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AOL Buys Video Search Firm

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the internet-is-for-porn dept.

Eric Newman writes "TheStreet.com is reporting that America Online has purchased Truveo.com. From the article: 'Truveo has a proprietary technology called visual crawling that lets it automatically discover video files on Web pages, enabling customers to see updated information on news, sports and entertainment. The acquisition, which closed Dec. 21, was AOL's fifth last year. News of the deal wasn't released until Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed.' Note that the deal closed the same week that Google bought a 5% stake in AOL, in part to collaborate on video technology."

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  1. the true meaning by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    'Truveo has a proprietary technology called visual crawling that lets it automatically discover video files on Web pages, enabling customers to see updated information

    And by "updated information", of course, they mean "porn".

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  2. Didn't Google by dbucowboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    already implement an effective video search technology?

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    This just in! 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the population.
  3. You've got by OSS_ilation · · Score: 2, Funny

    Video! Now, please wait while new content is loaded. Loading...

  4. Re:How? by Rei · · Score: 1, Funny

    What they don't mention is that to get rid of the videos when you're done, all you have to do is pick up your screen and shake it for a bit.

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  5. video search, eh? by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 1, Funny

    And now, the stream of p0rn related jokes in 3...2...1...

    "Hey, looks like Clippy found 5000 new videos, let's see what ... CLIPPY! You little pervert!"

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