FTA: "Amazon's A9.com search engine pioneered the use of street images in its local search service back in January 2005....Former A9.com CEO Udi Manber now works at Google as a VP of engineering."
there's also a ny times article on it. apparently, the Fluent software can be used in the "aerospace, chemical, electronics and automotive" industries as well. that and to predict the ever important turbulence inside beer/wine fermenters...
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FTA:
"Amazon's A9.com search engine pioneered the use of street images in its local search service back in January 2005....Former A9.com CEO Udi Manber now works at Google as a VP of engineering."
there's also a ny times article on it. apparently, the Fluent software can be used in the "aerospace, chemical, electronics and automotive" industries as well. that and to predict the ever important turbulence inside beer/wine fermenters...