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Searching TV Shows with Google Video

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No, the Google Video search tool is not for finding naughty videos-use Yahoo Video for that (please, if you have kids, set on it's filter). Google Video, on the other hand, is a product of Google Labs and it enables you to search their growing archive of televised content, by looking for words in the transcript.

WebProWorld Google Labs For example, let's say that would like to know what ABC has been saying about the economy. It's as easy as going to Google Video and querying [Google Video page and type in your search term. You can do an advanced search by using the two special search operators: title: If you are looking for a specific TV show, you can use any any word from the show title. Note that you cannot search for a portion of the word, it must be a full word. For example, the word "nightline" will find the show Nightline but the string "night" will not (since Nightline is one word). Be aware that there can be no space between the operator and the keyword. Try the following example to bring up the Bulls and Bears TV show: [channel: If you want to search only a particular channel, use the channel: operator followed by the channel name. Make sure that there is no space between the operator and the keyword. This example will show what was said about the economy on ABC: [Google Video Help page and the Mark Fleming is the founder of a new blog called Google Tutor & Advisor

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