MyHeritage.com: Do I really look like Rafael Nadal?
I found through Cyril Attias’s blog (in French) a funny website named MyHeritage. MyHeritage has a buzz feature named MyHeritage Face Recognition, that tells you which celebrities looks like you most.
As far as I’m concerned, I’m not especially proud of the results – except for Dudi Balsar, an Israeli lawyer and model that according to what my search engine tells me, often finds himself elected the sexiest man in Israel. Just like I do on a regular basis in France.
Anyways, leaving aside my own results, I found you might find funny to give MyHeritage Face Recognition a try. It’s all here.
Going back to more serious issues, I admire these companies who find ways to attract bloggers and generate a buzz through building nice little apps: Microsoft built PopFly to create mash ups in a sec, IBM built Development Engagement Service (the name really sucks though), Criteo built the Autoroll and made it quickly on the consumer market despite a DNA anchored in enterprises, U.[Lik] built an amazing widget that may easily plug onto your blog and show your virtual library, etc.
Can you think of companies that owe a good deal of their success to initially non-core business gadgets, widgets, plug ins & features?
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OK so I look like Matt Bellamy (Muse’sguitarist) and Paul Newman.
Sorry man…technology is still slightly too inefficient for me !
To answer your question, well, the first company that comes to mind is the infamous pets.com and their sock-puppet mascot. =) Oh, you wanted _successful_ companies… sorry =)
I really hope that their system is working as apparently I look alike Juliane Moore and Estella Warren! I will definitely tell that to my boyfriend when he fantasizes on models. Btw, he looks alike Jason Priestley, it is really good as we are moving to Beverly Hills in a few months! Thanks Jeremy, definitely fun.
One way to hack that system would be to use a picture they have on the site, like for example that picture of Matt Stone, and test who he looks like the most. I’m willing to bet the system will think Matt Stone looks more like someone else than himself.
A newspaper here had a similar thing for parliament elections couple of months ago. The leader of center-right looked most like some candidate from moderate-left… =)
I am really interested in visual applications, and concerning face recognition I have heard about a website launched by a recent HEC alumni (Benjamin Hakoun, Jeremy you know him probably), in which you can upload your picture in order to… try some sunglasses in 3D! The website is youarethemodel.com, it has generated a bit of buzz, anyone knows it?
Of course we know youarethemodel.com Fidji! Benjamin is from the same HEC intake as Raphaël, Steve, Alex & I are. I even wanted to blog about it but it’s still not available in English.
But you’re right to mention it indeed: it’s an excellent service with many potential applications.
Thanks for the kudos, Jeremy! AutoRoll has certainly been a fantastic help in spreading awareness and use of our recommendation engine throughout the blogosphere.
Brandon Watts
Criteo Evangelist