DISQUS

what facial recognition API do they use?

They're targeting what seems to me to be an extremely narrow niche, but the design is just impeccable and easy to follow. It's a grade A piece of software for what they're trying to do. I really hope they can get the users they want. My prediction is they may have to diversify out of the narrow niche of type A high college students who fit the profile of the user who'd use this into into something broader.

...And by the way, whatup Scott! Amazing work bro!!!

James
from
FaceySpacey.com - "The Startup Incubator"

I would disagree with what you're saying about big companies stepping all over every one to get where they're going. You should put more evidence next to such statements. In reality, business is not about being friends--it's about who offers more for what. It's also about being honest. I would venture to say that the best companies get to where they are by being honest, and people can feel and see that. I also think that winey people often complain about how cut-throat business is when they didn't get a piece of the pie because of their friendship or something stupid like that. Business is business and people get offended really easily about things they have no legal rights to.

I do believe that it is important to do whatever it is you do with an organic humanness too it. For instance, if there is an idea that someone told you without an NDA that somehow works its way into your projects as a small component, try to include them and figure it out. Ultimately such forthrightness creates goodwill. But ultimately, that company should by no means miss out on a good feature that kind of overlaps with a feature that an employee of that company learned from another non-employee and then mentioned in a board-room while brainstorming.

Yes, companies, de-humanize things a little bit. And pass the buck situations often happen. But at the same time, while sticking with this stolen idea scenario, you can't get all winey when you're just throwing ideas around in the open. It's kinda like: don't give me a gift or do me a favor with expectations that I return the favor--that's not what a gift is; that's what a trade is.

So anyway these mis-construed expectations are often what's again mis-construed as big companies stepping on the toes of little people. I don't disagree with you Cyndy that it happens. And ultimately, you probably have a plethora of scenarios to back your statement up--but I do too. Simple as that. I'm still gonna bet on the goodness of humans overcoming badness a majority of times. So would say, more often than not what I'm saying happens than what you're saying. Could be wrong. But whatever.

....O and Corvida, Sorry to say it but you have one of those mis-construed views here with the Mashable thing. Their article doesn't reference a special analysis of the press-release that you wrote or anything. The norm is certainly not to give credit in the way you're requesting in this case. I don't mean to be a dick, but it just sounds like you were going really hard to be the first to write this article and generate more conversations-since for you it's not about money and pageviews--as a result of being the first one, but it didn't play out in exactly how you might have imagined. So, to get buddist on it for a second, out of ATTACHMENT you started feeling you were wronged or something. I dunno, but dude, this is obvious. Why should these guys google for other articles about the same topic. If it's a good topic, they can just share their views. And if they happen to stumble upon a proprietary analysis, credit it. But that did not happen here.

I think after reading all these comments, you get it. Realizing you were incorrect and allowing yourself to change your view thanks to other people takes a lot and I think you got that.

-looking forward to an update on your thoughts.

James
from
http://FaceySpacey.com - "The Startup Incubator"

Yea, that gay shit is corny. He symbolizes modern trash culture. What a moron!

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James
from
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