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SnapStream
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SnapStream is a

HTPC for the creation of Beyond TV. However, Beyond TV has not been updated since 2010, as a result of the company shifting focus towards the Enterprise Search product.[1]

Products

SnapStream TV Search

In mid-2007, SnapStream developed an

digital video recording.[3] Today, the TV search appliance is deployed at all kinds of organizations in government, education and entertainment who closely monitor and archive traditional television media.[4]

Beyond TV

Firefly PC Remote

Released in 2004, this remote control uses radio frequency to operate a Windows-based computer via its Beyond Media Basic software (or a Windows XP Media Center Edition PC via Microsoft's Media Center Edition operating system) and can control other applications.[5][6]

TV Trends

TV Trends, a free and open resource to the public, was SnapStream's online database of searchable TV.

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Accordingly, these patterns may align with trending topics on Twitter and Google, and provide a measurable indicator of the associative relationship between traditional media and social media at any given time.[8]

Type in up to 10 keywords for comparison and the site creates visual graphs, showing a historical representation of televised media coverage dating back to late 2008.[9] TV Trends graphs can be embedded so that users can interact with and manipulate the timeline view.[10]

The service was taken down on June 21, 2011, according to the company's blog.[11]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Brent (September 14, 2010). "Goodbye Old Friend – Snapstream BeyondTV Withers on the Vine". GeekTonic. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
  2. ^ Murph, Darren (December 13, 2007). "SnapStream Enterprise TV Server: ten tuners, 8TB of storage". Engadget HD. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  3. ^ Fenwick, Alexandra (March 31, 2010). "Stream of Consciousness: SnapStream and the future of searchable video". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  4. ^ Patel, Purva (December 22, 2009). "Local company is early to video search technology". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  5. ^ Howard, Bill (September 15, 2004). "SnapStream Firefly". PC Magazine. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "SnapStream Firefly PC Remote". CNET Archive. November 8, 2004. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Rao, Leena (December 31, 2009). "Twitter Reigns Supreme On The Tube". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  8. ^ Linder, Brad (June 11, 2009). "SnapStream's TV Trends is like Google Trends for TV". Download Squad. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  9. ^ Rao, Leena (June 10, 2009). "SnapStream Charts Trending Topics On The Tube". Tech Crunch. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
  10. ^ Lewin, Elisabeth (June 12, 2009). "SnapStream Debuts Video Search Tool". Podcasting News. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  11. ^ SnapStream TV Searcher Blog - Farewell to TV Trends

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