Comments on: Riya Goes it Alone

By: Innovatorz.org Home (Test) » Blog Archive » Google Video Search Needs To Improve

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:54:50 +0000

[...] What isn’t clear is that Google will be very good at video search which, like their image search, is based entirely on metadata bolted on to the videos. Their track record in media search is a big snooze so far - they’ve experimented with using human labor to add tags to images, while startups like Riya (through it’s new Like.com product) are actually trying to analyze the images themselves when returning results. Google almost acquired Riya a year ago, but pulled out at the last minute. Today, Google is not the first place I go to search for images. It’s Flickr. [...]

By: TechCrunch en français » Google acquiert Neven Vision

TechCrunch en français » Google acquiert Neven Vision — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:16:00 +0000

[...] Google était très sérieusement intéressé par l’acquisition du service de reconnaissance Riya mais cela n’a pas eu lieu finalement. Riya depuis a pris un nouveau virage au-delà de son activité d’origine. [...]

By: DiTTES.iNFO BLOG » A better way to organize photos? Google kauft Neven Vision

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:04:03 +0000

[...] Nachdem Google also Riya nicht gekauft hat (aus welchen Gründe auch immer), sollen jetzt die Funktion der biometrischen Suche für Googles Picasa und wohl auch die Bildersuche im Web eingeführt werden. [...]

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Google、生態認証のNeven Visionを買収

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Google、生態認証のNeven Visionを買収 — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:35:52 +0000

[...] Googleは前は写真認識のRiya買収に乗り気だったが、結局それは取り止めとなった。Riyaはその後、顔認証から他の分野にも事業を拡大している。 [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Google acquires biometric company Neven Vision

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:12:31 +0000

[...] Google was previously interested in aquiring photo recognition company Riya, but in the end did not. Riya has since expanded its focus beyond facial recognition. [...]

By: Saahil Chopra » Blog Archive » 7 Elite Web 2.0 Products To Acquire

Saahil Chopra » Blog Archive » 7 Elite Web 2.0 Products To Acquire — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:14:18 +0000

[...] Riya Riya has created waves among the netizens in such a short time and there were tens of rumors about Riya being acquired even before it’s public release. What Riya does, it does best and there really is no competitor yet and I doubt there will be is it is not that simple to emulate. Surely companies should have taken notice of this fact and if acquired early, Riya might prove to be the biggest asset. This looks like Google’s playground, if you ask me. After Photo Recognition is no small thing. [...]

By: Chrono Tron - 100% » Blog Archive » 7 Elite Web 2.0 Products to best Acquire

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:54:42 +0000

[...] 5)Riya:: Riya has created waves among the netizens in such a short time and there were tens of rumors about Riya being acquired even before it’s public release. What Riya does, it does best and there really is no competitor yet and I doubt there will be is it is not that simple to emulate. Surely companies should have taken notice of this fact and if acquired early, Riya might prove to be the biggest asset. This looks like Google’s playground, if you ask me. After Photo Recognition is no small thing. [...]

By: Atapās » 试用传说中的照片搜索

Atapās » 试用传说中的照片搜索 — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:30:49 +0000

[...] Riya致力于独立开发自己的软体，不打算整合到任何一家公司。只为了完成他们的影像搜寻梦 [...]

By: Atapās

Atapās — Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:30:29 +0000

试用传说中的照片搜索…

老早就收入在 bookmark 中的 Riya 带有这样的 description: “传说中google要收购但还不知道效果好不好的照片搜索”。今早因为在翻一款比较合适自己用的 To-do list，不小心翻到他的页面，发现已经……

By: 隨風飄揚的Randy » Riya!Next generational photo search engine!

隨風飄揚的Randy » Riya!Next generational photo search engine! — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 04:04:36 +0000

[...] http://www.techcrunch.com/2005.....s-on-riya/ 大意是說，Riya致力於獨立開發自己的軟體，不打算整合到任何一家公司。只為了完成他們的影像搜尋夢。 [...]

By: Transparent Agenda » Riya Beta

Transparent Agenda » Riya Beta — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:22:35 +0000

[...] Riya sent me an invite to beta test their photo web site. In the email they did an interesting thing. They provided tags for bloggers so they can track down issues and fix the program. Great idea. I really want to try the software I just don’t have time to transfers a 1,000 photos over to my PC and then upload them to Riya. They say they are working on a Mac client, when it is available I am in. Or maybe I will just wait until Google or Yahoo buys them. As a Flickr user I am rooting to Yahoo at the moment. I think the Google sail has already shipped regarding Riya if word around the net is to be believed. [...]

