editor Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 There's a new feature now available at HAIF: HAIF-TV scours YouTube for Houston-related videos. Take a look at it and tell me what you think. Just click the "HAIF-TV" link next to the Blog and Gallery links. Quote
ricco67 Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 You're getting to be THE place to go to for Houston Related stuff, eh? I already see you on google for just about every Houston search I do. Quote
lockmat Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 I like the idea a lot, but I'm still looking for the Houston related videos. Quote
editor Posted January 13, 2008 Author Posted January 13, 2008 I like the idea a lot, but I'm still looking for the Houston related videos.It's my understanding that it should get more accurate over time. It's searching the videos for words like "Houston" and "Texas" and "Real Estate" and "Home Improvement" -- things that HAIF is mostly about. Since it's only been online for a few minutes, I'm going to cut it some slack for right now. Quote
Jax Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 When I click Haif-tv it says "an error has occurred, please try again later". Quote
ricco67 Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 It's my understanding that it should get more accurate over time. It's searching the videos for words like "Houston" and "Texas" and "Real Estate" and "Home Improvement" -- things that HAIF is mostly about. Since it's only been online for a few minutes, I'm going to cut it some slack for right now. Well, I kinda' figured that was the deal. I figure over the next few months it should be rather interesting to see what crops up. Maybe some porn stars named "Houston" will show up. Or do you have that filtered as well, Ed? I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of videos are out there. Quote
lockmat Posted January 13, 2008 Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) I've searched for many of those types of videos w/ those keywords before. It's hard to find any that are relevant and interesting that aren't just advertisments.I like the idea for sure. I already do the same thing for articles on google. I subscribe to news stories "allintitle: houston" and sometimes search for "houston development"Something else to think about editor, is that google searches for youtube videos and i think yahoo ones as well. Edited January 13, 2008 by lockmat Quote
editor Posted January 14, 2008 Author Posted January 14, 2008 When I click Haif-tv it says "an error has occurred, please try again later". That's odd. It works here. Do you get a blue pop-up window when you click? Something else to think about editor, is that google searches for youtube videos and i think yahoo ones as well. That seemed unlikely to me since Google owns YouTube, but I looked it up and it turns out you're right. Partially, at least. Google the search engine indexes videos from rivals, but it can only legally serve videos from its own service -- YouTube. I should add "HAIF" to the keywords so that if HAIFers post their own videos they can flag them to appear in the list. Quote
Pumapayam Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 You're getting to be THE place to go to for Houston Related stuff, eh? I already see you on google for just about every Houston search I do.Seriously, one of my high school friends found me on here because she was doing a Houston search on something. HAIF is like the local Houston Wikipedia on stuff. Quote
houstonmacbro Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 You're getting to be THE place to go to for Houston Related stuff, eh? I already see you on google for just about every Houston search I do.May advertisers bless you with abundant ads! Quote
lockmat Posted February 16, 2008 Posted February 16, 2008 This thing is not working. Is there anyway we can help, like somehow input the videos that we've found? Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.