Two Men Bring Visible Change to Search
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It's not exactly news that Google (GOOG Quote) dominates text search on the Internet. Nor is it surprising that Google is working to broaden its command of image and video search. But Google is going about the latter all wrong.
The problem with searching for images or video through Google is that you have to describe the image and moving pictures you're seeking with a text description. You then refine your search with more text detail. See the problem? Your visual senses, when searching, become completely reliant on your verbal capacity, along with the text and metadata associated with an image or video.
A video-search competitor, Blinkx, attempts to offer better results by searching a transcription of audio corresponding with the video. Again, your search results are based on auditory clues, not visual.
Enter Bryan Calkins, 47, and Dr. Leonid Kontsevich, 49, founders of CogniSign. ...
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