links for 2008-09-21

• Biztechtalk.com - Website Information
  Quarkbase is a mashup of multiple sources to get a profile on websites - traffic via alexa, ownership/details via zoominfo, etc.. Looks like they're just starting, and personally, I'd go with Compete data over Alexa, but perhaps that's on the todo list.
  (tags: alexa analytics quarkbase biztechtalk zoominfo traffic_tracking)
• Google Audio Indexing: Keyword Searches for Political Videos - ReadWriteWeb
  Findability of a different sort - Google Audio Indexing (or GAUDI - not the architect, nor the Alan Parsons album) is up and running in the Google Labs, enabling text-based search of political videos on YouTube. Again, more than one way to approach findability, and even though this capability is not new to the world, it's becoming more realistic for the world at large versus those with deep pockets (like the intelligence world).
  (tags: igoogle search tools google video audio politics findability market_iq_on_findability)
• Shazam - The amazing music discovery engine. Join our Community
  Many paths to audio search - in this case, you take an iPhone, an iPhone app (Shazam), turn on the mic for Shazam to listen to a clip (playing on your car radio perhaps), and matches the clip to find the artist, album, etc.. Findability - it's not just search, and it certainly isn't just text!
  (tags: iphone applications shazam recognition search learning findability market_iq_on_findability music)