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Google set to acquire Like.com

By | August 15, 2010, 9:26pm PDT

It sounds like Google is in the final stages of talks to acquire Like.com. The technology being eyed up by Google is visual search — the remnants of a company that used to search for people by face called Riya.

Like TechCrunch says, the reasoning behind the acquisition isn’t quite clear — it doesn’t really fit with the other recent acquisitions (in the social space) Google has made in the last few months.

If the deal goes through, $100 million will buy them a pretty powerful visual search engine, but Google’s already been working on one of their own. If you have an Android device, you should be able to download Google Goggles — a visual search engine created by Google.

What do you think they will use Like.com for?

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Garett Rogers has always had a deep interest in computers and the Internet, which led him to a degree in Computer Information Systems. He is currently employed as a programmer for iQmetrix.

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Garett Rogers has always had a deep interest in computers and the Internet, which led him to a degree in Computer Information Systems. He is currently employed as a programmer for iQmetrix, which specializes in retail management software designed specifically for the cellular and electronics industry.

Garett's journey into Google started with his employer asking him to "get a better rank on Google." Diving into search engine optimization sparked his curiosity for how things work and led him to create a blog dedicated to what interests him most--Google.

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