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[videogamer]

Google's effort, until now secret, is arguably the most ambitious of the three [Google, Microsoft and Yahoo]. According to sources familiar with the plan, the search giant is courting broadcasters and cable networks with a new technology that would do for television what it has already done for the Internet: sort through and reveal needles of video clips from within the haystack archives of major network TV shows.

The effort comes on top of Google's plans to create a multimedia search engine for Internet-only video that it will likely introduce next year, according to sources familiar with the company's plans. In recent weeks, Mountain View, Calif.-based Google has demonstrated new technology to a handful of major TV broadcasters in an attempt to forge alliances and develop business models for a TV-searchable database on the Web, those sources say.

Google's project for TV search is ultra-secretive; only a handful of broadcast executives have seen it demonstrated so far. To build the service, the company is recording live TV shows and indexing the related closed-caption text of the programming. It uses the text to identify themes, concepts and relevant keywords for video so they can be triggers for searching.

The software allows people to type in keywords, such as "Jon Stewart," to retrieve video clips of the comedian's TV appearances, marked with a thumbnail picture with some captioning text, for example. Refining the search results for the show "Crossfire" would display a page that looks similar to a film reel, with various still images paired with excerpts of closed captioned text of the now-infamous fight between Stewart and CNN's "Crossfire" hosts. The searcher could click on and watch a specific segment of the show.

Still, navigating the complexities of broadcast will likely be a significant challenge for Google and others in search. Business models for broadcasters online vary widely, and securing broadcasting rights over broadband could be sticky.

For example, if Google and Yahoo want to host and play video from their Web sites they must clear those digital rights with broadcasters. And broadcasters themselves must secure Internet rights with actors, producers and musicians, as well as clear spectrum signal rights with affiliates.

http://asia.cnet.com/news/personaltech/0,39037091,39203111,00.htm

 

[Smiles and Cries]

:faints:

 

[Willco]

This awesome... to the XTREME!

 

[Teknopathetic]

Google's eventually going to overtake the entire country in one big Technocracy.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Google's eventually going to overtake the entire country in one big Technocracy.

I will support them.

 

[Miguel]

/me renames self MiGoogle Mogooglina

 

[DarienA]

I will support them.

IAWTP

 

[Spiritreaver]

I wonder how many things Google will have under its belt within the next ten years. It's kind of scary to think about, not that I take it seriously. This feature sounds amazing though.

 

[RiZ III]

Getting too big too fast...

 

[Justin Bailey]

Still waiting on the "Google your brain" project.

 

[duderon]

Google's making everything too easy.






and i support them

 

[Naked Snake]

Google rocks, and this will eventually make searching for pr0n much easier.

 

[xsarien]

Google's eventually going to overtake the entire country in one big Technocracy.

Problem being...?

 

[videogamer]

Google's service, scheduled to be introduced today, does not actually permit people to watch the video on their computers. Instead, it presents them with short excerpts of program transcripts with text matching their search queries and a single image from the program. Google records TV programs for use in the service.

Google's vice president for product management, Jonathan Rosenberg, said offering still images was somewhat limited but was a first step toward a broader service.

"The long-term business model is complicated and will evolve over time," Mr. Rosenberg said. Eventually, Google may offer video programming on its site or direct people to video on other Web sites. But for now, the issues relating to the rights and business interests of program owners are very complex, he said.

A Google spokesman, Nate Tyler, said the service would include "most of the major networks," including ABC, PBS, Fox News and C-Span. Mr. Rosenberg said Google did not think it needed the permission of network and program owners to include them in the index but would remove any program or network if the owner requests it. He declined to discuss any business arrangements between the program owners and Google.

Today, Yahoo will move the video search to its home page. In the next few weeks, it will introduce the ability to search the closed-captioning text for programs from some networks, including Bloomberg and the BBC. Unlike the Google service, Yahoo's offering will let users watch 60-second video clips.

David Ives, the chief executive of TV Eyes, which is providing that part of Yahoo's service, said some broadcasters were paying to have their programs included in the search. In other cases, he said, the broadcaster and TV Eyes will split revenue from advertisements placed next to the video clips.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/25/technology/25google.html

 

[aoi tsuki]

http://video.google.com/

Not to be confused with

http://video.search.yahoo.com/, the premier porn search engine.

 

[Kon Tiki]

First few results for '24' are timestamps for crossroads. Still needs some work.

Holy crap. It does not find ANY of my Tv shows.

Can someone post a link to a TV that has a video. I want to see how this works. Have not found a video yet.

Ahhhh I get it. title:<show>

 

[aoi tsuki]

Searched for "eat my shorts":

Semi-Tough
Two pro-football buddies love the team owner's daughter, their longtime mutual friend.

Yeah, needs work.

 

[Kon Tiki]

:lol

 

[videogamer]

:lol

try looking up "bauer". If you looked up "24" on normal search, you wouldn't get many hits relating to the show on the first page either.

But yeah, the lack of any video for a video search really sucks. I'm wouldn't be suprised if they had the full transcript too. Darn digital rights.

 

[Kon Tiki]

That is from the episode description. Has nothing to do with that episode.

 

[jenov4]

Holy shit that's awesome! Google, have my baby please.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

I just talked to someone who never heard of Google till 5 minutes ago

 

[metsallica]

EPIC is real!

 

[G4life98]

this is awesome and I guess music, movies, books and newspapers are next

come on google give me a searchable database of everything

 

[Rorschach]

Google is friggin' awesome. Awesome to the max.