Google最近收购了Neven Vision以增强Picasa的功能。
Neven Vision能够识别一张照片中的人物、景物和其它的目标，这正是Google Picasa所缺少的。Google试图通过拥有这项技术而提高搜索图片的能力，Neven Vison在这项技术上捅有15项专利，使得未来的图片搜索更加精确。
官方新闻看这里：http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/better-way-to-organize-photos.html Continue Reading →
这次收购，显示出地理位置服务更占据了重要角色。
LONDON (Reuters) – Yahoo said on Tuesday it has acquired a small UK company called Whereonearth to help improve its local search and mobile phone services and compete more effectively with search leader Google.
Whereonearth specializes in location-based Internet services, including a sophisticated database of geographical locations that will let users search for Continue Reading →