Could you start using the new embed code so that clients without flash ... So it should use the HTML5 video if you have opted into YouTube's HTML5 trial. This will only be used for new articles ...

Although HTML 5 is still in the draft stage, several of its features have already been widely adopted by browsers like Safari, Chrome, and Firefox. Among the most compelling is the "video" element ...

Is there really an HTML5 video format war? Joe Inzerillo, senior vice president at MLB.com, doesn't think so. "Saying that there's a codec war with WebM is sort of like the island of Sardinia ...