Comments on: Blinkx to Contextualize Video Ads Through Speech Recognition

By: Blinkx Puts Ads in Video Embeds

Blinkx Puts Ads in Video Embeds — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:27:38 +0000

[...] any popular video-sharing site. Appropriately dubbed AdHoc, the program contextualizes ads using Blinkx’s speech recognition technology. By contrast, every other program out there that puts ads in embeds relies on text keywords for [...]

By: Seven Myths About Online Video

Seven Myths About Online Video — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:19:16 +0000

[...] #3: I can’t find relevant videos online! Nontext video search technology, based on audio and video recognition, is being built as you read [...]

By: Thursday links | News Videographer

Thursday links | News Videographer — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:27:28 +0000

[...] Blinkx launches video advertising platform. It uses “Blinkx’s patented speech-to-text transcription and visual analysis technology to understand video content” and automatically pick relevant ads. More information about the speech recognition technology. [...]

By: Online Video Ad Sales to Hit $560M in 2008

Online Video Ad Sales to Hit $560M in 2008 — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:08:03 +0000

[...] online video ad revenues are growing 55.5% per year. With various video-sharing sites racing to contextualize video ads and expand ad partnerships, expect that growth to only accelerate in the next few years. If [...]

By: Google 411 Harvests Speech Data for Video Search

Google 411 Harvests Speech Data for Video Search — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:03:06 +0000

[...] bye, Blinx AdHoc. We hardly knew [...]

By: Web video that works pt. 2

Web video that works pt. 2 — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 21:59:52 +0000

[...] Blinkx have a jump start on the speech to text technology but no indication that they see value in providing transcripts to viewers. The real focus for both Blinkx and Everyzing is providing targeted ads. Blinkx will launch Adhoc on Monday: “Just like Google’s AdSense matches search ads with the words on any given publisher’s Web page, blinkx will bring a similar form of contextual mapping to video. An advertiser can buy keywords, and the ads will be triggered when those words are spoken in a video or they appear in a title, description or a tag attached to the video. The ads can be delivered right back on the publisher’s site selected from their own inventory, that of an ad network, or from blinkx. “ via Inside Online Video [...]