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.

calm down galatica ..... it's just that this is generally a "clean" site, so there is considerable antipathy towards assorted scallywags who occasionally appear in one or other guise or cloak

Ta G - got confused ... ;-)

Ignore cynners, galatica, let the red mist descend.

how dare you tell others to ignore me! :-(

Hey whats that Angel fish doing there.

another one of the so many

Blinkx shares plunge 30pc on academic blog

by Oliver Smith -- January 31, 2014, 1:30am

BLINKX, the online video search company spun out of Mike Lynch’s Autonomy, saw its share price plummet by 30 per cent yesterday after a Harvard professor published a blog post questioning the firm’s advertising tactics.

In an article published on Tuesday Professor Benjamin Edelman claimed that Blinkx had links with companies that used “deceptive tactics” to take fees and referral commissions by making it appear that their adverts had attracted customers.

In a statement Blinkx said it, “strongly refutes the assertions made and conclusions drawn in the blog post.”

Numis analyst Paul Richards stood by Blinkx: “We view the sharp fall in the group’s shares as a buying opportunity.” Blinkx’s share price closed at 122.4p a share.

- See more at: http://www.cityam.com/article/1391131840/blinkx-shares-plunge-30pc-academic-blog#sthash.m6biywuL.dpuf

Waiting for the hook?

he he canny.

When calm will come?

some more volatitility over a few days then back to relative normality.

Shouldn't there be "er" on the end of hook ?...

Bearish RSI divergence on the two day chart.

Am now selling a bit more aggressively.

TIME TO REFLEC on Edelman's motive

1 - On many ways the chaps views don't stand up.

2 - we know that the blog was a put up job

3 - look into the positive side... massive global publicity overnight for BLNX.

a - I have heard of a "Professor" who may be able to accommodate for a few $

Don't mention REFLEC

His views do seem to stand up

It was not a put up job. It was paid for research that he asked permission to publish as he has a long list of similar reports.

Very bad publicity for BLNX and may well scare off partners if they believe that BLink has been faking ad traffic

At the end of the day the sp tanked 50%, says it all for investor confidence in this stock.

from fool.co.uk ..... a small excerpt from a sensible, longer article .....

I'ld caution people to be wary of putting credence on unsubstantiated allegations, especially those published at the behest of “a client that prefers not to be listed by name” — we should let the dust settle and see what emerges in the coming days and weeks.

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shortie - not entirely a valid comment ..... many PIs will have had margin calls and/or stops triggered .... as more stops are triggered, so more stops are triggered ..... also, do not forget automatic computer-generated actions

and more from the Motley Fool's this time

The Beginners’ Portfolio: Shock Fall For Blinkx Plc!
By Alan Oscroft - Friday, 31 January, 2014

What a shocker!
I checked on the Beginners’ Portfolio share prices when sorting out our next purchase, and what’s happened?

Blinkx (LSE: BLNX) shares have plummeted by 40%, that’s what! Yes, the price dropped a massive 65p to 111p on Thursday. But why?

It seems there’s an associate professor at Harvard Business School by the name of Benjamin Edelman, who considers himself something of a critic of online advertising — and he’s just published a damning rubbishing of Blinkx in his blog.

I won’t repeat the professor’s allegations, but he starts his blog report saying “Video and advertising conglomerate Blinkx tells investors its “strong performance” results from “strategic initiatives” and “expanding demand, content, and audiences.” Indeed, Blinkx recently climbed past a $1.2 billion valuation. At first glance, it sounds like a great business. But looking more carefully, I see reason for grave doubts“.

He seriously questions the company’s approach to presenting advertising material, even going as far as to imply fraud.

Denial
Blinkx, for its part, issued a denial on Thursday afternoon, saying it “strongly refutes the assertions made and conclusions drawn in the blog post“, adding that there is “no material change to the operational and financial performance or outlook for the business“.

Blinkx also highlighted a disclosure in the blog, which says that “I prepared a portion of this article at the request of a client that prefers not to be listed by name“.

A report in the Financial Times points out that a lot of institutional investors have been shorting Blinkx quite heavily — apparently nearly 17% of its free float is currently short.

So who’s got it in for Blinkx? Is the professor on the level? Are any of the allegations true? Is our investment in Blinkx a dead duck?

All these questions will be answered in a future episode of The Beginners’ Portfolio (hopefully).

The lessons
Meanwhile, what are the lessons for us as investors?

First of all, I’d caution people to be wary of putting credence on unsubstantiated allegations, especially those published at the behest of “a client that prefers not to be listed by name” — we should let the dust settle and see what emerges in the coming days and weeks.

Secondly, these events show that investing in a small high-growth share really can be risky, and you must be aware of the possibility of a volatile ride and of an occasional substantial fall.

And that brings me to diversification. In my view, if you want to punt for high-risk investments, only use a small portion of your capital and be prepared for the possibility of losing it — especially if you’re a beginner and haven’t yet developed the sanguine nature that comes with age and experience. We staked only 10% of our starting cash on Blinkx.

And last of all, as far as Blinkx is concerned, after the crash we’re only 200% up on our investment!

What’s next?
Oh, and before I go, I should tell you the next Beginners’ Portfolio purchase has been done, but with the excitement of Blinkx upstaging it, we’ll have to wait until next week to take a look.

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> Alan does not own any shares in Blinkx.

Still can't place a short bet on this stock... Market is set to only accept long positions...

What you expect from shorters?

negative comments..... Haystack , Shortie ( saying is going down to 60p )

Your views are bias so do not stand up like the fancy PAID professor

and also those jealous posters not in at this low prices