Searching for Audiovisual Content. The Observatory publishes a new IRIS Special report

The fact that Google has just announced that it can predict the spread of 'flu using massive, cross-referenced search data proves just how significant Internet search functions have become. In a brand new report the European Audiovisual Observatory looks at the various mechanisms currently available for searching specifically for audiovisual content on the web. The report concentrates on search engines and electronic programme guides as the 'virtual librarians' which allow us to seek and find video content according to key words and other search criteria.

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