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.

Always look on the bright side of life?AMs Life of Hilary

Eh, Brian?

Price action is very weak, and the technicals continue to point downwards. Looks like 75p will be a distant memory pretty soon.

68p had a fair bit of volume so might provide support. If it fails then 33p looks likely.

33p? That's being a bit bullish isn't it, G? Did you forget the decimal point and forget to type 3.3p?

Whatever, they're starting to look pretty stuffed now. Wonder if Tabster will continue to hold these until the wind-up merchants come knocking too?

Hilaryyou been on the wacky backy againwhen you go for the xmas drink on the 8thif you are anywhere near Wardour Street before showtime the wife, myself along with our friends would love to buy you a nice cupcake at the Hummingbird bakeryif you can manage to drag Gausie along she would get great pleasure in sticking a nice pink one on his noseif you know what I mean?

Well, that'll make a nice change. Turnaround, as they say, is fair play.

75p gone. where next?

ooh - If you're long, BLNX is gonna sting a bit in the morning.

Do Meldex make something that will take the pain away? Oh, wait a sec - Meldex don't make anything. They're long gone.

Gausiesimple questionif I am long blnx from 12phow is tomorrows price going to have any effect on mea simple questionfor a simple man?
A fair comment directed at a traderas they are normally potless/brainlessand only play in the small tote window

easy answer too ..... if you've held a large slab from 12p, then you should assuredly have banked some of those profits as at the moment you have "made" zero

Why do you need to go to Soho for a cupcake, Tabster? Is that some sort of a euphemism?

Anyway, I thought you hung around Gallows Corner. Don't they have any bakeries there?

Tabby

To answer your question - do you have a price target at which you'll sell? Or will you just hold on until either you or the company dies?

Hilarywe are going to a show on that dayand will be in the area. You are obviously unfamiliar with the Hummingbird bakeryworth a tryI would suggest.
Cynicyou do it your wayand Ill do it mine!I am extremely lucky!
Gausieyou have more chance of being likeablethan this company dying

I did like the look of the Hummingbird website even though I'd never heard of them before, Tabster, and I am rather partial to Key Lime Pie.

I'll tell you what. I'll buy you one as a special treat when Blinkx hit 50p.

tabby - gausie asked a very sensible question ..... what is your exit strategy and/or at what price?

Cynicthere is nothing sensible about Gausie! and how can I give you an exit strategy when I havent got onethe company has hit every target and moreand has never disappointed plus you have made assumptions about my taking profitsif you read all the posts you should have noticed I traded this stock over and above my maximum holding many timesand Im a large bullseye to the good whilst maintaining my original stock this May will be very interesting and I will make a judgement after
HilaryI'll buy you one as a special treat when the Sun goes out

I shall look forward to it, Tabster.

So go on then, spill the beans. Which show are you going to see on the 8th?

tabby - delighted to hear you have indeed traded - sensible strategy .... for myself, i am still a moderately happy holder and expect to stay that way for next X months

HilaryI am sure you are sincerely interestedbut I'm not really keen on setting myself up for gagsso you can rule out The Lion Kingbtwyou can catch Gausie in the 'Halfway to Heaven' he will be trying to slip a quick one inbefore the AM night begins!

Cynicyou wont be disappointedand I know you are tiresome of bullshi*but this is lucky bullshi*trust me!

i think it's got a good future too, otherwise i'ld have dumped