Topic Archives: video

Searching Rich Media

Google has been indexing Flash since 2004 but the underlying technology that powers millions of front pages and zillions of banner ads has defied the kind of interrogation that makes it truly searchable, until very recently. At the beginning of July, Adobe released what it calls Searchable SWF technology but although this is a step [...]

Using Video Conversation For Brands

Using online video in ways which resemble more everyday communication has brought some key new players into the online world. Leading the way is Seesmic Inc. of San Francisco, which has been followed by Poodz, Viddyou, and the UK-based Phreadz. All of these sites offer “video conversation”.
In practice, this means that users get the facility [...]