VideoSurf.com Wants to Be Your Destination for Video Search

Posted on October 16, 2008 in Search Engine News, Universal Search

Currently in beta and open for comments is the first search engine exclusively for video content.  Introduced on September 10th of this year at TechCrunch50 in San Francisco, the founders of VideoSurf wowed the audience with the first public demonstration of their product, which has been in development since August of 2006.

VideoSurf is different from anything else available today because the technology is actually able to understand, analyze and essentially “see” the video content itself, where current search engines rely on reading the text and tags surrounding a video to deliver results.  The videos are pulled from popular websites such as YouTube and Revver, and also from networks like ESPN, and the results are displayed to the user in a list of screenshots with accompanying segments.

“Video publishing on the Web is exploding, making it frustrating and difficult for consumers to find and discover what they want”, said Lior Delgo, CEO of VideoSurf.  “VideoSurf uses propietary, cutting-edge computer vision technology to deliver a vastly improved video search and discovery experience.”

The technology behind VideoSurf will change the face of search as we know it, and makes leaps and bounds on the progress of universal search.  By creating a better way for surfers to discover and watch videos, VideoSurf wants to position themselves as the “go to” place on the web for video search.  From the looks of things so far, they are on the right track.  Below is an overview of the company, followed by their presentation at TechCrunch 50:

 

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VideoSurf

Lior Delgo

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