Blinkx unveils RSS video and audio feeds
20 July 2005
Multimedia search engine blinkx has launched a new service that enables people to select and receive updates on audio and video content on the web.
Blinkx claims that the new SmartFeed service is the first to enable internet users to receive highly personalised audio and video content, from a wealth of news and entertainment sources, via RSS.
Internet users can now visit www.blinkx.tv, enter a customised search, specify from which of over 30 channels they wish to receive content, and click the "Create SmartFeed" button to begin receiving multimedia content directly to their desktops. The audio and video segments are aggregated from the selected sources and delivered to RSS readers as links.
The content of audio and video segments includes commercial broadcast material, from outlets such as CNN or Fox News, and user-generated material, such as podcasts and videoblogs.
"The internet has evolved into a vast media network, with more and more multimedia content becoming available every day," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder of blinkx.
"Much of the most current and compelling content on the Internet is in multimedia format -- take breaking news, for example. blinkx's unique automatic transcription technology and SmartFeed service help users navigate the increasing and diverse range of rich media that's available to them."
Building on the success of blinkx's podcasting service, SmartFeed also supports RSS enclosure standards so that podcast content can be delivered directly to podcast receiver software allowing users to download, synch and go.
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