Ever notice how it’s hard to find exactly what you’re looking for with video search?

That’s why at Kosmix we’ve incorporated videos into our Topic Home Pages, bringing video results for most any query.

Not that I’m knocking YouTube or other video search, it just so happens we all got so used to search, that when you go looking for a video, you’re already conditioned to search using keywords. But a video usually doesn’t have many keywords associated with it, and unless you happen to guess exactly the right keyword related to what you’re looking for, you aren’t ever going to find the right video.

Truveo is a step in the right direction, with more video providers and deeper categories to search within, but you’ll still hit that invisible wall when entering more natural terms or abstract queries rather than keywords.

Let’s say you want to travel, get some inspiration, and all you know is you want “natural beauty.” Not so much inspiration in the results from Truveo.
http://truveo.com/?method=truveo.videos.getVideos&query=natural%20beauty&results=10&start=0&showRelatedItems=1&tagResults=10&channelResults=10&categoryResults=10&userResults=10

Enter in “natural beauty” at Kosmix Travel, and you’ll get videos of the Dead Sea.
http://www.kosmix.com/Travel/natural_beauty-s?

In health try, “Relaxation,” and you get videos for acupuncture and meditation.
http://www.kosmix.com/Health/relaxation-s?

With Kosmix mapping your intent for abstract queries, and displaying videos accordingly, videos move closer to the experience of flipping through channels on your TV; exploring possibilities with video results rather than being constricted by keyword search.

–Matthew Krajewski