Blinkx
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Blinkx is an Internet search engine
for video and audio content, headquartered in San Francisco, California and the UK that allows searching and classification of audio files, video clips and streaming media
such as Internet television
and video on demand
. blinkx’s video search engine differs by using speech recognition
to listen to the audio component of the video content, and then uses both the phonetic and text transcripts to match content with search queries. blinkx also indexes and searches podcasts and video blogs. It claims to be the largest deep indexed Video search engine
with 35 million hours indexed (almost 4,000 years) and agreements with over 720 content companies.
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
for video and audio content, headquartered in San Francisco, California and the UK that allows searching and classification of audio files, video clips and streaming media
Streaming media
Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...
such as Internet television
Internet television
Internet television is the digital distribution of television content via the Internet...
and video on demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
. blinkx’s video search engine differs by using speech recognition
Speech recognition
Speech recognition converts spoken words to text. The term "voice recognition" is sometimes used to refer to recognition systems that must be trained to a particular speaker—as is the case for most desktop recognition software...
to listen to the audio component of the video content, and then uses both the phonetic and text transcripts to match content with search queries. blinkx also indexes and searches podcasts and video blogs. It claims to be the largest deep indexed Video search engine
Video search engine
A video search engine is a web-based search engine which crawls the web for video content. Some video search engines parse externally hosted content while others allow content to be uploaded and hosted on their own servers. Some engines also allow users to search by video format type and by length...
with 35 million hours indexed (almost 4,000 years) and agreements with over 720 content companies.
History
- 2004: Suranga ChandratillakeSuranga ChandratillakeSuranga Chandratillake is the founder and CEO of blinkx.com, an Internet search engine for video and audio content...
, former US Chief Technology Officer of Autonomy CorporationAutonomy CorporationAutonomy is a multinational enterprise software company with joint headquarters in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and San Francisco, USA and a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard. The company uses a combination of technologies born out of research at the University of Cambridge...
, founded blinkx as a toolbar for web search, specializing in video. - December 2004: blinkx launches audio and video search engineVideo search engineA video search engine is a web-based search engine which crawls the web for video content. Some video search engines parse externally hosted content while others allow content to be uploaded and hosted on their own servers. Some engines also allow users to search by video format type and by length...
. - July 2005: blinkx launches SmartFeed, an RSSRSS-Mathematics:* Root-sum-square, the square root of the sum of the squares of the elements of a data set* Residual sum of squares in statistics-Technology:* RSS , "Really Simple Syndication" or "Rich Site Summary", a family of web feed formats...
web feedWeb feedA web feed is a data format used for providing users with frequently updated content. Content distributors syndicate a web feed, thereby allowing users to subscribe to it. Making a collection of web feeds accessible in one spot is known as aggregation, which is performed by an aggregator...
for video links. - June 2006: blinkx reaches 4 million hours of searchable video content.
- October 2006: Microsoft Corp.MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
agrees to use Blinkx technology to power the video search on some parts of its MSNMSNMSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...
service and Live.comLive.comWindows Live Personalized Experience was a customizable portal launched by Microsoft in early November 2005. It was one of the first Windows Live services to launch.- Features :...
. Other sites it powers include LycosLycosLycos, Inc. is a search engine and web portal established in 1994. Lycos also encompasses a network of email, webhosting, social networking, and entertainment websites.-Corporate history:...
, InfoSpaceInfoSpaceInfospace provides metasearch and private-label Internet search services for consumers and businesses.InfoSpace's flagship metasearch site is Dogpile; its other consumer brands are WebCrawler, Nation, DoGreatGood and MetaCrawler.-History:...
, the RealPlayerRealPlayerRealPlayer is a cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple versions of proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo formats.-History:...
and parts of AOLAOLAOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
. - February 2007: blinkx receives DEMOgod award from DEMO 07 conference organizers.
- June 2007: blinkx launches contextual video advertising platform named AdHoc.
- March 2008: blinkx releases the blinkx beat video screensaver.
- April 2008: The company launches its broadband TV application.
- May 2008: blinkx introduces the Advanced Media Platform (AMP), a proprietary video content management solution.
- August 2008: Launch of blinkx Remote, a directory of full-length TV shows online for the US and UK.
- December 2008: blinkx introduces the Un-roll Unit, a new ad unit for online video.
- February 2009: New homepage features “Entertain Me”, “Inform Me” and “Give Me My Own Channel” buttons.
- April 2009: Acquires some of the assets of the bankrupt ZangoZango (company)Zango, formerly ePIPO, 180solutions and Hotbar, was a software company that provided users access to its partners' videos, games, tools and utilities in exchange for viewing targeted advertising placed on their computers. Zango software is listed as adware by Symantec...
company under its Pinball Corporation subsidiary. - August 2009: blinkx joins YouTube, Hulu, and Yahoo! on Nielsen’s Top 10 Video Sites.
- April 2010: The company launches Behavioral TargetingBehavioral targetingBehavioral targeting is a technique used by online publishers and advertisers to increase the effectiveness of their campaigns.Behavioral targeting uses information collected on an individual's web-browsing behavior, such as the pages they have visited or the searches they have made, to select...
through blinkx AdHoc. - May 2010: blinkx launches mobile video search site.
- July 2010: blinkx announces the launch of a new mobile API (Application Programming Interface).
- October 2010: blinkx launches blinkx Beat for Google TV.
- October 2010: The company launches Cheep social shopping service.
- November 2010: blinkx achieves profitability and positive operating cash flow, doubles revenue year on year.
- February 2011: blinkx introduces TV API (Application Programming Interface).
- February 2011: blinkx announces partnership with woomi, the new connected TV destination from Miniweb Interactive, the cloud-based video distribution platform.
- February 2011: blinkx announces the blinkx app will be available on BoxeeBOXEEBoxee is a cross-platform freeware HTPC software application with a 10-foot user interface and social networking features designed for the living-room TV...
. - April 2011: blinkx announces the acquisition of Burst Media, an online media and technology company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. This acquisition brought 35 million hours of online video and TV to Burst Media’s audience of over 130 million unique users.
- May 2011: blinkx announces the blinkx app is available on RokuRokuRoku , is an American, privately held, consumer electronics company that sells home digital media products. The Company is based in Saratoga, California.- Company profile and products :...
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See also
- BabelgumBabelgumBabelgum is a free to view Internet television platform supported by advertising. The project was set up in 2005 by Italian media and telecommunications entrepreneur Silvio Scaglia and scientist Erik Lumer, with the aim of developing interactive software for distributing TV shows and other forms...
- ClipBlast
- HuluHuluHulu is a website and over-the-top subscription service offering ad-supported on-demand streaming video of TV shows, movies, webisodes and other new media, trailers, clips, and behind-the-scenes footage from NBC, Fox, ABC, and Obstacle on October 20th 2011 Nickelodeon and CBS and many other...
- Internet televisionInternet televisionInternet television is the digital distribution of television content via the Internet...
- IPTVIPTVInternet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
- JoostJoostJoost is an Internet TV service, created by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis . During 2007-8 Joost used peer-to-peer TV technology to distribute content to their Mozilla-based desktop player; in late 2008 this was migrated to use a Flash-based Web player instead.Joost began development in 2006...
- Miro (software)
- SlingboxSlingboxThe Slingbox is a TV streaming media device made by Sling Media that encodes video into the VC-1 format for transmission over the Internet and provides an infrared blaster. The video encoding and IR blaster can both be operated remotely over the Internet...
- VeohVeohVeoh is an Internet television company based in San Diego, California. It allows users to find and watch major studio content, independent productions and user-generated material. The company is a subsidiary of Israeli start-up Qlipso....