Riya

Riya, which is funded by Blue Run Ventures, Leapfrog Ventures, and Bay Partners, is a service that automatically recognizes people in photos and groups them.

2006 March Michael Arrington 2005

A great example of the state of the art comes from a new company called Riya , which recently launched a beta facial-recognition service for the masses.

Face It: Privacy Is Endangered 2005

Riya, which is funded by Blue Run Ventures, Leapfrog Ventures, and Bay Partners, is a service that automatically recognizes people in photos and groups them.

Riya to Launch Today Michael Arrington 2005

A great example of the state of the art comes from a new company called Riya , which recently launched a beta facial-recognition service for the masses.

Face It: Privacy Is Endangered 2005

The acquistion comes years after the first rumors emerged that Google was interested in buying Like. com, which was initially known as Riya when the company was founded in 2004.

Reuters: Top News 2010

"Riya," his wife, spends her day sitting on the sidewalks of the old souk (marketplace) selling cigarettes, lighters and trinkets.

Invisible Iraqis 2007

Websites such as Riya's Like. com go a few steps further, and they claim to be "slowly innovating" by improving facial and object recognition.

Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2008

For many Rohingya refugees, like Riya, they sought sanctuary in Bangladesh after being subject to state-sponsored persecution in Burma.

Kristy Crabtree: Between a Crocodile and a Snake 2010

For Riya, life in the refugee camps in Bangladesh isn't much better than Burma.

Kristy Crabtree: Between a Crocodile and a Snake 2010

Riya shares the common sentiment in the refugee camp that the choice between living in Burma or fleeing to refugee camps in Bangladesh, is "like a choice between a crocodile and a snake."

Kristy Crabtree: Between a Crocodile and a Snake 2010