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9 Sep 2008 07:00
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blinkx.comΒ isΒ fastest growing video site inΒ U.S.Β andΒ U.K.
World's LargestΒ IndexΒ of TV, VideoΒ and Movies OnlineΒ Continues to Gain UsersΒ -Β Traffic Growing Faster than Any Top 20 Video Site
SAN FRANCISCO,Β CALIF.Β -Β September 9, 2008 -Β blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced thatΒ it isΒ the fastest growing video site in the U.S., and alsoΒ one of the fastest growing online sites in the U.K.,Β as usersΒ continue toΒ turn to blinkx to find video content ranging from premium high definition movies and sports, to breaking news andΒ top quality nicheΒ content.
According toΒ findings justΒ issued by Compete.com, blinkx is the fastest growing video site among the top 20Β video competitors in theΒ U.S.Β Its traffic grewΒ by 1,036% between July 2007 and July 2008,Β boosting blinkx toΒ 16thΒ placeΒ amongΒ the top 20 video sites.
InΒ another recentΒ report, Neilsen Online listedΒ blinkx.comΒ asΒ the ninth fastest growing site in theΒ U.K.Β as itsΒ trafficΒ soaredΒ 681% between June 2007 and July 2008.Β The report noted: "Video is one of the fastest-growing sectors and blinkx is allowing viewers to search across millions of hours of professional and consumer-generated video. The site also taps further into the social media phenomenon by enabling viewers to build customized video walls for their blogs or MySpace pages."
Β "As more and more television, movies and other video content is available onlineΒ - tens of millions of hours andΒ countingΒ -Β we have noticed a sharp increase in visitors who are looking for their favorite show or a recent news clipΒ - whether it's anΒ well-lovedΒ sitcom, an Olympic momentΒ or the latest U.S. convention speech," saidΒ Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO ofΒ blinkx. "It's clear that there will continue to beΒ greatΒ demandΒ for our technologyΒ among users, advertisers and content ownersΒ who want to take fullΒ advantage ofΒ theΒ exploding videoΒ Web."
As a pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the most effective way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more thanΒ 350 partners and 26Β million hours of indexed video and audio content, including favorite TV moments, news clips, short documentaries, music videos, video blogs and more, blinkx uses advanced speech recognition technology to deliver results that are more accurate and reliable than standard metadata-based keyword searches.Β
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 26 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge - as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to - and even see - the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based inΒ San FranciscoΒ andΒ London. More information is available atΒ www.blinkx.com.
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Clare GaynerΒ Bite CommunicationsΒ +44 (0)20 8834 3454Β Clare.Gayner@bitepr.com
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