ads.

Interesting time ahead by the looks of things.

It'll be interesting to see how much money can be made with Adsense video units. We already see video ads from time to time (paid per 1000 impressions, I believe), so I wonder if this separation will prove to be more (or less) lucrative.

By the way, it's "whet" your appetite, not "wet".