Facebook Tests Face Detection For Photo Tagging -- Facebook -- InformationWeek

In the coming months, Facebook plans to enhance all areas of users' interaction with photographs, said Sam Odio, product manager for photos, in a company blog. After all, 99% of Facebook users have uploaded at least one photograph, said Odio, who joined Facebook two months ago after the social networking company acquired his photo startup Divvyshot.

"More than 100 million photos are uploaded every day. That's insane," he wrote. "This might surprise you, but within the photos product most people spend their time uploading, browsing, and tagging photos. As a result, we're working to improve your experience in each of those areas. For tagging, we began testing today a faster and easier way for you to tag your own photos."

Facebook Tests Face Detection For Photo Tagging -- Facebook -- InformationWeek


source:
By Alison Diana
InformationWeek
July 2, 2010 10:13 AM