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I have bot shares of MKTY fuel cell battery company thats trying to do a 8-1 reverse split I bot shares at $5 I was debating selling that and buying more aRAY what do you think i should do ?
would love to hear your advice.
My gut feeling is to sell it and buy aray ...
Aray up over 4 % early on..
no news and mkt down
Grant I called a local hosp. today and asked before your response and they told me about 90% of insurers cover cyber knife however some times it does take appeals and its pretty much covered for brain and liver and prostate has been the one that some insurers fighting this one ..
She also said that medicare covers it and thats just like you said thanks did you also look at http://www.wexpharma.com
grant you rock
Fighting to Provide the CyberKnife Option
Despite all of its benefits, many insurers do not cover the cost, which runs about $20,000 per treatment. Imaging studies, fiducials, masks, and molds are extra, and may be covered. Medicare does reimburse for CyberKnife.
found this in a article how sad has this changed ?
stupid HMO's
Tina and grant OT
I also invested a little in Wex pharma WXIFF.pk they are working on a pain killer made from puffer fish 3,000 times more powerful than morhpine for pain and no addiction currently in phase 3 in canada trials.
would love to get your input on this one thanks.
grantg2 I wanted to get your answer froma ? asked on yahoo mes brd.
For prostate cancer, is CyberKnife better than da Vinci?
Please give us some analysis about the compare about these two products
Blinkx could release earnings near their one year from IPO mark May 17 blinkx will have been trading a year and the 50 dollar aquistion fee will be lifted from the parent company .
Blinkx is probably just down because of the terrible mkt conditions .
Blinkx looks like a steal down here at .31 cents IMO
goo blinkx!
grant I will be buying more ARAY tommorow
thanks for all those great posts and DD
good review on new blinkx download BBTV ...
You’re probably aware of the goodness that is Blinkx, the video search engine. It’s the hi-tech little search engine that could. Filled with over 18 million hours of video, forget leaving your house, cubicle or favorite wifi café. Blinkx will certainly entertain. And it’s upping the ante by delving into the video distribution biz. Called BBTV and officially launching today, BBTV brings TV to the internet. Of course, this isn’t anything new, there’s already, Joost and an entire army of similar sites. Unlike those sites, BBTV is about interactivity. BBTV is internet TV for the Web 2.0 crowd. The content is high quality broadband and offers the very cool feature of letting users essentially surf the video or tv show. While watching, you can look up info on actors, dialogue, directors, location, simply by clicking an information button. Blinkx’s speech to text technology, for example, let’s you access transcript of any video. You can also go to any part of the video by clicking on a word. Check it out. Download it.
blinkx Partners with Revision3 to Bring Premium Tech and Web Culture Programming to Users
Wednesday April 16, 8:00 am ET
Watch episodes of Diggnation, Tekzilla and more at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with Revision3 (www.revision3.com), an online television network that creates and produces its own original, broadcast-quality shows. Revision3’s smart, on-demand programming can now be easily accessed at www.blinkx.com. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its unique AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising against Revision3’s content and share resulting advertising revenue.
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Revision3, the “TV network for the Internet generation,” was created in 2005 by tech gurus Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson and David Prager for those who take little interest in traditional television. Priding itself on providing viewers with content that entertains, educates and expands life experiences, Revision3 delivers professionally-produced, cutting-edge programs that span a number of genres, including tech tips and product reviews on “Tekzilla” and commentary on comic books and graphic novels on “iFanboy.”
“The Internet has emerged as a fantastic platform for alternative television programming in the recent years,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “Those unsatisfied with current mainstream offerings can now seek their niche online, something Revision3 understands perfectly and aims to satisfy. We’re thrilled to bring Revision3’s quality programming to blinkx.”
“Our mission has always been to provide audiences with the programming they want to watch, whenever and wherever they want to watch it,” said Jim Louderback, CEO, Revision3. “Our partnership with blinkx not only extends our reach, but their advanced search technology furthers our commitment to making our content on-demand and easily accessible.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's most comprehensive video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 18 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 in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.
About Revision3
Revision3 is the first media company that gets it, born from the Internet, on-demand generation. Unlike aggregators, mash-ups, and user-generated video sites, Revision3 is an actual TV network for the Web, creating and producing its own original, broadcast-quality shows. www.Revision3.com
GE posted news related to hospital equipment makers .
http://www.cnbc.com/id/24109595/site/14081545?__source=yahoo%7Cheadline%7Cquote%7Ctext%7C&par=yahoo
what are your thoughts Grant?
grant what price did u get ISRG?
I for one think that blinkX is the real deal they are doing what amazon did when they first started laying the foundation down and building up the company earnings later.
It is very important that blinkx stay ahead of its competitors at this point in the game .
Last 6 mths they had earnings of 3 million and ahead of the highest expectations with more video content and more partners and video ad revenue is expected to grow very well into the future .
Blinkx has a new feature broadband feature on its web site for more quality and more features that continue to make blinkx unique and well postitoned to be a big player in the industry with 111 pattens and 44 million in cash.
The stock price of .27 cents is a hidden gem bargin if you ask me !
blinkx Draws Users in With aniBoom's Original Animations
Thursday April 10, 8:00 am ET
Find Animated Content From Around the World on www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with aniBoom (www.aniboom.com), a premier multiplatform animation network for the global distribution of high-quality independent animations and cartoons. Over 200 independent short films from animators across the world are now easily accessible at www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against the short films.
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Teaming up with unique talent from around the world, aniBoom aims to meet the exploding demand for state-of-the-art animation in Web, mobile, TV and gaming platforms at an unprecedented speed and cost-efficiency. Boasting a vibrant community of world-class animators and animation fans, aniBoom acts as a platform for artists globally to produce original animated brands and present their work to a vast public forum. Via aniboom.com and aniBoom partner channels, anyone from the professional animator to the animation student and fan is sure to enjoy aniBoom’s diverse library of content.
