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Re: Reverse image search engine

#41
This works really well.

For some cool examples, check out http://tineye.com/cool_searches

Also, I recommend that you click the "compare images link" under each result image after you perform a search, to see which part it matched.

I've used tineye several times, and it's found the sources of heavily photoshopped images before. They've done a great job.

Re: Reverse image search engine

#42
post #10

From the FAQ: TinEye was created by Idée Inc. Idée develops advanced image identification and visual search software for photo wire agencies, stock photography firms, entertainment media companies and some of the world's leading imaging firms including Adobe Systems Inc. In other words, yes they intend for it to be used by content owners to find unauthorized use of their IP on the web. On the other hand, they claim t…

Well, Idée is an established business that already does the IP search service. This is a new service, but not necessarily for the same purpose.

Re: Reverse image search engine

#43

OK one use of this is to check for your copyrighted photos obv. But will people pay for such a service? There are just so many companies starting with seemingly no way to make money.

These guys already make money doing exactly that. This is a new service from a well-established small company.

Re: Reverse image search engine

#44
post #3

Not bad, but I think it would be more useful if I could submit an image and have the engine give me all the facts it could dig up about it, based on its context in other pages, geo tags and camera type (if available), etc. I think we're going to see some very interesting developments along these lines very soon. Scary stuff too. Imagine submitting a picture of yourself and finding out what the internet knows about yo…

Go outside, photograph random girls with phone camera, find their personal details with tineye, approach and start conversations. Fuck Yeah!

Re: Reverse image search engine

#45
post #3

Not bad, but I think it would be more useful if I could submit an image and have the engine give me all the facts it could dig up about it, based on its context in other pages, geo tags and camera type (if available), etc. I think we're going to see some very interesting developments along these lines very soon. Scary stuff too. Imagine submitting a picture of yourself and finding out what the internet knows about yo…

Go outside, photograph random girls with phone camera, find their personal details with tineye, approach and start conversations. Fuck Yeah!

Old-school, low-tech, real-time, in-person approach: "Hi. How's it going?"

Your TinEye approach, later that day, via email: "Hi. How's it going? You don't know me, but I surreptitiously took your photo in the park earlier today, uploaded it to a reverse image search engine, and eventually uncovered your personal data after an exhaustive web search. Care to get some coffee sometime?"

Why don't you A/B test these two approaches to find out which works best?

Re: Reverse image search engine

#46
post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go outside, photograph random girls with phone camera, find their personal details with tineye, approach and start conversations. Fuck Yeah!

Old-school, low-tech, real-time, in-person approach: "Hi. How's it going?" Your TinEye approach, later that day, via email: "Hi. How's it going? You don't know me, but I surreptitiously took your photo in the park earlier today, uploaded it to a reverse image search engine, and eventually uncovered your personal data after an exhaustive web search. Care to get some coffee sometime?" Why don't you A/B test these two a…

Why "later that day", don't you have internet access from the phone? :-) I agree the old skool approach would work better for me, but the high-tech one is still a boon for stalkers and such.

Re: Reverse image search engine

#47
I remember thinking about a service like this but for audio - for example you post a link to youtube video or some similar service and it would match audio in video with a song name. That would be pretty cool and useful.
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