Searching for the Spoken Word

Most Internet surfers know how to use one search engine or another for finding printed references for a particular topic. They may even be able to find appropriately titled images, sounds or video files. These media searches usually require that the appropriate search phrase is located somewhere on the same page or within the media filename. Podscope actually searches audio and video files and "listens" for the search term. So even if the key phrase does not appear on the printed web page, it will be found in the audio or video file if it is spoken.

CAUTION: Just like text searching, this kind of searching may lead to many false hits when the search term is only mentioned as a casual reference within an audio file. Example: You are looking for info about martial arts and you find an audio interview with a rocket scientist who happens to mention in passing that he likes martial arts movies. The rest of the audio may have nothing to do with your search topic.