“Animation has consistently proven itself as an important medium in the entertainment industry,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “We’re excited to be partnering with aniBoom and bringing so much original animated content to our users.”
“The Internet is one of the key outlets for distributing creative content today, so it’s crucial to find innovative methods of expanding our reach online. blinkx will serve as a fantastic new way for animation fans worldwide to discover our highly entertaining content and a new revenue generating opportunity for our creator community,” said Uri Shinar, CEO and founder of aniBoom.
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
blinkx Partners With The Roland Collection to Bring Users an International Collection of Films on Art
Thursday April 10, 8:00 am ET
Visit www.blinkx.com for Michelangelo, Monet, Mondrian and More
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with The Roland Collection (www.rolandcollection.com) to bring users an impressive library of films on art. Now available at www.blinkx.com, programs within The Roland Collection contain more than 26 million cinematic images spanning a variety of art ranging from prehistoric times to the architecture of the future, with insights into the work of modern authors. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising against the footage, and will share resulting advertising revenue with The Roland Collection.
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Rediscovering and preserving content from around the world, the Roland Collection’s comprehensive compilation of films and videos on art offers viewers a unique look into vast worlds of content. From ancient stone circles to the Bauhaus and beyond, the Roland Collection has spent more than 40 years selecting titles of lasting importance and securing content that educates, challenges and inspires.
“With the explosion of the Internet and the evolution of online video and digital art mediums, it’s easy to overlook earlier forms of art, many of which are still very relevant today,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “The Roland Collection bridges these worlds, providing viewers with access to a number of art periods, subjects and mediums. We’re excited to bring this collection of videos to blinkx.com.”
“We consider the art film to be a holistic medium for communicating the interconnectedness of art and life,” said Anthony Roland, founder and curator, The Roland Collection. “By leveraging blinkx’s unique video search technology, we’re able to share our philosophy, along with our comprehensive collection of films on art, with a global audience who might not have located these treasures otherwise. In addition, our users have access to blinkx’s incredibly intuitive and dynamic Video Walls, which they can embed into their own art blogs and Web sites.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
Yahoo's Flickr Expands Into Online Video
Wednesday April 9, 7:39 am ET
By Michael Liedtke, AP Business Writer
Yahoo's Photo-Sharing Site, Flickr, Expands Into Video With New Service
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Yahoo Inc. will begin showing homemade videos on its online photo-sharing site, Flickr, in a long-anticipated move that may be too late to lure most people away from the Internet's dominant video channel, Google Inc.'s YouTube.
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Flickr's video technology, to debut late Tuesday, represents the latest example of Yahoo trying to catch up to Google in a crucial battleground.
Yahoo's inability to keep pace with Google in the lucrative online search market caused its profits and stock price to sag during the past two years, which in turn triggered an unsolicited takeover attempt by Microsoft Corp. for more than $40 billion.
While trying to fend off Microsoft, Yahoo has continued to develop and introduce services that the Sunnyvale-based company hopes will help revive its earnings growth.
Unlike Internet search, online video hasn't blossomed into a big moneymaker yet. But it's expected to turn into a marketing magnet as advertisers shift more of their spending from television in pursuit of consumers who are watching more entertainment and news online.
Yahoo already operates one of the Web's largest video platforms, but most of its content is provided by media outlets and other outside professionals.
Flickr's new technology is aimed at amateurs and hobbyists looking for a better way to share short video clips with family and friends.
Only Flickr's "pro" members -- those who pay for a $24.95 annual subscription -- will be allowed to transfer video clips of up to 90 seconds to the site, but anyone will be able to watch them. A privacy setting will allow videographers to limit access to the clips on Flickr if they want.
The video service will be offered in English and seven other languages: French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and traditional Chinese.
Flickr believes its service will offer a more personal touch than the many other Web sites that feature video, and that will help distinguish it. Flickr managers also expect to appeal to people looking to keep their video and pictures on the same site.
"What we are doing is going to meet a huge unmet need in the market," predicted Kakul Srivastava, Flickr's general manager. "Most people aren't showing their personal videos at all right now."
A trio of friends -- Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim -- created YouTube partly because they couldn't find a spot on the Internet to share their personal videos. Shortly before YouTube played its first clip in the spring of 2005, the husband-and-wife team of Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield sold Flickr to Yahoo for a reported $35 million.
While Flickr continued to focus on photos, YouTube's eclectic mix of professional clips -- often illegally posted -- and videos of kids goofing off turned the site into a cultural phenomenon.
Since Google bought YouTube for $1.76 billion in late 2006, the video-sharing site has become even more popular despite increased competition from major media companies like NBC Universal and News Corp.
In February, 70 million people in the United States watched 2.9 billion video clips on YouTube, according to the research firm Nielsen Online. News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Video showed about 406 million clips to 21 million people in the United States to rank a distant second. Yahoo was in third place with 245 million clips shown to 21 million people in the United States.
Flickr has built a fiercely loyal following in its own right, a factor that should bolster its expansion into video.
The site attracted a worldwide audience of 42 million in February, up 53 percent from the same time last year, according to comScore Media Metrix. Facebook.com, an online hangout popular among younger Web surfers, had the only larger photo-sharing service with a worldwide audience of 65 million, comScore said.
blinkx Partners with Zodiak International to Bring Quality Television Programming to Users
Wednesday April 9, 8:00 am ET
Highly Popular TV Series Available at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with Zodiak International (www.zodiakinternational.com), a leading commercial distributor of quality television programming. From game shows and reality TV to sketch comedy and scripted dramas, users will soon be able to find and watch Zodiak’s content at www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against the footage and share resulting advertising revenue with Zodiak.
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Zodiak International is the international sales and distribution arm of Zodiak Television AB, one of the largest independent television production companies in Europe. Working to develop, co-produce and distribute fresh, diverse content with partners to international audiences, Zodiak International is home to both the long-running series “COPS Uncut” and the popular “World of Stupid.”
