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title: Google may acquire Riya
date: "2005-11-17T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 505
description: I'm following reports that Google may acquire Riya, a startup specializing in computer vision that recognizes faces and text in photos. This deal could significantly improve automated tagging and search within Google's image services.
keywords: [google, riya, image recognition, face recognition, computer vision, acquisitions, photo search]
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[Google may acquire Riya](http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/051117-154647). [Riya](http://www.riya.com/) can recognise faces and lettering in your pictures.

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## Comments

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- **Sai** _8 Dec 2005 11:50 pm_:
  Hi, do post the rest of the tips for excel when you get the time. Good Stuff.

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