Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Startup Blinkx Searches Podcasts, Video Blogs

"Blinkx, a startup company trying to build a name with video search, added Wednesday to its online service the ability to search podcasts and video blogs.
The San Francisco company, which launched its service about six months ago, uses voice-recognition software to search multimedia files, delivering what it claims are more accurate results than the major portals, such as Yahoo Inc., Microsoft Corp.'s MSN and Google Inc.
Blinkx's site focuses on TV video, which it searches and shows through partnerships with content providers, such as CNN and Fox News. In order to gain access to content not available for free over the web, Blinkx, like other video search engines, has to negotiate agreements with the content providers. "


[TechWeb]

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