Saturday 16 October 2010

Blinkx creator carves a niche in video search

Talking turkey changed Suranga Chandratillake's life.

For years he reluctantly dragged himself to family gatherings, knowing that every time someone asked him about his job - as an executive who sifted through corporate data for other companies - their eyes would glaze over.

As it turned out, it was Thanksgiving that led him to a more interesting line of work.

Six years ago, a chat with a co-worker turned to carving the holiday bird, and Chandratillake went online for tips. He found plenty of written instructions on the Web but not the video carving lessons he was seeking. Inspiration struck, and he decided to create a video search engine to help solve the problem. Blinkx was born...

from
SFGate

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