Tue May 2,2006

VIDEONARY ON A MISSION TO ADD MOTION TO THE YELLOW PAGES.

Videonary (www.videonary.com) aims to fill the need for greater visual directory information. Examples include: users who wish to look around a hotel before checking in; users trying to choose between two holiday destinations; a business owner who has been wanting for ages to allow online consumers to check out products properly before making payment. Videonary is an online directory that integrates edited video footage which users can access and search to view listings and watch a short video clip, instead of going through lots of text or still images. The San Diego, California-based company utilizes the power and accuracy of the visual medium to provide information to the users. Videonary provides users with a collection of resources, including but not limited to an online video directory, search services, various communication tools, shopping services, personal networking services, personalized content, and branded programming.

Co-founded by Brian Elmi and Faraz Yaghouti, Videonary claims to be the world's first video directory. With a mission to make everything video, the company says that they wish to breakdown the barriers of the unknown, to allow people to feel comfortable when they visit a new place, to feel as if they had been there before. After Videonary was found in early 2004, Yashar M. Ahmadpour was acquired as a partner to lead the Sales and Business Development of the company. The Videonary website was later launched in September 2005. It enables local businesses all around the world and in all major business categories to use the power of the Internet to showcase and promote their products and services. On the other hand, this platform allows the potential consumers to make educated decisions and possibly save a considerable amount of time. They are empowered with the ability to visually compare and contrast among products and services in various categories including hotels, restaurants, cafes, salons, floral shops, doctor's offices, music, casinos, and much more.

If they are to achieve further success in their mission, the task ahead of Videonary is complex in the sense that they need an enormous amount of filming to do. Yet, if and when that happens the task for the consumers and, also to an extent, the local businesses should become simpler. The platform offers possibilities for the information industry in general. Information at Videonary is available free.

In their effort to add "motion" to the Yellow Pages, or to bring life to Internet advertising and listings, Videonary reports that they have filed for numerous patents. They wish to replace the current text-based informational system and yet utilize the vast potential of the Internet by transferring textual information into informative videos. The company claims that the inevitable future of the Internet lies in visual information and Videonary is leading the revolution, adding a new definition to both video and search.

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Tue Feb 7, 9:38 AM ET

Web Site Brings Yellow Pages To Life:

Trying to decide where to eat tonight but not sure what you're in the mood for? That's where the guys from Videonary come in.

Online Yellow Pages lets customers check out the product before they buy. If you want a taste of Spain without the airfare, visit Cafe Sevilla. If you want to sample Cafe Sevilla before you drive downtown, visit www.Videonary.com. Videonary is basically an online directory, taking the calm of black printing on yellow pages and bringing the business to life -- from floral shops, to doctor's offices. There's no charge to the online customer. Businesses only pay if they want to be a featured business with specific Web site links.

The businesses can also offer coupons through videonary, and in true high tech fasion, there's no coupon cutting -- it's sent straight to your phone. It's simple for the customer and another marketing feature for the business. The clientele is buildng with about 300 strong so far.

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