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.

Covered balance of short in the auction - am now flat BLNX.

well, well work over, lets see what is going on

from iii " peddlar"

to the real haystack

You sound like a PR machine for shorters and a mouthpiece for edleman!!
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and a good piece from " sobeit "

Re: Edelman hacked off?

Probably right.

First of all, the two investment houses said they had not changed what they were doing which was obviously "shorting" and he never said what he was paid.

Then Edelman says "HE" is not invested in Blinkx, but what about his father, mother, brothers and sisters and "old uncle tom cobley and all" whom he probably told to "get on".

No matter, he would have been far richer if he had got on board the Facebook train.

This is a cut & paste from Becky on the LSE website. Well worth a read....


I’ve been really puzzled by Edelman’s insistence on attacking Blinkx, demanding a point by point defence on what is insubstantial and flimsy evidence. Then it all fell into place; like so many people who post to search engine fora with complaints about results they have seen he thinks he’s the internet police with an idee fixe, on a one man crusade, mistaking what he dislikes as fraudulent.

Nothing else can explain his weird obsession with trashing the company whilst damaging his professional reputation. He’s in a hole and he keeps on digging.

We certainly know he has a crusade against Zango, and has been successful in bringing them to account. But - he’s not a coder, advertiser or publisher, so has no understanding of how this side of the internet really works. He also appears to eschew all forms of computer protection, in order to find evidence of wrongs, which puts him in the newbie user range.

He accuses Blinkx of adware (legal, if not lovely) and click fraud.

Adware is screened out by any half decent browser and totally blocked by any free anti virus programme. Anyone who finds adware on their computer will soon realise it’s the least of their problems - and totally their own fault. It’s like driving without insurance.

Click fraud is defined by Wikipedia here -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_fraud -

“Click fraud is a type of fraud that occurs on the Internet in pay per click online advertising when a person, automated script or computer program imitates[1] a legitimate user of a web browserclicking on an ad, for the purpose of generating a charge per click without having actual interest in the target of the ad's link. Click fraud is the subject of some controversy and increasing litigation due to the advertising networks being a key beneficiary of the fraud”.

The Walmart example he gives does not fit that definition, neither is it deceptive as his example doesn’t force users to click, and finally, click-thru’s (I’ve been monitoring this as a publisher for 10 years) average, is at best for the most beguiling ads, 2%. All are tracked by the advertiser, publisher, ad agency and intermediary (in this case Blink). Edelman claimed to have encountered 40 examples, which would be below the average click-thru threshold. If they were less than perfectly targeted, no clicks. Walmart wouldn’t maintain their margins if they were so casual as to pay for “fraudulent” clicks.

As for Ads below the fold - in the first place that is a totally meaningless metric. Check this link to see where the fold is
http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/

Secondly, how does he know when a video ad becomes chargeable? Is it on click, on view or just for being on the page - that’s three different rates. The last option would be incredibly cheap and what the advertiser selected, in the knowledge that most runs wouldn't be seen.

Edelman can’t know the terms of individual contracts, and he certainly doesn’t know how Blinkx works.

Finally, as Blinkx makes its money from white labeled products how on earth has that research been conducted? There’s nothing on my sites to show I’m carrying Blinkx videos.

Blinkx have assured Blackrock, to their satisfaction, that they are not doing anything illegal or wrong. That’s fine by me, they’re making me money. If they are doing anything unappetising but legal I’m ok to live with it. Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia founder) made his fortune on trading and porn and he’s generally regarded as a white knight of the internet.

Unfortunately a lot of people have lost a lot of money because of Edelman’s blog post. He has conflated what he has found through his searches and dislikes with being being fraudulent.

and another from " cititrade " at iii

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/4/10/harvard_salaries_numbers/

If Endelman is a champion of morality...why does he work for shorting firms?

because is a Jew and love money too much

Maybe tomorrow is a better day

That's all good night

What a load of twaddle from widow twanky.

Still say these are going to 80p.

From advfn today..........

Master RSI 10 Feb'14 - 09:07 - 108 of 125 0 0

BLNX

Blinkx ‘buying opportunity’

Analysts have spotted a buying opportunity in Blinx, the video search group that on Thursday lost one third of its value after allegations about the way it generates advertising revenue.

‘As with any strongly performing, highly rated stock the group is susceptible to volatility and we view the share price movement as a buying opportunity’, said Numis analyst Paul Richards, noting Blinkx was the best performing UK media stock in 2013.

A US blogger published a report which raised concerns about the business model of Blinkx and was taken very seriously by markets. The company subsequently said it ‘strongly refutes the assertions made and conclusions drawn in the blog post’.
The company’s shares shifted a bit higher on Friday, to trade up 7% at 127p by mid-afternoon. Richards’ target price assumes an almost doubling of the shares, to 225p.

Think you guys need a team talk from tabby, isn't he the Moysiah of this thread 'The chosen one' ? :O)

Certainly, 80p does look a possibility if the right trigger comes along

Blackrock >13%

because is a Jew and love money too much
now there's an easily recognisable style from MRSI aka panto

A very good start of the day, after the news of Blackrock increasing thir stake from 11.45 to over 13%

Blackrock has been its mayor shareholder and is Huge support from then, that seems a good vote of confidence.


BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 52,407,865 (13.12%)

Where are the shorters and negative ones today?

Maybe looking at Eldeman's next target!

There is some resistance at 124.50p during the last few days, at this rate should be broken later on

Do I see Blackrock advertising on the main MAM page?

and is a big chunk, most likley will cost them an ARM and a LEG, good for MAM

Dil and Haystack - think 80p is in its way

My thoughs are

What do you expect from a Welsh citizent and football fanatic on top
or from an expert in software ( ? ) with a Vendetta in his mind


lets add fuel to the fire

Lol , you make Joey Essex look like mastermind.

Talk is easy

Hard to believe the journey has come to an end ........... Eldeman

What about slipness nights ........... but my bank account is full

What is better, is not the end of the road yet for you

tomasz rides again?
i do hope not