untangling_the_web

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Summary:
~ Sources of video data: multiple news, entertainment, radio, podcasts from
across the web.
~ Video viewed: videos hosted on Blinkx servers use "Direct Player"; videos
from external sites use site's default media player.
~ Search options: keyword , Boolean, & phrase searching; "conceptual search";
option to limit search by source.
~ Sort options: using slider, sort by date, relevance, or somewhere in between.
~ Upload video? Yes.
CBS News Video Search
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i video/main500251.shtml
CBS News has both an excellent video search, which appears to pull from the entire
archive of CBS News videos . For example , I searched for ["hurricane isabel"] and
found the very first CBS News video titled "Isabel Starting to Scare," September 12,
2003. Unfortunately , there is no way to force the search to look for a specific date,
although there is the option to limit the search to specific topics (e.g., US news), to a
specific CBS News show (e.g., "60 Minutes"), or to search in the Video Library by
topic. However, there are almost no special search options, which makes it hard to
find the nuggets in this treasure trove of videos. Despite this drawback , I believe the
CBS News video search and archive is one of the great secret resources on the
web. It is free to view the full videos, which open in the CBS News.com window
using either RealPlayer or Windows Media Player (both free). All videos before
November 20, 2003, play only in Real.
Summary:
~ Sources of video data: CBS News video only.
~ Video viewed: RealPlayer or Windows Media Player.
~ Search options: keyword searching ; search by ANY, ALL, EXACT PHRASE;
no date.limit.
~ Sort options : sort by relevance or date.
~ Upload video? No.
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