Widget Links Still Acceptable?

[superlordme]

I own a funny video site that is getting about 1-4 of it's videos embedded on various sites daily.

In todays form, is widget link still acceptable?

This would show up under the video embed.

Example: Funny Dog Video From Site Brand

Or is it best nowadays to just have

Video Provided By Site Brand

[DorotheaKettler]

According to the updated Google Webmaster Guidelines, widget links and frankly all sorts of paid/advertising links are ONLY accepted if they contain the nofollow attribute.

Here's the exact paragraph that clarifies this issue: "Note that PPC (pay-per-click) advertising links that don’t pass PageRank to the buyer of the ad do not violate our guidelines." -according to Google, almost anything that passes PageRank is suspected of violating their guidelines. (source)

[DavidKonigsberg]

I would only use- Video Provided By Site Brand