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BLINX and you've missed it, the next google multi bagger!!! (BLNX)     

Still Waiting - 25 Jul 2008 23:22

Chart.aspx?Provider=EODIntra&Code=BLNX&S

With video search set to be the next big growth area BLNX have the software the likes of Microsoft, Google and NewsCorp would love to have.

In fact BLNX have done deals with most of these, the most recent being the UtargetFox deal which has been reported in the USA but not RNS'd in the UK.

Alexa rankings confirm the continued growth in usage as its viral effect spreads:-

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/blinkx.com

The ITN RNS confirms blnx is the best in the market and is growing fast:-

Leading News Organization ITN Extends Advertising Deal with blinkx Based on Proven Campaign Success




blinkx Selected to Power Advertising across ITN Website and Syndication Partner Sites




SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. - July 2, 2008 - blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced that it has won an extension contract that will augment the scope of its advertising partnership with ITN, one of the world's leading news and multimedia content companies. Under the terms of the new agreement, ITN will use AdHoc, blinkx's patented contextual advertising platform for online TV and video, to serve advertisements on the ITN website and its syndication partner sites, including Bebo.




Through AdHoc, ITN has already been effectively monetizing its premium news content on the blinkx.com network for over six months. During this time, ITN achieved a significantly better return, greater search volume, and higher monetization through blinkx than through other syndication partners.




AdHoc uses blinkx's patented speech-to-text transcription and visual analysis technology to understand video content more thoroughly and effectively than any other service today, and can therefore dynamically place the most pertinent advertising against it. The AdHoc platform offers media companies and advertisers a unique value proposition -- video advertising which combines the emotive power of TV promotion, with the relevance and utility of contextual search advertising.




The confluence of ITN's premium TV content, blinkx's extensive syndication network, and AdHoc's uniquely powerful targeting capabilities was a formula for success. By extending its partnership with blinkx, ITN aims to achieve similar returns by leveraging the AdHoc platform to deliver contextually relevant video advertising on its own website and across its distribution partner sites.




'We're thrilled to be broadening our relationship with ITN,' said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx. 'News content is one of the most popular categories of online video and there's clearly a tremendous opportunity for monetization. The success of our partnership with ITN is evidence that the blinkx AdHoc platform is a uniquely powerful solution for online video advertising today.'




'We've been delighted with the results of our partnership with blinkx and are looking forward to implementing the AdHoc technology on our site,' said Nicholas Wheeler, managing director, ITN On. 'blinkx AdHoc has proven that it can achieve significant monetization of our content, effective marketing for advertisers and, most importantly, a useful, non-disruptive experience for our audience.'




As a pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the most effective way to search new forms of online content such as video. With more than 350 partners and 26 million hours of indexed video and audio content, including favorite TV moments, news clips, short documentaries, music videos, video blogs and more, blinkx uses advanced speech recognition technology to deliver results that are more accurate and reliable than standard metadata-based keyword searches.

tabasco - 20 Jul 2010 18:47 - 1190 of 6187

And why would you want do that haystack?you have no financial interest in blinkxyou are either a liar or an idiot posting on three BBsno other possibility? unless you can give me a third alternativenot holding my breath
BTWwell done blnxanother couple of mil. to Standard right on the bellday already lost for a few pencemuch better to start tomorrow with the newsprobably paid a good bit morebut was happy with the pricegoing to look chicken feed shortlyInstitutions are a far better bet especially at a company where shares are so tightly heldnot much left to trade withwhooooooooooosh!
Right out for a meal with the Wife. bonne nuit

still waiting for your revised view Peter?

tabasco - 20 Jul 2010 18:49 - 1191 of 6187

Speak of the devil?but got to go..

cynic - 20 Jul 2010 18:58 - 1192 of 6187

your friends always said you were paying me too much ..... my pick-up truck should have given you the clue! .... are you coming south again before you die?

Haystack - 20 Jul 2010 19:11 - 1193 of 6187

tabasco
Why concern yourself with my motives. I am not bothered about your motives.

hilary - 20 Jul 2010 19:23 - 1194 of 6187

"dont take me for a mug HilaryIm insulted"

Would I ever take you for a mug, Tabster? You're getting paranoid.

ptholden - 20 Jul 2010 19:33 - 1195 of 6187

Richard, I'm South all the time, sorry should have appraised you of the move - Harrow on t'Hill during the week.

Tabby, I posted quite some ago that I didn't consider BLNX worth investing in and the following months proved me correct as the SP either dipped a little or moved sideways; after that it dropped off my radar and I lost interest. FWIW, I am entirely suspicious that such a large loss making company is witnessing a dramatic rise in its SP, so from that perspective I'm with Hils. Which isn't to say that the SP won't keep rising, nor that the company won't actually start making money in the future. I'll give it a miss thank you.

cynic - 20 Jul 2010 21:36 - 1196 of 6187

peter - do you work during the week, or do you have time to golf?

tabasco - 21 Jul 2010 06:50 - 1197 of 6187

I notice there was plenty of trader talk last nightand a distinct lack of pleasant bonhomiehaystacks egregious conduct and the mendacity of other posters tells me all I need to knowshame after such a nice evening out let me just remind those posters:-

*Results ahead of analyst consensus on all key metrics including top line revenue and gross profit

*Revenue increased over 140% from FY2009 to $33.7m

*Gross profit up 123% to $21.9m from FY2009

*DSO improved to 65 days from 83 days for FY2009 ? For the second half of 2010

*EBITDA of $0.03m compared with LBITDA of $5.85m in first half o Revenue of $20.6m, a 57% increase from the first half.EBITDA positive on an ongoing basis my little bail of Hay!

