How about video ad embeding? Is that at all in the works?

Also is it possible to track individual groups statistics of an ad. Right now statistics are for the ad and the entire campaign while clicks shows where the ad was clicked. Is there a way to check the ad's statistic by the group so we can see how many impressions an ad is getting where? If not, is that a possibility for the future?

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jeremy commented

There is a flash module that was developed some time ago, though it's not been maintained for a while -- it may work great, but I've not seen much feedback on it. Is that what you're looking for?

Please, one question (or multiple related questions) per issue. Otherwise things become unmanageable.

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krystalepic commented

Ok, sorry. I didn't know the one issue per post. I was looking for something that will embed actual video - like quicktime, .mov or .mp4 things like that for commercials/advertisements on a website that can be sent remotely and be countable and that can keep tracks of click...basically just like a text or image ad that you have, but allows for video.

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jeremy commented

At this time there is no video ad module (other than the previously mentioned flash module). However, all the hooks exist in the ad module for this to be written as a plug-in. I personally have no need for this, so I will not be writing it. However, if someone writes up some nice code and is willing to maintain it, then I will happily include it in a contrib/ folder, distributing it along with the ad module.

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krystalepic commented

thanks for letting me know. i wish I can write something that complex. hopefully someone needs that then.

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nels commented
Component: ad.module » plug-in development

I, too, am seeking something like this.
I will probably attempt to get things rolling on this in the relatively near future, but I am not usually a programmer so don't expect perfect results on my first attempts.

EDIT:
I have decided to look into a "flash overlay" type of ad solution for videos. It makes sense for my current needs.

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jeremy commented
Status: Active » Postponed

Postponing until someone comes along with a patch, it's not something I will ever implement.

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jeremy commented
Status: Postponed » Closed (duplicate)

I think the best bet is to implement an ad_cck module, and then you could display any ad type that CCK supports, offering much more flexibility. Marking as duplicate, as I believe CCK would solve this better.