Comments on: Business Model for Video Search: No Results

By: Where’s Our TV Guide for the Web?

Where’s Our TV Guide for the Web? — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:49:10 +0000

[...] than one). In the past CastTV had been signed to power search for TVGuide.com, but that’s no longer the case, so it must be somewhere [...]

By: sohbet chat

sohbet chat — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:10:45 +0000

thank you very much

By: e-okul

e-okul — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:13:19 +0000

I recently spoke with folks at a couple of the companies above. There is definitely money in search. IMO, the real question is: Is search the distribution vehicle of choice for web video? If so, then search gatekeepers can extract ad revenues. If it is not, and instead social networks and portals like NewTeeVee Station or Hulu are the distribution, then they can’t.

By: Mefeedia is now a Top 20 Video Site - #1 Fastest-Growing Privately-Owned Site

Mefeedia is now a Top 20 Video Site - #1 Fastest-Growing Privately-Owned Site — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:44:09 +0000

[...] 3 out of the top 5 fastest growing in 2008. No surprise to us at Mefeedia (despite the constant NewTeeVee skepticism), viewers are flocking towards Video Search & Discovery to help them find what [...]

By: cet

cet — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:49:37 +0000

thanks for the inf

By: xavierv

xavierv — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:53:45 +0000

I think video search engines aren't as promising as video personalization engines. Usually, I don't know what I want to watch. I want, just like on TV, to have quality content brought to me. Which is why I think that companies like FFWDwill be the dominant way to pull videos from the Web and bring them to well-targeted end-viewers. Video search seems to be just a transitory phase.

By: Matteo Fabiano

Matteo Fabiano — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:27:01 +0000

By: muhabbet

muhabbet — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:02:06 +0000

I am so glad you keep up on all this so I don’t have to! I love your reporting. Rox

By: Chase Norlin

Chase Norlin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:15:11 +0000

I think it's way to early to declare anyone a winner in any new Internet category. To index, search, and discover all multimedia content on the web represents one of the last massive business opportunities on the Internet. Most new startups today don't address a problem of this scale and magnitude.

Chase Norlin CEO, Pixsy

By: Tom Wilde

Tom Wilde — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:50:43 +0000

I tend to agree with Daisy. Web video search is going to be won by the company that has the deepest strength in content discovery- and today that's Google by far. We looked at this market as well and concluded that there was a much stronger business in providing a platform that helps the broadcast video industry ensure that their content is discovered by Google, Yahoo, Truveo, etc while ensuring the broadcasters retain control over their brands and the advertising.

-Tom Wilde CEO, EveryZing

By: Daisy Whitney

Daisy Whitney — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:30:38 +0000

I think all these moves are further proof that Google will win in video search

By: Frank Sinton

Frank Sinton — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:11:37 +0000

Amanda – Roxanne is from Beachwalks.tv – you should check out here show… she is great!

Liz – “competitive, healthy market” – the video hosting market is still getting the most attention (YouTube, MySpaceTV, etc.). I predict this is going to change in the next few years, much like the Excite/Lycos/etc. Portal market changed to Search, particularly since most video hosting companies aren’t providing video creators a clear path to revenue that the video producers can control.

By: Amanda Kelsy

Amanda Kelsy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:41:50 +0000

Hi Roxanne, are you in the industry, or just a temp? Recent grad?

By: video search expert

video search expert — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:36:55 +0000

hey roxanne, at least chase is being straight up and honest about the market landscape right now. if you recall, when google was just getting started they had no idea how they were going to monetize search, until they copied overture.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:57:06 +0000

I'm sensing a wide spread consolidation in H2 2008 and 2009 in the online video space, including video search. There's just not a lot of business going on to support so many of these entities.

I like the quote: "...publishers aren’t very educated about what’s going on out there". In general, it's not a good idea to quasi-insult your potential (paying) customers.

By: roxanne darling

roxanne darling — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:33:32 +0000

Liz, I am so glad you keep up on all this so I don't have to! I love your reporting. Rox