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July 20, 2006
Google video quoting
Google video quoting: Google Video now parses a query term added to the URL to jump directly to a particular time in a video asset. (Example: "#1m26s" appended to the video address jumps one minute, twenty-six seconds into the play time.) This isn't startling functionality -- Kevin Lynch had some samples awhile back on how to handle application-state variables appended to an URL -- but it's a nice amenity that the Google Video shell SWF now recognizes timestamps added to the end of a web address.
Posted by JohnDowdell at July 20, 2006 09:43 AM
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Hi JD,
I noticed your posting about Google's mid-video linking feature, and thought your readers might want to hear about a more robust solution.
My company, veotag (www.veotag.com), has a new service that enables anyone to add clickable text to just about any video (or audio file) on the Web.
For a sample, please go to http://www.veotag.com/jalc and select any of the programs listed. You'll see the video start to play, and the clickable text will appear right next to it (works well with Windows Media Player and IE6 or better).
With veotag, audio and video producers can describe for their audiences what’s inside a video or audio file and let them click directly to parts they want, eliminating a lot of frustration.
The basic service is free. Please take a look and let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Howard
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veotag, Inc.
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Posted by: Howard Seibel at July 20, 2006 12:25 PM