“The consumer appetite for online digital entertainment is growing all the time,“ said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “We’re thrilled to serve as a vehicle for making Zodiak’s quality programming easily searchable and available to viewers everywhere.”
“Because digital is a major player in the way we view content today, our strategy has been to get our programming out to as many people in as many ways as possible. Braindead, Zodiak’s online brand of male-skewed content, has been live for over a year now, and with the success of this we have been keen to expand to other digital platforms,” said Patrick Kydd, digital project manager, Zodiak International. “blinkx’s unique search engine technology allows our content to be found easily by the viewer, a great benefit to the platform. We’re pleased to have our content on blinkx.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
blinkx Expands Native Language Video Index With EuroNews Partnership
Wednesday April 9, 8:00 am ET
Top News, Weather and Sports in 7 European Languages Fully Searchable at blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with EuroNews (www.euronews.net), the first multilingual pan-European news channel. Broadcast all over the world in several languages, EuroNews’ international coverage is now more easily accessible than ever before at www.blinkx.com. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising against the footage, and will share resulting advertising revenue with EuroNews.
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EuroNews produces and broadcasts news programs simultaneously in several languages on issues that are relevant to both the European Union and the world. EuroWeb is available 24 hours a day in seven languages including English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Russian, with Arabic set to be added later this year. EuroNews offers viewers a complete news bulletin on the half hour, followed by unique, in-depth feature programs covering a diverse collection of topics ranging from science and technology to cinema and fashion.
“Current affairs-oriented searches are among the most popular at blinkx.com,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “EuroNews’ up-to-the-minute coverage brings the European perspective to our users around the world. Our partnership gives viewers access to one of the leading news channels in Europe.”
“We're pleased to be working with blinkx to make EuroNews’ content available to the global audience,” said Philippe Cayla, Chairman and CEO of EuroNews. “blinkx's technology enables users to search video much more easily, delivering the most tailored, accurate results on the Web.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
linkx Expands International News Index With Addition of Quality Coverage From the Guardian
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with the Guardian, one of Britain’s top sources for news. Video content from guardian.co.uk will soon be available at www.blinkx.com. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising against the footage, and will share resulting advertising revenue with the Guardian.
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Founded in 1821, The Guardian newspaper is published Monday through Saturday and has remained one of the U.K.’s most popular newspapers. Its Web site, www.guardian.co.uk, has won numerous awards and is widely-regarded as one of Britain’s best electronic daily newspapers. Visitors to www.blinkx.com will have access to a range of the Guardian’s content, from News and Current affairs to Travel and Entertainment.
”News-related searches are undeniably one of the most popular on the Web,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “The Guardian is truly an institution, with a proven commitment to excellence. We’re thrilled to make their coverage available on blinkx.com.”
“The Guardian has always had a long tradition of innovation and quality journalism,” said Steve Wing, head of Research & Development, Guardian News & Media. “Our partnership with blinkx will make our content discoverable and available to new audiences world-wide.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
blinkx Signs Popular Comedy Partners to Bring Users Original Skits, Parodies and More
Wednesday April 9, 8:00 am ET
Let Loose at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced new partnerships with some of the world’s funniest online comedy video sites, including DailyComedy.com, Comedy Time, Comedy.com and National Banana. Through these partnerships, viewers, comedy enthusiasts and joke-tellers alike will be able to browse and watch an extensive library of stand-up, skits and parodies. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against these videos, and share resulting advertising revenue with partners.
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Anyone with a sense of humor is guaranteed to find something to laugh about at blinkx. Enjoy the hit comedy/variety show LateNet with Ray Ellin at DailyComedy.com, check out a “funnysode” of “Roscoe the Party Dog” at Comedy Time, take a look at what made Comedy.com’s “LOL List” and view one of their acclaimed original series, or watch National Banana’s “Web Site Story” musical, all available at www.blinkx.com.
“With both professional and aspiring comedians taking their stand-up and skits straight to the Internet, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some of the funniest content lives online,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx. “We’re thrilled to make this home-grown humor available on blinkx.com, and look forward to the laughs to come.”
“It’s crucial to National Banana, as a producer of comedic content, that we do something to make our investors think that we are a legitimate Internet company,” said Patrick Panzarella, CEO of National Banana. “blinkx has assured us that their unique technology and vast network will enable us to get wider exposure than ever before. Fingers and toes crossed.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
blinkx Partners with Five to Deliver Ground-breaking News to Viewers
Tuesday April 8, 8:00 am ET
Daily News Highlights at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with Five (www.five.tv). Visitors to blinkx.com will now be able to view highlights from Five News (www.five.tv/news). Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising against the footage, and will share resulting advertising revenue with Five.
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Five News is home to newscaster Natasha Kaplinsky, who joined the station earlier this year to anchor the 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. news bulletins. Users will have access to Kaplinsky’s news bulletins, updated daily. A pioneer of news style and format, and a recipient of numerous awards, Five News will also make daily news highlights available to blinkx users throughout the day.
“Our partnership with Five and other news providers makes it even easier for our users to have access to diverse coverage of world events,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “We’re delighted to bring Five News’ perspective on current affairs to blinkx.com.”
“More viewers are turning to the Web for their news than ever before,” said Jonathan Lewis, head of Digital Media, Five. “We’re pleased to leverage blinkx’s unique search technology to make our content fully searchable and accessible, thereby increasing our exposure to new audiences everywhere.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
blinkx Partners with HIT Entertainment to Offer Popular Children's Programming
Tuesday April 8, 8:00 am ET
Thomas & Friends(TM) Steam into Town at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with HIT Entertainment (www.hitentertainment.com), one of the world’s leading independent children’s producers and rights owners. HIT’s award-winning programming includes Bob the Builder™ and Thomas and Friends, and from this month will be readily available at www.blinkx.com. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising to complement the popular pre-school shows from HIT Entertainment.