By: TechCrunch » Riya to Launch Today

TechCrunch » Riya to Launch Today — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:23:24 +0000

[...] Rumors are buzzing today that the long awaited, almost acquired photo facial recognition service Riya should be moving out of private alpha and launching a public beta sometime today. The main site is currently down and “asks for your patience”, which certainly suggests that something interesting is going on over there. [...]

By: More Funding for Riya » Web 2.0 Blog

More Funding for Riya » Web 2.0 Blog — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:29:15 +0000

[...] After the acquisition rumours that surrounded Riya not so long ago (see Michael Arrington’s post on TechCrunch) it is good to see them start 2006 off with some good news (again reported by the great Michael Arrington on TechCrunch). Apparently the facial recognition company have secured an additional $15 million dollars from existing investors Bay Partners. [...]

By: TechCrunch » Riya Nails Second Round Financing

TechCrunch » Riya Nails Second Round Financing — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 06:14:33 +0000

[...] This is exceptional news for Riya and a great recovery after the acquisition rumor fiasco late last year. [...]

By: WEBディレクションやってます blog

WEBディレクションやってます blog — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 04:06:40 +0000

> Web2.0の次を考える…

昨年末はblogも放置してしまっていたので、見落としていたのですが、「画像認識技術を応用して『写真の自動タグ付け（写真の中の顔を判定して写真に人の名前等のタグを自動で付ける）技術』保有VBのRiyaをGoogleやMicrosoftが買収するかも？」て話ですが、流れたみたいですね。…

By: CrunchNotes » Fuck You, Josh Stomel

CrunchNotes » Fuck You, Josh Stomel — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:06:46 +0000

[...] My Post on Riya Riya, the celebrated facial recognition company that has allowed in a few lucky alpha testers over the last few months, was the subject of significant acquisition rumors a few weeks ago. â€œSourcesâ€ put the price in the $30 million range, although the company was understandably silent, even during their launch party a few days later. [...]

By: Bala

Bala — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:13:10 +0000

I asked Robert this on his blog… When you guys talk so highly about Riya, is it the technology or how well Riya as an application performs? Here is what I found using Riya (includes a link to some test images that failed basic image recognition): http://balak.blogspot.com/2005.....hurts.html

By: Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Riya not recognized by Google

Scobleizer - Microsoft Geek Blogger » Riya not recognized by Google — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 05:45:56 +0000

[...] the investor’s view from Peter Rip and an answer to Peter from Tech Crunch’s Michael Arrington. Filed under: Google, Microsoft, Blog Stuff @ 8:00 pm# [...]

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 02:44:17 +0000

Hi,

OK I feel there is a bit of an elephant in the living room with Riya, that nobody is talking about (so far as I can tell). There are HUGE big brother issues with this product. I know that, as Riya is set up, it will only tag people in your photos. But still - Google using Riya? Seems like there would be some big problems there. Foreign governments have already had a number of issues with Google maps, but I imagine Riya controversy would cause issues on a far greater magnitude. Am I missing something?

By: Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing

Don Dodge on The Next Big Thing — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:52:10 +0000

What “problem” does Riya solve?

The hype and rumors around Riya is perplexing to me. In fact, count me as skeptical. Some of the uber bloggers, Robert Scoble, Om Malik, and Michael Arrington have been praising Riya, yet saying little about what Riya actually does. These guys are very…

By: Riya may have to work for Money @ So Many Schemes

Riya may have to work for Money @ So Many Schemes — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 16:33:21 +0000

[...] On the other hand, this doesn’t mean Riya won’t make it big, it just means they might have to try. See also Jeff Clavier, Scoble, and Michael Arrington. [...]

By: Rodrigo A. SepÃºlveda Schulz

Rodrigo A. SepÃºlveda Schulz — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:57:09 +0000

Google passes on Riya, and more about meebo

OK, lots of rumors lately about Google buying up the face recognition technology start-up (that hasnt even launched) Riya. The deal is dead now it seems. You know what? I feel relieved, and will tell you why in a

By: DeVoogt.com

DeVoogt.com — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:32:54 +0000

Riya Rumors Update…

Breaking news via Techcrunch: Munjal has an update on the Riya Google rumors. Google has passed on the deal but Robert is urging Microsoft to have another look. Robert, keep pushing them! I am an alpha user too and

By: Xen Dolev

Xen Dolev — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:48:53 +0000

It ainâ€™t over till the fat lady singsâ€¦ or until the agreement is signed.

By: 2803, le blog

2803, le blog — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:37:43 +0000

Cela a Ã©tÃ© confirmÃ© par le boss de Riya sur son blog Riya ne deviendra pas une entitÃ© de Google, pour le moment…
Pour information, le service est toujours rÃ©servÃ© Ã quelques alpha testeurs dont moi…
Riya
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