Thumbnail of content video to provide context to ad video playback

1. A system comprising:

a memory having stored thereon computer executable components; and

a processor configured to execute the following computer executable components stored in the memory:

a thumbnail component that generates a thumbnail of video content, the video content being automatically displayed after viewing a video advertisement; and

a presentation component that presents the thumbnail during the video advertisement to inform a user of the video content displayed after the video advertisement, the thumbnail being overlaid on top of the video advertisement during the viewing of the video advertisement, wherein the presentation component provides a skip counter that displays time left until skipping of the video advertisement is enabled, and wherein the time left is less than a remaining playing time of the video advertisement.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a fading component that fades in detail of the thumbnail as the video advertisement progresses.

3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a fading component that increases resolution of the thumbnail as the video advertisement progresses.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a fading component that increases size of the thumbnail as the video advertisement progresses.

5. The system of claim 1 , comprising an ordering component that ranks and orders presentation of video advertisements, content videos, and thumbnails associated with the content videos.

6. The system of claim 5 , comprising a caching component that caches respective video advertisements, content videos, or associated thumbnails as a function of the ranking and ordering.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the presentation component displays a rating function that receives user rating input regarding the video advertisement or the video content.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the presentation component displays a selectable learn more button linked to a website associated with the video advertisement.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the presentation component displays an advertisement counter that displays time left until playback of the video advertisement is complete.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the presentation component displays a selectable skip to video content button enabled to end display of the video advertisement and begin display of the video content.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the selectable skip to video content button is displayed without being selected and is enabled after a predetermined playing time of the video advertisement has completed.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the skipping of the video advertisement is provided by the skip to video content button.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the thumbnail component that generates a plurality of thumbnails of the video content to be displayed after viewing a video advertisement.

14. A method comprising:

using a processor to execute computer executable instructions stored in a memory to perform the following acts:

generating a thumbnail of video content, the video content being automatically displayed after viewing a video advertisement; and

presenting the thumbnail during the video advertisement to inform a user of the video content displayed after the video advertisement, the thumbnail being overlaid on top of the video advertisement during the viewing of the video advertisement, wherein a skip counter that displays time left until skipping of the video advertisement is enabled is provided, and wherein the time left is less than a remaining playing time of the video advertisement.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising fading in detail of the thumbnail as the video advertisement progresses.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising increasing resolution of the thumbnail as the video advertisement progresses.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising increasing size of the thumbnail as the video advertisement progresses.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising determining a rank and an order for video advertisements, content videos, and thumbnails associated with the content videos.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising caching respective video advertisements, content videos, or associated thumbnails as a function of the determined rank and order.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising receiving user rating input regarding the video advertisement or the video content.

21. The method of claim 14 , further comprising displaying a selectable learn more button linked to a website associated with the video advertisement.

22. The method of claim 14 , further comprising displaying an advertisement counter that displays time left until playback of the advertisement video is complete.

23. The method of claim 14 , further comprising displaying a selectable skip to video content button enabled to end display of the video advertisement and begin display of the video content.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the skip to video content button is displayed without being selected and is enabled after a predetermined playing time of the video advertisement has completed.

25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the skipping of the video advertisement is provided by the skip to video content button.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause at least one device to perform operations comprising:

generating a thumbnail of video content, the video content being automatically displayed after viewing a video advertisement; and

presenting the thumbnail during the video advertisement to inform a user of the video content displayed after the video advertisement, the thumbnail being overlaid on top of the video advertisement during the viewing of the video advertisement, wherein a skip counter that displays time left until skipping of the video advertisement is enabled is provided, and wherein the time left is less than a remaining playing time of the video advertisement.