*Gross profit of $13.4m, a 58% increase from the first half

*Cash used by operating activities of $2.5m, compared with $8.1m in first half

*Video streams in the UK and US grew by 186% (comScore)

*Daily Video Search run rate increased over 169% to 22.6 million searches per day in March 2010, from 8.4 million per day in March 2009

*Repeat campaign bookings grew by 193% compared to FY2009 in addition to strong increase of 112% in brands advertising with blinkx

*New, expanded distribution agreements with top partners, including Ask, ITN and ELO

Comments by Suranga included"We're delighted to report another strong performance this year. While the full year financial results are excellent, our second half was nothing short of transformational as the ""business moved into EBITDA positive territory, ahead of expectations. Since our ipo, the blinkx team has built strong foundations for the business; a portfolio of consumer products, the AdHoc advertising platform, and our network of over 720 content partners and top-tier distribution partners.

Anyone not understand thathands up?.blnx second half was nothing short of transformationaland some that are bright amongst us would say blnx achieved this during one of the most challenging economic environments the World has ever knownNow I aint going to play any more games with the usual suspectsdont need tooevery 1p this goes up could buy us a new small carso I lost a few cars yesterdaybut I have a nice car park out the backnow take this on board.revenue and gross profit in the second half grew almost 60% over the first halfcompany was profitable on an EBITDA basis in the second half.this is ongoing!!!....is that too difficult to comprehend?

chessplayer - 21 Jul 2010 07:00 - 1198 of 6187

This is getting to be like Curry-nation Street! Not as long running perhaps,but hot and spicy under the collar. I can hardly wait for the next round of insults.
What a nasty lot of backbiters.

tabasco - 21 Jul 2010 07:06 - 1199 of 6187

ChessI am not matepromise you

Clubman3509 - 21 Jul 2010 07:26 - 1200 of 6187

cynic - 20 Jul 2010 21:36 - 1196 of 1199
peter - do you work during the week, or do you have time to golf?

Like you he is an employee clinic office boy.

cynic - 21 Jul 2010 07:28 - 1201 of 6187

now you are up, please see post 947 on the BP thread

Clubman3509 - 21 Jul 2010 07:32 - 1202 of 6187

Clubby UK tax demand 2009 / 2010 a big fat 0 No CGT, no death duties, No NI HOW ABOUT THAT CLINIC

hilary - 21 Jul 2010 07:33 - 1203 of 6187

You really just don't get it, Tabster, do you? The fact is that being EBITDA positive means naff all. Do you really think that all that interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation can be brushed under the carpet and forgotten about? You might be impressed by their bullsh!t, but their bankers will sure as hell see through it.

The fact is that, if you bother to remove your rose-tinted specs, Blinkx LOST over 8m last year. They lost a similar amount the year before and, more worryingly, their cash at bank is diminishing on an ongoing basis at a similar rate. Within 18 months or two years at the most, they will either be out of cash completely or will have had to complete a dilutive rescue rights issue. Their only other option is to pull a massive rabbit out of the hat and, until they start announcing new deals with some substance which actually talk money, the magic rabbit looks to be some way off. News about deals involving cooking clips is just smoke and mirrors.

As for their technology, I don't see what's so great about it. Their profile is minimal and they've got near-zero branding. Kids are a great barometer of internet branding, and my kids said "whoooooooo" when I asked them about Blinkx. I don't believe that Google would be interested in them for one second, because they could replicate the technology themselves at a fraction of the cost.

In the meantime, please keep buying. It will give me something decent to sell.

As I said yesterday, over-valued, over-hyped, jam-tomorrow trash.

Clubman3509 - 21 Jul 2010 07:36 - 1204 of 6187

Tabby get out of BLNX today big fall Thursday Interim Results22/07/2010 Autonomy Corporation Plc (AU.) big sell off.

cynic - 21 Jul 2010 07:38 - 1205 of 6187

my younger son works in digital advertising, so i wonder if he has any industry feel for this company .... obviously he has heard of it

Clubman3509 - 21 Jul 2010 07:42 - 1206 of 6187

Bullshit he works down the market selling old Amstrad products.

tabasco - 21 Jul 2010 07:44 - 1207 of 6187

Hilarydont need to keep buyingbacked a gut feeling @12p and have never looked back.promise me this.when either of us are proven wrong we have the decency to post a apology and sorry note on this threadthat would excite me!deal?

hilary - 21 Jul 2010 07:49 - 1208 of 6187

I never have issues with acknowledging when I make a wrong judgement call, Tabster, but then I don't claim to be perfect. Btw, when do you intend to apologise in respect of the disaster that is called Meldex?

chessplayer - 21 Jul 2010 07:54 - 1209 of 6187

Tabby,my credo is, "It's what I know that counts,not what anybody else thinks."
Don't let them wind you up.
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