Video search engine blinkx.com is now the fasting growing video site in the US, and the ninth fastest growing in the UK. It now holds 16th place in the top 20 video sites.
In the UK, traffic to the site soared 681% in the year to July 2008, according to a report by Neilsen Online, which noted, "Video is one of the fastest-growing sectors and blinkx is allowing viewers to search across millions of hours of professional and consumer-generated video. The site also taps further into the social media phenomenon by enabling viewers to build customized video walls for their blogs or MySpace pages."
"As more and more television, movies and other video content is available online - tens of millions of hours and counting - we have noticed a sharp increase in visitors who are looking for their favorite show or a recent news clip - whether it's an well-loved sitcom, an Olympic moment or the latest U.S. convention speech," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO of blinkx. "It's clear that there will continue to be great demand for our technology among users, advertisers and content owners who want to take full advantage of the exploding video Web."
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