consumer search

R.J. Pittman, Google's director of product management for Consumer Search Properties, shared some details of future versions of image search.

In the interview with Beet.tv's Andy Plesser, Pittman said that Google is developing visual crawling software that can be used for facial recognition and scene analysis.

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Company is reviewing potential sites for the center, slated to open during its next fiscal year, to better understand the consumer search habits, methods, and preferences of local residents.