FindAnyFilm Search Engine
January 30, 2009
The UK Film Council has launched a search engine that focuses specifically on film. FindAnyFilm.com is free and has 30,000+ entries. It serves data, descriptions, viewing options, and where to buy links with the goals of both education and stopping film piracy. A statement from the council in UK Launches “Google for Films” here called FindAnyFilm.com “a Google for films.”
Was Google paying attention? Beyond Search opines that a competitive service would squeeze FindAnyFilm’s customers. Google does already offer a movie showtimes function and a Google Directory here, but nothing near as specific as FindAnyFilm.com. The only thing Google would have to do is code up the proper search and build an interface page – the kinds of things Google does at breakfast. Knowing Google’s propensity to squeeze little geese, this FindAnyFilm service may find modest traffic. The draw that may hold Google off is the small audience – the number of users in the UK is small compared to the rest of the world; FindAnyFilm definitely targets that market and lists movie prices in pounds, which further narrows its reach.
Jessica Bratcher, January 30, 2009
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