Comments on: Riya to Change Name, Looking to Sell Its Tech http://gigaom.com/2008/04/16/riya-to-change-name-looking-to-sell-its-tech/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:57:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: frank j http://gigaom.com/2008/04/16/riya-to-change-name-looking-to-sell-its-tech/#comment-877341 frank j Thu, 08 May 2008 02:24:50 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12173#comment-877341 This guy has no idea how to operate a successful business. Munjahl is egotistical, and while the site is driving some traffic, I doubt it will have success given his approach. Successful cse's thrive not only on their underlying technology and algorithms, but on their ability to listen to their clients and customers. Like.com management sorely lacks this. This guy has no idea how to operate a successful business. Munjahl is egotistical, and while the site is driving some traffic, I doubt it will have success given his approach. Successful cse’s thrive not only on their underlying technology and algorithms, but on their ability to listen to their clients and customers. Like.com management sorely lacks this.

]]> By: cl http://gigaom.com/2008/04/16/riya-to-change-name-looking-to-sell-its-tech/#comment-872548 cl Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:36:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12173#comment-872548 <p>Take a look at this job posting from Like.com: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/bus/650846429.html</p> <p>My favorite: If someone breaks the process, you go and find them and kick their ass to make sure that it does not happen again.</p> <p>This manager is a real winner. Nobody with any self-respect would work there.</p> Take a look at this job posting from Like.com:
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My favorite:
If someone breaks the process, you go and find them and kick their ass to make sure that it does not happen again.

This manager is a real winner. Nobody with any self-respect would work there.

]]> By: PixLover http://gigaom.com/2008/04/16/riya-to-change-name-looking-to-sell-its-tech/#comment-871589 PixLover Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:55:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12173#comment-871589 <p>You can get the technology from a Visual Search Company called PIXSTA (www.pixsta.com), no need to buy Riya. Having successfully build a publisher network, they offer Product Level Advertisement via the Pixsta AdImage application. Pixsta looks much more like true visual search, versus just another e-commerce like.com page. Pixsta offers true algorithmic results. Inputs are images, outputs are images. Very fast navigation with millions of images. I have always liked the innovative interface the guys have developed.</p> You can get the technology from a Visual Search Company called PIXSTA (www.pixsta.com), no need to buy Riya. Having successfully build a publisher network, they offer Product Level Advertisement via the Pixsta AdImage application. Pixsta looks much more like true visual search, versus just another e-commerce like.com page. Pixsta offers true algorithmic results. Inputs are images, outputs are images. Very fast navigation with millions of images. I have always liked the innovative interface the guys have developed.

]]> By: andale redux http://gigaom.com/2008/04/16/riya-to-change-name-looking-to-sell-its-tech/#comment-871568 andale redux Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:47:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12173#comment-871568 <p>Munjal spends cash like Paris Hilton. I agree with bbub - he's hyping Like and trying to "raise money" by selling the Riya turd because VCs won't invest any more in Like.</p> <p>12-18 months, Like will be on the ash heap. Why do people keep giving this guy money?</p> Munjal spends cash like Paris Hilton. I agree with bbub - he’s hyping Like and trying to “raise money” by selling the Riya turd because VCs won’t invest any more in Like.

12-18 months, Like will be on the ash heap. Why do people keep giving this guy money?

]]> By: bbub http://gigaom.com/2008/04/16/riya-to-change-name-looking-to-sell-its-tech/#comment-871545 bbub Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:41:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12173#comment-871545 <p>i read this story as munjal desperately trying to get some hits to like.com. it is nothing more then his game of trying to create his usual hype. WTF is like.com? why would somebody fund it? and why would somebody use it?</p> i read this story as munjal desperately trying to get some hits to like.com. it is nothing more then his game of trying to create his usual hype. WTF is like.com? why would somebody fund it? and why would somebody use it?

]]> By: Sebastian http://gigaom.com/2008/04/16/riya-to-change-name-looking-to-sell-its-tech/#comment-871508 Sebastian Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:16:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=12173#comment-871508 <p>The idea of selling their technology is a bit flawed.</p> <ol> <li><p>They'll likely want to keep the personnel that developed Riya, leaving the new owner without the best people to improve the technology - those who created it originally.</p></li> <li><p>They invested a lot of money and failed to succeed. (They changed strategy because recognizing faces was more difficult than they thought!)</p></li> </ol> <p>Whoever buys their technology, even if it's cheap, will end up having to invest a whole lot of additional money but has to hire the right people for that, first.</p> <p>Only one of the big corporations could do that, realistically: Yahoo, Microsoft or Google Google already owns Neven Vision. This leaves Yahoo and Microsoft.</p> <p>I have a possible model for using Riya, though. Microsoft could buy the company and open up the technology. They could give away the technology (via an API) for free and restricted (maximum 100 calls free per day) to developers and sell "recognition-appliances" to developers and companies that need more.</p> <p>Facebook could be enhanced a lot through that, and Microsoft could buy a lot of fans in the technology-crowd!</p> The idea of selling their technology is a bit flawed.

  1. They’ll likely want to keep the personnel that developed Riya, leaving the new owner without the best people to improve the technology - those who created it originally.

  2. They invested a lot of money and failed to succeed. (They changed strategy because recognizing faces was more difficult than they thought!)

Whoever buys their technology, even if it’s cheap, will end up having to invest a whole lot of additional money but has to hire the right people for that, first.

Only one of the big corporations could do that, realistically: Yahoo, Microsoft or Google
Google already owns Neven Vision. This leaves Yahoo and Microsoft.

I have a possible model for using Riya, though. Microsoft could buy the company and open up the technology. They could give away the technology (via an API) for free and restricted (maximum 100 calls free per day) to developers and sell “recognition-appliances” to developers and companies that need more.

Facebook could be enhanced a lot through that, and Microsoft could buy a lot of fans in the technology-crowd!

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