Crowdsourced Object Recognition
Web and SaaS
image recognition marketplace
SHOW HN2012
Crowdsourced Object Recognition
Btw, Tim's from Australia and has been staying at my house in Los Altos for a month or so.
crowdsend.com#object recognition#crowdsourced image tagging#product identification#shop the look
How HN took it
9 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Idea: 5 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea that fills a gap in product identification.
From 3 comments
This is a really cool idea and I'm glad someone's doing it. Have you considered talking to Amazon about it? It's definitely in their best interest for products to be easily…
seagreen on HNThat seems like a great way to go. I always felt somewhat embarrassed when googling bar codes trying to find a shirt or whatever. As a programmer I knew there's a better way for…
seagreen on HNReally cool concept mate, congrats! Keep up the good work. One small feedback - The photo of the guy on the frontpage looks more like Justin Beiber (I thought it was him, for a…
neya on HN
Objections
Unclear incentive for people to tag images.
From 1 comment
Interesting product. What's the incentive for someone to do the research to figure out what's in an image?
mef on HN
Demo failed to identify an object; server was overloaded.
From 2 comments
I dragged a box over the ipod demo image and tried to identify as an ipod. It told me it couldn't find anything called "ipod"?
frozenport on HNyeah sorry - the server is getting smashed at the moment - have to free up some mem! but let me know what browser so i can double check ?
timmyd on HN
Similar existing product Luminate, with a lightbox UI issue.
From 2 comments
Congrats on launch! Not to spoil your party, there is another startup that is working in the similar space - www.luminate.com What will be the primary use case of your product?
dm8 on HNNot to mention rolling over something in luminate pops up a lightbox that obscures the image and has to be closed.
greendestiny on HN
Requests
Open the API for integration.
From 1 comment
Awesome man, I would like to integrate it on my Website and my iOS/Android app. Hope you guys open the API soon. <3
tled on HN
Build a mobile app or game for identifying images.
From 2 comments
Great idea. Make a mobile app with an incentive so people can ID images to waste time. Focus on fine tuning an algorithm by checking against what people say and we could be on…
caublestone on HNyou could do a game. i've seen people getting really addicted to those iOS logo ID games. for the incentives, just use something like kiip.
ewang1 on HN
Questions
What is the incentive for users to tag images?
From 1 comment
Interesting product. What's the incentive for someone to do the research to figure out what's in an image?
mef on HN
Is product identification automated or user-only?
From 1 comment
As a (mostly) non-consumer myself using this doesn't really interest me but I can see how the Pinterest crowd would love it as well as the businesses who make the products. Do…
driverdan on HN
Alternatives named
Luminate
From 1 comment
Congrats on launch! Not to spoil your party, there is another startup that is working in the similar space - www.luminate.com What will be the primary use case of your product?
dm8 on HN
Amazon Price Check
From 1 comment
This is a really cool idea and I'm glad someone's doing it. Have you considered talking to Amazon about it? It's definitely in their best interest for products to be easily…
seagreen on HN