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With a catalog comprised of programming seen in more than 240 countries and in over 45 different languages, HIT Entertainment is home to colorful, educational content that resonates with children across the globe. Viewers will now have access to programming ranging from Barney™, the huggable Tyrannosaurus Rex, to the colorful cave-dwellers of Fraggle Rock™.
“As more parents turn to the Web for stimulating, wholesome entertainment for their children, it becomes increasingly important for us to make this type of programming easily accessible,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “We’re delighted to be bringing HIT Entertainment’s quality content to blinkx.com.”
“With a portfolio of award-winning properties, HIT’s shows aim to engage, inspire, educate and delight children all over the world,” said Ryan Tunstall, IT & Operations director, HIT Entertainment. “We are delighted to be working with blinkx to increase the distribution of our shows worldwide and perfectly complements and supports our digital strategy in reaching a global audience.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
blinkx Partners With Top Culinary Experts to Bring Viewers a Smorgasbord of Tasty Video Offerings
Tuesday April 8, 8:00 am ET
Hundreds of Videos Ranging From Restaurant Reviews to Cooking Tips Now Available at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced partnerships with Cheflive, Kitchen Caravan and Savory Cities to offer viewers a wide range of food-related programming that is sure to please every palate. Through the partnerships, content will be fully searchable and playable at www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against the video and share resulting advertising revenue with the partners.
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All three partnerships serve up satisfyingly useful and entertaining content. Las Vegas-based Cheflive provides viewers with exclusive cooking tips and tricks from Sin City’s talented chefs. Kitchen Caravan produces weekly episodes that focus on healthy meals made with fresh, quality ingredients, and online restaurant guide, Savory Cities, features an extensive collection of video profiles of top chefs and chef recommendations for numerous restaurants across America.
“We’re delighted to make this wealth of professionally-produced content available to our viewers,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “Everyone from gourmands to casual chefs can now easily find and watch these highly informative and appealing videos on blinkx.com.”
“Cheflive features world-class chefs teaching viewers how to prepare gourmet dishes and become pros in the kitchen,” said John Guinivere, CEO, Cheflive. “blinkx is the perfect vehicle for our content because it allows users to easily access and engage with our instructional cooking videos.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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
blinkx Partners With Top Culinary Experts to Bring Viewers a Smorgasbord of Tasty Video Offerings
Tuesday April 8, 8:00 am ET
Hundreds of Videos Ranging From Restaurant Reviews to Cooking Tips Now Available at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced partnerships with Cheflive, Kitchen Caravan and Savory Cities to offer viewers a wide range of food-related programming that is sure to please every palate. Through the partnerships, content will be fully searchable and playable at www.blinkx.com. Leveraging its unique AdHoc platform, blinkx will also place contextually relevant advertising against the video and share resulting advertising revenue with the partners.
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All three partnerships serve up satisfyingly useful and entertaining content. Las Vegas-based Cheflive provides viewers with exclusive cooking tips and tricks from Sin City’s talented chefs. Kitchen Caravan produces weekly episodes that focus on healthy meals made with fresh, quality ingredients, and online restaurant guide, Savory Cities, features an extensive collection of video profiles of top chefs and chef recommendations for numerous restaurants across America.
“We’re delighted to make this wealth of professionally-produced content available to our viewers,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “Everyone from gourmands to casual chefs can now easily find and watch these highly informative and appealing videos on blinkx.com.”
“Cheflive features world-class chefs teaching viewers how to prepare gourmet dishes and become pros in the kitchen,” said John Guinivere, CEO, Cheflive. “blinkx is the perfect vehicle for our content because it allows users to easily access and engage with our instructional cooking videos.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
blinkx Partners with Deutsche Welle to Offer Premium International News Coverage
Monday April 7, 8:00 am ET
High-quality News Broadcasts Available at www.blinkx.com
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced a partnership with Deutsche Welle (www.dw-world.de), Germany’s international broadcast service. Deutsche Welle’s online video content is now more easily accessible than ever before at www.blinkx.com. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx will leverage its AdHoc platform to place contextually relevant advertising against the footage, and will share resulting advertising revenue with Deutsche Welle.
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An innovative media enterprise that offers comprehensive coverage of international affairs, business, culture and more, Deutsche Welle applies the latest digital technology for production and broadcasting, drawing on the expertise of a multinational team from more than 60 countries. Offering daily news coverage in eight core languages, Deutsche Welle will be serving up new programs on a weekly basis in addition to those already made available at blinkx.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Deutsche Welle, an organization that seeks to promote global understanding and encourage dialogue among different cultures,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “The addition of Deutsche Welle’s content to blinkx.com gives viewers everywhere access to new, unique perspectives from a major broadcaster.”
“The issues and current events covered in Deutsche Welle’s programming deserve worldwide exposure,” said Holger Hank, head of New Media Department, Deutsche Welle. “blinkx has developed an extremely innovative way of helping us expand our reach around the world.”
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's most comprehensive video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 18 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 in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.
About Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle is Germany’s global broadcaster – producing radio, TV and Internet services in 30 languages. The modern online formats such as podcasting, live streaming, newsletters and RSS services also help to stay ahead.
Deutsche Welle is primarily geared towards communicators and decision-makers interested in Germany and Europe. In regions of crisis and conflict, it provides a crucial source of unfiltered information. You can count on credible, independent reporting from Deutsche Welle on whatever is happening in politics, business, culture, sport and society. DW-RADIO, DW-TV and DW-WORLD.DE convey the values of freedom and democracy, while promoting tolerance and intercultural exchange.
www.dw-world.de
Fusing your TV with the Web.
blinkx BBTV doesn’t just deliver television over the Internet, it connects TV with the universe of the Web.
