The Gadget Show #052 (MP3 – 18.6MB – 54min 05sec)

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I discovered MyHeritage a week ago when I heard about its celebrity facial recognition demo (you can see the result here). I had a further look at the soon to be released service, and realized how fantastic the possibility is of collaborating with family members with an online genealogy tool, so I sent an email asking if I could chat.

Gil Japhet is MyHeritage’s CEO, and as it turns out, is a fascinating fellow to talk to about technology, facial recognition, and genealogy. Given my mum is right into researching our family tree, I have a personal interest in what Gil is about to launch.

Gil talks about how their service will work, the technicalities of facial recognition, the problem with genealogy data, and Israel as an entrepreneur incubator.

Thanks Gil for spending the time to talk.

Ken Kennedy also sends in a audio message and mentions Yochai Benkler’s book called, The Wealth of Networks and the audio at AudioBerkman. I’ve got to check both out.

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