Cheers for the suggestion, I'll have a look into it. Would have never occurred to me as I hate embedded videos, if someone posts them on facebook or something I'll just middle mouse button it to open it in a new tab so it doesn't have to clog up anything else. The only positive I guess would be seeing the thumbnail and getting an idea of what the clip is but, eh.
Unlike facebook if people post something on here there is a good chance it's pretty good so it's worth just clicking the link.