When you watch TV, you talk about it with your friends. You read reviews of movies and blogs about shows. You look up actors and directors online and check out the latest celebrity gossip. While you might think you know everything there is to know about TV, did you ever imagine that there would be a television experience out there that knows you?
blinkx BBTV brings you a new kind of online television: full-screen, TV-quality and truly immersed in the Internet. By fusing TV and other video with the Web, BBTV can link what you’re watching with relevant information on the Internet - learn about who’s on-screen, what’s being said and more. It’s the ultimate browsing experience with TV content – and it’s effortless.
Take BBTV for a spin with this free download. Add another dimension to your TV experience – the possibilities are limitless.
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Blinkx Starts Searchable Web TV Service
Subscribers to the online video-search site's new service will be able to scan the Net for shows from 250 partners
by Sarah Arnott
Blinkx, the online video search site, launched the world's first searchable web-based television channel yesterday.
Users will access the peer-to-peer service using downloadable software to view TV-quality news and entertainment content from the firm's 250 existing partners such as ITN and the Ministry of Sound. The channel will also include a library of 40 feature films thanks to a tie-up with Dogwoof, a UK-based independent film distributor, with another 10 to 20 to be added each quarter.
By linking the service with Blinkx's existing video search capabilities, viewers will be able to click through to extra features such as searchable transcripts of the programme or links to related news or information on the internet. "It is about embedding the experience into the rest of the web, rather than just running on top of it," Suranga Chandratillake, the firm's chief executive, said.
Initially the service will be launched without advertising, but once established it will be integrated with the search site's targeted ad strategy. In such a young market, working out how to make money and how to attract loyal customers will be crucial, say analysts.
"Blinkx needs to give users a compelling reason to download and install the software, as opposed to using other services," Rajeev Bahl, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, said. "The level of promotion the product will be given isn't yet clear but the pace of downloads of the software will be a key metric."
blinkx and Dogwoof Create Film Channel on BBTV, Delivering Top Independent Films in High-Quality, On-Demand and with Unique Interactive Features »
2 April 2008
Film Distributor Dogwoof Partners with blinkx to Offer Indie Films and World Cinema to Audiences Across the Globe through blinkx Broadband Television
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – April 02, 2008 – blinkx, the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine, and Dogwoof, a leading UK film distributor specializing in independent films and world cinema, have joined forces to create a film channel on blinkx BBTV.
The film channel will be available on blinkx’s broadband television, blinkx BBTV, which is a small download (1.8 MB) available free of charge at www.blinkxbbtv.com and www.dogwoof.com.
“The film industry is screaming out for a multi-layered film channel, run by professional distributors that know how to promote a film, and look after everyone’s interests. This channel will be a filter for both the consumer and the rights holders, offering films from the best film producers worldwide”, said Andy Whittaker, founder and CEO of Dogwoof.
“Ultimately it’s all about the customer experience, so joining forces with such a leading technical partner as Blinkx, is key to the success of this new film channel. We are lining up some outstanding films that will surprise and seduce our customers, and most importantly, keep them coming back”, continues Whittaker.
The initiative is a significant advance in online video which leverages blinkx’s patented speech and visual recognition technology to simultaneously deliver top independent films over the Internet, and link them to the universe of information on the Web, adding dimension and context to the viewing experience.
“By fusing films brought by Dogwoof with the Web itself, blinkx BBTV enables users to instantly browse or interact with online sources related to the movies they are watching, whether it’s Google, Wikipedia, IMDB or other Web sites offering additional information,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx.
blinkx’s patented video indexing automatically creates a speech track of the films, making it easy for viewers to navigate the content literally word-for-word, and jump to specific points in a movie, simply by searching for a specific spoken word or name.
While watching Dogwoof’s film Channel on blinkx BBTV, viewers can instantly access other features, never possible before – including transcripts of the audio track and background information on everything from actors, to characters, to reviews and locations of the film. Alternatively, users can opt to sit back and watch the movie full-screen, on-demand and in TV quality.
With hybrid peer-to-peer streaming and a simple, point-and-click channel interface, the film channel on blinkx BBTV offers a new kind of online viewing experience for independent film fans: full-screen, TV-quality and truly immersed in the Internet.
About Dogwoof Pictures
Dogwoof is a UK film distributor specialising in independent films and world cinema; acquiring all UK & Ireland media rights for exploitation through theatrical, DVD, TV, and Internet. Dogwoof pioneered the world’s first multiplatform release back in 2005, with the film EMR, released simultaneously online, in cinemas, and on DVD. www.dogwoof.com
blinkx Introduces BBTV, Fusing High-Quality, Premium TV Content with the Interactive Power of the Web »
2 April 2008
Video Search Leader Delivers First Broadband TV Offering to Integrate Video into the Fiber of the Web for Full-screen, Online Television
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – April 02, 2008 – blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced the availability of blinkx BBTV, a significant advance in online television that leverages blinkx’s patented speech and visual recognition technology to simultaneously deliver a high-quality television experience over the Internet, and link it to the universe of information on the Web, adding dimension and context to the viewer’s experience.
Launching with a library of premium independent films and a variety of high-quality programming from existing partners, blinkx BBTV is a small download (1.8 MB) that is available free of charge at www.blinkxbbtv.com, starting April 2nd, 2008.
With hybrid peer-to-peer streaming and a simple, point-and-click channel interface, blinkx BBTV delivers a new kind of online television: full-screen, TV-quality and truly immersed in the Internet. Until now, Web video has simply used the Internet as a new distribution mechanism, failing to exploit its true potential. By fusing TV and other video with the Web, blinkx BBTV enables users to instantly browse or interact with online sources related to what they are watching, whether it’s Google, Wikipedia, IMDB or other Web sites offering relevant information – from news and entertainment, to travel and sports.
