The Seattle-Search.com Blog

The Seattle-based Pixsy Media Search Platform is now driving Video.info.com, a part of Info.com, that will allow users to search and discover millions of online videos in popular categories including celebrity, news, viral, entertainment, sports and travel. The flexible, private label media search engine aggregates video content from across the web from leading providers including YouTube, Revver, Blastro, BusinessWeek, Hollywood.com, AddictingClips.com, Grouper, MetaCafe, Reuters, Sharkle, USA Today and dozens more.

“By seamlessly assimilating the best of breed tools, Info.com stays ahead of the curve in the search engine industry,” said Chase Norlin, CEO of Pixsy Corporation. “We’re excited to partner with Info.com in multimedia search and look forward to collaborating with them in the future.”

Atlas In-Stream Video Simplifies Process of Placing Video Ads Online with Complete End-to-End Solution — as with Banner Ads

The new Atlas In-Stream Video product for serving online advertising allows an unprecedented level of accountability for web-based, in-stream video advertising. Using Atlas In-Stream Video, online marketers and publishers have the ability to place in-stream video ads on the Web as easily as display banners, plus accurately measure the conversion and reach of these campaigns across a multi-site media plan.

By offering third-party ad serving for the full spectrum of digital advertising formats — banners, search, rich media and now in-stream video — the Atlas Digital Marketing Suite is enabling more avenues for creative optimization and improved targeting. With one single, integrated view of online digital marketing metrics, via the Atlas Digital Marketing Suite, marketers can discover insights across digital channels, and between brand and direct-response marketing efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

A posting on Seattle’s CraigsList from the professed owner of the domain name GooTube.com is seeking to cash in on Google’s announced $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube this week. Headlined “GooTube.com web design SERIOUS APPLICANTS ONLY” the post declares it is looking for “the most qualified team of web designers and developers in the Seattle area to create a robust site, in an extremely short amount of time.”

The owner proclaims, “I am the owner of GooTube.com, and we currently have plans to sell our rights to the name at live auction at the end of this month. Although it might be prudent to wait and see what happens, we have decided to attempt to fetch one of the largest amounts ever for a domain name sale now, to give hungry and forward-thinking domain investors the opportunity to purchase, and/or to strengthen our selling position for a potential offer from one of the “Big Three.” We don’t know whether to say “Good Luck!” on the domain sale when “GooLuck!” may be more appropriate.