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I have some experience with computer vision [1]. It is non-trivial and requires real processing power to do it at scale. So I suspect they'll be charging soon

I have some experience with computer vision [1]. It is non-trivial and requires real processing power to do it at scale. So I suspect they'll be charging soon unless they have a huge amount of funding. Other than that potential issue, this looks like a fairly usable, credible API. [1] I wrote software to scan Facebook profile photos for overweight people. We store their ID's for targeting through FB ads.

afandian 12y ago
Your footnote should win some kind of prize for "most terrifying inconsequential remark".
- downandout 12y ago
  I literally LOL'd at this :) .
- discardorama 12y ago
  I think there's an unspoken rule on the internet: any piece of personal data will eventually be used for ad targeting. The response rates for display ads are so abysmal that any edge can make a difference. CTRs (click-through rates) hover around 0.1%, so if you increased CTR by a slim 0.1%, you'd double the revenue!
  - afandian 12y ago
    The corollary (?) is that the most unexpected use will likely be the most lucrative.
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tragomaskhalos 12y ago
For the last time, I am "Mr Stay Puft", I am a brand, not a real person. Please stop bombarding me with slimming products.
romanlevin 12y ago
Can you actually target Facebook ads at specific users?
- MatthewMcDonald 12y ago
  You can target a group of specific users. There are some restrictions (minimum group size) but there are ways around it.[1] [1] http://mysocialsherpa.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking-my-roommate-with-targeted-facebook-ads/ http://mysocialsherpa.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking-...
  - romanlevin 12y ago
    This is fucking terrifying.
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- downandout 12y ago
  You could until a couple of months ago, and you still can with some significant caveats. Also, combining names and locations with other data from third parties gives some pretty awesome postal mail/email/telemarketing lists for companies in this space.
mandeepj 12y ago
I think hair restoration\transplant companies can also target users with ads by looking at their pictures. If they are bald then show them our ad
- downandout 12y ago
  Yes, there are a few characteristics that are mainly visual and hard to identify any other way. Bald is one, wearing glasses (segmented by sunglasses/regular glasses) is another.

afandian 12y ago

Your footnote should win some kind of prize for "most terrifying inconsequential remark".

downandout 12y ago
I literally LOL'd at this :) .
discardorama 12y ago
I think there's an unspoken rule on the internet: any piece of personal data will eventually be used for ad targeting. The response rates for display ads are so abysmal that any edge can make a difference. CTRs (click-through rates) hover around 0.1%, so if you increased CTR by a slim 0.1%, you'd double the revenue!
- afandian 12y ago
  The corollary (?) is that the most unexpected use will likely be the most lucrative.

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tragomaskhalos 12y ago

For the last time, I am "Mr Stay Puft", I am a brand, not a real person. Please stop bombarding me with slimming products.

romanlevin 12y ago

Can you actually target Facebook ads at specific users?

MatthewMcDonald 12y ago
You can target a group of specific users. There are some restrictions (minimum group size) but there are ways around it.[1] [1] http://mysocialsherpa.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking-my-roommate-with-targeted-facebook-ads/ http://mysocialsherpa.com/the-ultimate-retaliation-pranking-...
- romanlevin 12y ago
  This is fucking terrifying.
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downandout 12y ago
You could until a couple of months ago, and you still can with some significant caveats. Also, combining names and locations with other data from third parties gives some pretty awesome postal mail/email/telemarketing lists for companies in this space.

mandeepj 12y ago

I think hair restoration\transplant companies can also target users with ads by looking at their pictures. If they are bald then show them our ad

downandout 12y ago
Yes, there are a few characteristics that are mainly visual and hard to identify any other way. Bald is one, wearing glasses (segmented by sunglasses/regular glasses) is another.