Microsoft signs Blinkx to video search
InternetNews | at | by Mike
A pact between video search company Blinkx and Microsoft brings into sharp focus the growing importance of managing the mountain of online content.
The agreement comes as Internet giant Google considers whether to buy popular video site YouTube for a reported $1.6 billion and as portals look to video as the next wave of Internet content.
Blinkx and Microsoft plan to announce Tuesday that Blinx video search technology, already adopted by Lycos and others, will form the backbone for users searching for video on portions of MSN and Live.com, according to those familiar with the signed, but not yet announced, deal.