untangling_the_web

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Summary:
Blinkx
~ Sources of video data: SSC news video only.
~ Videos viewed: Real Media (preferred) or Windows Media at SSC site.
~ Search options: no separate video search.
~ Sort options: by category (e.g., headlines or business news).
~ Upload video? No.
http://www.blinkx.tv/
Blinkx certainly has one of the snazziest sites, which is not necessarily a good thing
because it can be distracting. However, it is a very good video search tool. Slinkx
uses voice recognition software to transcribe the content of audio and video
material, whether it is commercial television or personal vlogs . Users simply enter
search terms in the box on the left of the screen and, once the results are returned,
a slider appears that lets the user determine whether to rank the results by date or
relevance or somewhere in between. Here is a snapshot on the Slinkx page showing
results for [ahmadinejad] sorted by relevance .
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