YouTube Tests 'Click-to-Buy' Ads
NEW YORK YouTube has begun testing new ads that direct users to purchase items featured within individual videos played on the popular Google-owned site.
These text-link ad units — called “Click-to-Buy Ads” — appear just below YouTube’s video player alongside the common community tabs that allow users to share and rate clips. Google has initially inked deals with iTunes and Amazon to sell various products using these links, including songs from EMI Music and the recently released Electronic Arts game Spore.
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