Pluggd gets new name, launches video publishing platform

Pluggd gets new name, launches video publishing platform

Pluggd, a company that has already developed audio and video search technology, is launching a back-end software service designed for high-end online video publishing. The new service, what the company calls a video platform, integrates the existing search capabilities to let publishers more easily identify… Continue Reading

Pluggd raises $6M for audio-video word search

Pluggd raises $6M for audio-video word search

Pluggd, a Seattle company that lets you search audio and video files for words or themes, has raised just under $6 million in financing.

Pluggd is a hot company because it does something well that few others have been able to match. You can search for… Continue Reading

Pluggd begins delivery of better audio search

Pluggd begins delivery of better audio search

Pluggd, a Seattle company, has delivered a widget that lets you search audio (and soon, video) on third-party sites in more sophisticated ways.

It has been working away on a technology that allows you to search for specific terms or themes within audio. We wrote… Continue Reading

Veotag raises $750,000 for video time-stamp tagging

Veotag raises $750,000 for video time-stamp tagging

New York company Veotag has raised an angel round of $750,000 to build out its nifty video time-stamp tagging feature.

By time-stamp tags, we mean that Veotag lets you list the different events or subjects appearing in your video — according to the exact time they… Continue Reading

Roundup: Cisco sues, Avvenu, Weatherbill, Techdirt, Blue Origin & more

Roundup: Cisco sues, Avvenu, Weatherbill, Techdirt, Blue Origin & more

Here’s the latest wrap-up of Silicon Valley tech news:

Cisco sues Apple over iPhone name — Who cares? If Apple loses, it will come up with a different name. Like, ApplePhone, or iPodPhone. Details of suit.

Yahoo signs deal with Akimbo to deliver video to televisions — Just the… Continue Reading

Pluggd “perfects” audio and video search, raises $1.65M

Pluggd “perfects” audio and video search, raises $1.65M

Declaring it has “perfected the user experience” for audio and visual search, Seattle start-up Pluggd has raised $1.65 million from Intel and angel investors to help it start distributing its technology.

If you haven’t played with Pluggd, you should. It provides that “wow” experience, giving you… Continue Reading