The political sphere is the playground for Googles new gadget to be beta tested, the G-Audi. This tool is created to transcribe video feeds on the web, creating a text-based reference that can be searched.
Traditionally video has not been able to be searched because of the lack of text for webcrawlers to grab. The transcriptions of the audio feed on video will create a searchable back end document. This will be able to find words typed into the search field and bring the viewer to directly to the place the audio uses the searched word or phrase.
Currently under testing and review this function is being used for political video on U Tube. This potentially could allow surfers to find both video/audio as well as text for any and all subjects. Research will be changed dramatically with this function, especially with politics, where the primary manner of communication is video/audio rather than written materials.
Where will it go next? For now enjoy pulling up the politicians answers to taxes, health care or the war while they battle it out for presidency.
