Google Preps Video Distribution Service

While everyone else is diving into the sea of online music, Google has decided to turn towards video with their new distribution service.

“Google began testing its prototype video search engine in January, which scours the closed captioning text of television shows from a variety of channels. Users can view still images from a segment, but due to unsettled licensing issues, cannot see video clips nor read full transcripts.

That may be about to change, however. Google is rolling out the first phase of its Video Upload Program, which was briefly outlined by company co-founder Larry Page last week. The program enables users to sign up and upload their personal videos to Google, where they will be indexed and integrated into search results. ”

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