“Broadband Internet connections are fast enough today that with the right technology, it’s possible to deliver an experience that’s equal in quality to television. Consumers are accustomed to Online Video: short-form, often amateur clips that play in a Web browser – blinkx BBTV delivers Online Television: full-length, professional TV programming, delivered in exceptional quality,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx. “The Web is the largest repository of connected information in the world – on any subject and from myriad sources. BBTV delivers television over the Internet, but it also fuses that TV with the wealth of information on the Web, rather than appearing as just another layer floating above it.”
With the click of a mouse, BBTV enables an unprecedented level of interaction with online television. blinkx’s patented video indexing automatically creates a speech track of content within the video, making it easy for viewers to navigate literally word-for-word and jump to specific points in a program, simply by searching for a spoken word or name. While watching programs or movies on blinkx BBTV, viewers can instantly access features never before possible, including transcripts of the audio track and background information on everything from actors and personalities, to reviews and locations shown within the video. Alternatively, users can opt to sit back and watch the video full-screen, on-demand and in TV quality.
In coming months, blinkx will be adding dozens of additional channels and premium video content to the BBTV offering, and will also be working behind the scenes to power similar BBTV experiences for partner media and entertainment sites that are looking for new ways to connect with their viewers. BBTV is fully compatible with blinkx AdHoc, blinkx’s contextual advertising platform.
Key features of blinkx BBTV include:
Speech-based Navigation
Leveraging blinkx’s patented speech recognition technology, BBTV automatically creates a speech track of the video, allowing users to search through content, literally word-for-word, and jump to specific points in a program, simply by searching for a spoken word.
Full-Screen, TV Quality Experience
BBTV provides a superior user experience by leveraging hybrid peer-to-peer streaming technology to allow fast, high-quality delivery of video content. All content appearing on BBTV is delivered over an encrypted network and protected by Microsoft DRM technologies.
Clickable Video
BBTV delivers online television that is truly interactive – users can “shift-click” on a word in the speech track for additional information on a person, location or object within the video.
Automatic Web Linking
BBTV is part of the fiber of the Internet, so in the same way that information on the Web is linked to other information on the Web, video that is delivered through BBTV is connected to the universe of online content, whether it’s Google, Wikipedia, IMDB or other news, entertainment travel or sports Web sites, adding a new dimension to viewers’ experience.
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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 and visual recognition technologies to deliver results that are more accurate and reliable than standard metadata-based keyword searches.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 18 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 in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.
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Couch potatoes are out – outspoken armchair critics rule the remote »
27 March 2008
New research from blinkx unveils latest TV habits
LONDON – 27 March 2008 – Chilling out in front of the telly may no longer be a lazy way to spend an evening, according to new research released today. Nearly 70 percent of online British adults who watch television (69 percent) multitask while watching the box by going online to check e-mails, shop and even have a say on blogs or online forums about the shows they love.
The research released today by blinkx, the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine, surveyed over 2,000 online adults in Great Britain about their TV viewing habits.
The survey found that watching TV has become an interactive pastime, with about one in six adults (16 percent) surfing the web for content related to what they’re watching and one in five (20 percent) logging on to have their say in online forums, social networking sites and via instant messenger.
“The Internet has made it much easier for people to find out more about what’s happening behind the scenes of their favourite shows,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “We all want much more information about what we’re watching – whether it’s an episode spoiler, character information or sporting stats for those sports mad TV fans. To top it off, as the research showed, many of us are quite keen to share our thoughts on what we’re watching with other people online.”
The research also showed:
• Men CAN multitask! Online men are just as likely as their female counterparts to use the Internet at the same time as watching TV, with 31 percent stating they do so always or often
• We’re a nation of armchair critics: 30 percent of the adults surveyed are online while watching TV and interact with others in chat rooms, via instant messenger or on social networking sites
• 80 percent of our young adults (16-24 year olds) go online whilst watching TV
Multitasking men
Even the old adage that men can’t multitask has been challenged by the recent research. According to the research, men are just as inclined as women to go online while watching TV (68 percent men and 70 percent women). However, among those who do, men are more likely than women to surf the Web for content that is related to the shows they are watching (30 percent of men versus 18 percent of women).
Interestingly, the research has also shown that, among those who go online while watching TV, men are equally as likely as women to shop while they watch. Forty-three percent of both men and women peruse shopping sites while watching TV.
Armchair Critics
With the rise of reality shows such as Big Brother and X-Factor, it seems everyone from your little brother to great aunty has an opinion they want to share. blinkx has found that 18 percent of 16-24 year old TV viewers blog and comment online in chat rooms whilst watching TV.
We’re not keeping our opinions to ourselves either, 54 percent of all online British adults actively discuss shows with friends and colleagues afterwards, or interact online about what we’ve watched.
‘Two Timers’
Not only are we highly opinionated, but blinkx has also found that we want to find out more about what we watch, while we’re watching it. Nearly 70 percent of the online British adult population (69 percent) go online when watching television, and 21 percent of 16-24 year olds are always simultaneously online and watching TV.
Interestingly, even the Golden Oldies of Great Britain also ‘two time,’ with 50 percent of Silver Surfers aged 55 years old and up going online while watching TV.
When online and watching TV, we’re mostly checking email (83 percent), surfing the web (68 percent), or shopping (43 percent). Interestingly, there is no difference between the sexes in shopping habits, with 43 percent of both men and women searching for bargains whilst watching TV and being online.
Other Findings from the Report
In terms of the video or television content we watch online, there’s no surprise that, among those who watch online content, men are more likely than women to watch sports (48 percent of men versus 17 percent of women), and women are more likely than men to look for the latest celebrity news and gossip (27 percent of women versus 9 percent of men).
