blinkx plc, a video search engine, announced that it will power video search at Ask.com, a search destination and wholly-owned business of IAC/InterActiveCorp. In addition, blinkx will also provide the video search capabilities for Ask.com’s Smart Answers. Ask.com users will benefit from blinkx’s index of over 12 million hours of audio and video content.
“Ask.com’s momentum is impressive and we’re very proud to be powering their new video search offering,” said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. “This relationship further demonstrates our technology leadership in the video search space and is an exciting development for our 130 or so media partners whose content can now be accessed through Ask.com.”
blinkx will generate revenue from this relationship through video searches undertaken by Ask.com users.
Originally posted on June 6, 2007 @ 9:15 am