blinkx Named One of TIME.com's '50 Best Websites' of 2007

July 17, 2007; 02:45 AM

blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced that it has been selected by TIME.com as one of the "50 Best Websites" of 2007. The award honors "the best examples of what's new and exciting about the Web right now." The public then ranks the top websites on TIME.com, and the results of the votes will be announced in mid-August.

As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to find rich media online. blinkx has indexed over 14,000,000 hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable for free to users on the Web. With its patented technology that includes speech-to-text transcription and visual analysis, blinkx has cemented its position as the premier destination for video search on the Web.

"We've indexed a tremendous amount of video content using our patented technology and we've made it easy to find the most relevant and comprehensive results using blinkx," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "It is an honor to be selected, not only by TIME.com, but also by the users who are voting for their favorite sites."

TIME.com recognizes the best websites in 5 categories including: Arts and Leisure, Audio and Video, News and Information, Social Networks and Web Services.

More information about the awards can be found at: http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1633488_1633458,00.html

About blinkx

blinkx (London AIM: BLNX) is the world's most comprehensive video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 14,000,000 hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge -- as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to -- and even see -- the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at http://www.blinkx.com.