About the Survey
Harris Interactive® fielded the online survey on behalf of Blinkx between February 13 and February 18, 2008 among nationwide cross-sections of 2,471 adults aged 18+ in the United States and 2,228 adults aged 16+ in Great Britain. The Great Britain data were weighted to be representative of the total G.B. adult population on the basis of region, age, sex, education, and income. The U.S. data were weighted to be representative of the total U.S. adult population on the basis of region, age within gender, education, household income, and race/ethnicity. Both sets of data were weighted to be representative of the population of online adults in each country.
All sample surveys and polls, whether or not they use probability sampling, are subject to multiple sources of error which are most often not possible to quantify or estimate, including sampling error, coverage error, error associated with nonresponse, error associated with question wording and response options, and post-survey weighting and adjustments. Therefore, Harris Interactive avoids the words “margin of error” as they are misleading. All that can be calculated are different possible sampling errors with different probabilities for pure, unweighted, random samples with 100% response rates. These are only theoretical because no published polls come close to this ideal.
Respondents for this survey were selected from among those who have agreed to participate in Harris Interactive surveys.
Because the sample is based on those who agreed to be invited to participate in the Harris Interactive online research panel, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.
Full data tables are available upon request.
About blinkx
blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's most comprehensive video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 18 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 in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.
Press Release Source: Accuray Incorporated
CyberKnife Radiosurgery Used to Treat Lung Tumors at 90 Percent of Centers Worldwide
Wednesday March 26, 8:30 am ET
More Than 5,000 Lung Cancer Patients Treated With CyberKnife System to Date
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY - News), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that approximately 90 percent of CyberKnife centers worldwide are now treating lung cancer with the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System*. The number of lung cancer patients is growing significantly as well, with more than 5,000 individuals receiving CyberKnife treatments to date.
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Lung cancer deaths are predicted to increase dramatically, according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO). Lung cancer is expected to become more prominent in the underdeveloped world as a result of an anticipated rise in the use of tobacco products, which is the primary cause of approximately 80 percent of all lung cancer. The WHO "Report On The Global Tobacco Epidemic" projects that lung cancer incidence will increase from 18 million cases in the 20th century to 180 million cases in the 21st century worldwide. The majority of lung cancer cases are expected to be concentrated in 10 countries: China (30 percent of all cases), India (10 percent), Indonesia, Russia, the United States, Japan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Germany and Turkey.
"CyberKnife represents an important advance in the treatment of lung cancer. The CyberKnife System's unparalleled accuracy allows me to offer an effective, non-invasive treatment option for patients with early-stage lung cancer who are not good candidates for surgery," Richard Whyte, M.D., professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University Medical Center.
In many cases, patients with lung cancer also suffer from other medical conditions that could preclude them from eligibility for surgery to remove the tumors. The CyberKnife System gives doctors a new tool for attacking lung cancer without surgery. Combined with Accuray's Synchrony® Respiratory Tracking System and Xsight® Lung Tracking System, the CyberKnife System enables physicians to deliver radiation accurately, even while the patient breathes normally, and reduces the risk of damaging surrounding healthy tissues and critical structures. Because no actual surgery is needed, the CyberKnife is often a viable alternative for patients previously considered medically inoperable, and can be done on an outpatient basis.
"The CyberKnife System is giving new hope to lung cancer patients who may not have had any other options in the past," said Eric P. Lindquist, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at Accuray. "The CyberKnife System is well positioned to meet the growing need for lung cancer treatments as diagnoses of the disease are expected to increase exponentially around the world in the coming years."
CyberKnife centers in 12 countries are now treating lung cancer patients. The only country where the CyberKnife System is installed but not being used to treat lung cancer is Japan, where current regulatory approvals for the System are limited to treatments involving the head and neck.
* This statistic excludes Systems in Japan, where whole-body radiosurgery
is not yet approved by regulatory authorities.
About the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System
The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the world's only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body non-invasively. Using continual image guidance technology and computer controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time throughout the treatment. This enables the CyberKnife System to deliver high-dose radiation with pinpoint precision, which minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue and eliminates the need for invasive head or body stabilization frames.
its really weird I have no idea whats going on something tells me to buy more to adverage down my price but can't find my fingers letting go of more money to put into plfm at this time.In a bad economy
grant
could you clear up cyberknife for me a little ?
Cyber knife is used when ? after chemo instead of chemo or does it only work on small tumors or big ones ?
Also what is the P/E of ARAY?
thanks in advance
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whats really going on at itkg ?
The news was nothing new just basicly explained concept I would like some news with some bases in it .
What confuses me the most about ITKG is the independant testing was never made public or was it even done and if not why not?
not trying to become negitive I do see some added pattens for itkg on the postive sign.
I hope ITKG does not forget about its investors and feeds us once and a while..
I am concerend and I hope for the best still holding long
timesonline 40 under 40 in media rising stars
Suranga Chandratillake, 30
Chief executive of Blinkx The Sri Lankan-born Suranga Chandratillake spun out Blinkx, his video search system, from the Cambridge data sorting firm Autonomy last year and floated it on the Alternative Investment Market. Chandratillake spotted that the trend in internet searches was shifting from text to video and audio. Blinkx makes money by taking a small slice of advertising income from the likes of Reuters and ITN for pointing internet users towards their websites. Some 18.5m hours of video are indexed. But Chandratillake will have to work harder to convince investors of his vision. Blinkx’s share price has fallen by two-thirds.
delete competitors web link yahoo does the same thing as well. eom
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Tune in with blinkx beat: blinkx Brings Personalized Video Bulletins Straight to the Desktop »
19 March 2008
Users can surf customized channels and video walls of news, entertainment and sports headlines
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – March 19, 2008 – blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced the availability of blinkx beat (www.blinkxbeat.com), an innovative desktop application that allows users to stay up-to-date on the latest sports, entertainment and breaking news videos from around the Web, without ever having to search or open up a Web browser. blinkx beat allows users to create personalized news channels and custom video walls to watch regularly updated videos about topics of their choice.
