Podzinger...audio and video search

PodZinger This audio and video search start-up moved into new offices in Cambridge last week and cut the cord with its parent company, BBN Technologies, which provided $5 million in financing. BBN's first consumer spinout, PodZinger uses speech recognition technology to create a text index letting customers subscribe to and download podcasts. Users of the technology can find content anywhere within podcasts and jump to the points where key words are spoken.
- according to Boston.com

(I'll need to compare this to the search engine run by tveyes.com)

Remember BBN?

I remember going to BBN offices in about 1994 and saw a voice activated remote control. Then - that was absolutely incredible. It seems like they are still in it - and in it deeper. They have been working on speech recognition since the early 70's.

If the name rings a bell - in 1969 launched the Arpanet.

My first attempt with PodZinger alerts me that it's a work in progress. (Aren't they all?)
the error message said the audio had to close...because of an add-on program with the RealPlayer ActiveX Control. It also shut down my browser.

Here's what the Microsoft error page sent back to me...Error caused by RealPlayer: contact RealNetworks, Inc. for help, Thank you for submitting an error report.
Problem description The error was likely caused by RealPlayer. This software was created by RealNetworks, Inc.. Recommendation Microsoft has researched this problem with RealNetworks, Inc., and they do not currently have a specific solution for the problem that you reported. For help on RealPlayer, visit the following RealNetworks, Inc. support site.
RealNetworks, Inc.

Consumers don't need this.

Videoonthenet.com

I'll be (with luck) in Boston moderating a few panels, and other things on Sept 12-14th for Jeff Pulver's new/(actual old) (but that's a long story) conference.

It's been interesting places speakers for Jeff and talking about the new wave of broadcast2.0 or whatever we're calling it today.

I want to thank a lot of friends for answering my call without any information on what they were speaking on - where and for what show....and rerouting to Boston.

A couple that come to mind -Caroline Little - COO of the Washington Post/Newsweek. Rick Ducey - VP of BIA Financial and President of Spectrarep who got a 2 line email from me months ago - asking can you do this and said Yes - without much information at all. Travis from RedSwoosh, and Jeremy Allaire Brightcove were quick to answer too.

Thanks

StreamSage went to Comcast, August 25th digital media vip in Chantilly - and Congratulations to the new Time Warner Cable pundit and Tom DesJardines..

The Video Search engine StreamSage sold to Comcast a year or two ago. I'm trying to find one of the founders Seth Murray. He had been to the DC digital media vip events.
www.digitalmediavip.com (outdated, but you'll see on advisors we have a fun group.)

Seth - if this gets your way - August 25th in Chantilly - a number of us are getting together for drinks at BoneFish. Skip Pizzi from Microsoft found the location. We hope to get "Tom" off his new sailboat and congratulate him on his sale to AOL. (Tom DesJardines Lightningcast)

Also -our friend Eric Manchester - AOL Broadband Operations - moved over to Time Warner Cable leading efforts in streaming and more.