Right now, we're the Yahoo of audio. Shambro is doing his best to cater to the growing audience of Internet video and audio consumers. A typical visit to the StreamSearch site could yield Fox Sports highlights of NBA action, a preview of Leonardo DiCaprio's latest flick, The Beach, an audio sampling of the Backstreet Boys' latest single, and streaming video of presidential debates in South Carolina.
Users can even receive an audio file that spouts their daily horoscope.
All clips open in targeted JavaScript windows and are ready for any media player. Before the inspiration for StreamSearch, Shambro spent seven years working in sales with the Savvis Corporation, a global internetworking provider. Although he had little experience in Web design and business development, Shambro pitched his concept of a single audio and video Web destination to private investors and received seed money last May. He got his management team in place, opened offices in New York and Los Angeles, and established partnerships with content providers as diverse as Reuters and Atom Films. And according to Larry Markus, an analyst with Alex Brown, Shambro may have struck a veritable market gold mine.