“With blinkx beat, our users can channel surf straight from their desktop. They can get up-to-the-minute news, sports and entertainment content without ever having to search for it,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx. “blinkx indexes one of the most comprehensive repositories of news videos in the world, and blinkx beat makes it easy for users to tap into this wealth without ever having to search or open a Web browser.”
blinkx beat accesses blinkx’s extensive index of news video content to bring users the most comprehensive footage from around the Web. Users can create channels and get their daily dose of news on any topic they choose from the latest in presidential campaigns, celebrity gossip, weather or sports highlights straight from the desktop.
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 220 partners and 18 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.
yesturday no price movement and almost 9 million traded today we have just over a million up 55% to .007.
USA today yesturday By Anick Jesdanun
NEW YORK — Frank Harper is well aware that all those free video clips on the Internet come at a price: advertising.
But that doesn't mean he sits idly as short video ads precede many of the dozen or so clips he watches each day at sites like Microsoft's MSN.
"For the most part, I just mute the volume," said Harper, 55, who runs a security consulting firm in Sterling, Va. "Or I just look at something else, look at another headline ... or go to another site while the thing is playing."
Marketers and websites alike are struggling to bring to the Internet ads that resemble television without turning off viewers the way TV ads often do.
Spending on online video ads represents less than 4% of all Internet advertising and just 1% of the amount spent on TV, according to eMarketer. But growth is expected — with the research firm forecasting U.S. spending more than tripling to $4.3 billion in 2011 — especially as more viewers embrace full-length TV episodes and other video online.
The challenge is finding the right formula — in the creative approach, the format or the frequency with which the ads appear — so visitors notice the pitches without getting so annoyed that they never come back.
"Users love free content and advertisers love to fill up every minute and pixel with the messaging, and publishers do have to find that balance," said Geoffrey Coco, an advertising executive with Microsoft, which has a video news partnership with The Associated Press. "There's been a lot of innovation but I don't think we've settled down yet."
The results so far have been mixed — even when sites force viewers to watch video ads by making them impossible to skip.
Viewers "are grabbing the status bar, trying to click it ahead or further along, and while they are figuring out how to skip the ad, they've missed the ad," said Jonathan Sackett, chief digital officer with the Arnold Worldwide ad agency.
And some studies have shown that many viewers abandon the video completely if an ad appears. Yankee Group senior analyst Daniel Taylor said sites that insist on "no ad, no video" risk losing frustrated visitors to rivals forever — along with future ad opportunities.
Google and other search companies have generated billions of dollars from text-based ads that appeal primarily to merchants seeking a direct response, such as an immediate sale.
But for companies more interested in longer-term brand promotion, video could make a much more lasting impression.
"It's emotive, rich. It grabs your heart," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder of video search company Blinkx PLC. "It combines all that is great about TV advertising with all that is great with online advertising" — the ability to more accurately track who's watching, when and for how long.
Although many advertisers are simply repurposing television ads as online "prerolls," a few are trying to break from that mold with ads that are more interactive.
During a recent episode of Lost on ABC's website, for instance, Taco Bell offered a virtual photo shoot with Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Daniella Sarahyba.
As viewers watch video of Sarahyba on location, they use the mouse to move around and snap up to 100 shots. Afterward, viewers can download the photos (with a Taco Bell logo in the corner), choose another locale or resume the show without missing a second.
"It becomes a lean-in experience rather than just a lean-back," said Shawn Chapman, senior manager for brand communications at Yum Brands's Taco Bell chain. "I think consumers give us credit for doing things a little bit differently."
Meanwhile, Google's YouTube and Time Warner's AOL have introduced "overlay" ads at the bottom of selected video clips. Clicking on an overlay pauses the video and launches the full pitch, such as a preroll or movie trailer. The overlays disappear after several seconds if the viewer does nothing.
Yahoo plans a similar offering later this year. In February, it also began offering HBO, Pepto-Bismol and other brands three-second teasers that users have to click to watch the entire preroll ad. Otherwise, visitors go straight to the video.
Microsoft has been exploring overlays as well as ways to insert ads at the right time — for example, finding the 10 seconds in a video where an advertiser's logo in a corner would interfere least with the action in the clip.
"The preroll is really a first-generation ad format," said Fred McIntyre, AOL's senior vice president for video. "The new formats over time are going to end up being more popular. On balance, it's not where the market is today."
Industry experts say alternative formats could work best with shorter clips, the ones popular on YouTube. After all, who wants to watch a 30-second ad just for a 15-second clip?
Advertisers, though, will have to figure out how to get people to click. They'd have just a few seconds instead of their usual 30-second palette to make a message engaging.
Rebecca Paoletti, director of Yahoo's video strategy, said websites must embrace prerolls for now because of the disparity between television and Internet spending.
Even if the Internet manages to lure some of those television dollars away, Paoletti said she doubts advertisers will ever abandon TV completely, meaning sites must continue to offer similar formats.
Taco Bell agrees. Debbie Myers, the company's vice president for media services, said online-only ads like the virtual photo shoot can be expensive to produce. She also said there is value in giving consumers a unified experience — the same ad — "no matter what screen they are on, whether it's the television, cellphone or computer."
Some preroll advocates believe the key to making prerolls work is good targeting, something sites large and small are exploring.
John Lumpkin, a vice president at Heavy, said his video site has been successful at running ads for movies, video games and other entertainment of interest to its audience of younger men. The site, unlike many others, even lets viewers fast-forward commercials — the advertiser still gets charged — but Lumpkin said few viewers bother.
It ultimately comes down to viewer control and engagement through interactivity.
"We are very much at the formative stage," said Marcien Jenckes, chief executive of video distributor Voxant Inc. "At this point, a lot of online video advertising is unsophisticated. To make sure that the television dollars turn into Internet dollars and not pennies, we need to take advantage of our medium."