Match.com Can Use Pictures of Your Ex to Find You a Date

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Match.com Can Use Pictures of Your Ex to Find You a Date
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You might say you're looking for a potential mate that looks like George Clooney or Scarlett Johansson, but chances are you do have a "type" and it looks a lot like your ex.

Building on this concept, popular dating site Match.com (http://mashable.com/category/match.com/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) is adding facial-recognition tech**logy to its matchmaking process. If you upgrade to the site's premium service, you'll be able to send photos of your ex to help the company better determine the type of look you're attracted to.

See also: How Online Dating Sites Use Data to Find 'The One' (http://mashable.com/2013/09/14/online-dating-data/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


"People have a type and it's **t necessarily about height or race or hair color, but a lot of it is about face shape," a Match spokesperson told Mashable. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/10/match-facial-recognition/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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