The latest release of the Joost software contains an API that enables 3rd party developers to make widgets that work within the Joost platform. Joost is being pretty low key about this, perferring to wait a few months to see what sort of creative widgets get made…

YouTube announced that they are adopting the VideoEgg-style of overlaying advertising banners on top of video content. In essence, these ad units are advanced forms of the promotional watermarks that are increasingly taking over TV screens. UGC media companies have been loathe to…