Israeli company asks: Which celebrities do you look like?

September 3, 2006 - 6:09 PM by

A fun post by Dave Bender, of Jerusalem, about a cute online time-waster, developed by Israelis . . . . originally, he guesses, to identify terrorists . . . but now Israel’s security inventions can be your coffee-break mind-numbing activity!
dave bender lookalikes

MyHeritage enables users to send in a photograph of themselves, family or friends, and seconds later receive up to 10 pictures of their celebrity look-alikes.

The celebrities include anything from Hollywood A-list actors like Angelina Jolie or Brad Pitt, to athletes, politicians, scientists and even long-forgotten historical figures.

MyHeritage went on air in January, and already has 2.38 million subscribers, a figure that its founder and CEO, Gilad Japhet estimates will be around 2.5 million as this article reaches the press. Around 100,000 photos are uploaded to the site every day, and MyHeritage has become the 19th most talked about company on Internet blogs, beating Internet giants like ICQ, which only appears in the 82nd slot.

MyHeritage is actually a site that focuses on geneology; the face-recognition program seems to be a fringe benefit. From their “About” page:

MyHeritage.com was founded by a team of people with a passion for genealogy and a strong grasp of Internet technology. Our vision has been to make it easier for people around the world to use the power of the Internet to discover their heritage and strengthen their bonds with family and friends.

We are based in the beautiful village of Bnei Atarot, near Tel Aviv, Israel, founded by German Templars in 1902 under the name of Wilhelma.
Inspired by the surrounding fields and orchards and the lovely renovated Templar villas, one of which serves as our headquarters, we strive to use the tools of tomorrow for researching the family history of yesterday. If you are passionate like us about researching what made you the way you are, and sharing your experiences with family members and friends, then MyHeritage is the place for you.

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One Comment on Israeli company asks: Which celebrities do you look like?

  1. Dave Bender on Sun, Sep 3rd 2006 11:23 PM

    2. Thanks for that, Sarah. (I have GOT to start posting here against, since I am listed as a contributor, and quit letting you, Brinn and Allison do all the heavy lifting…

    Whatta’ mug.

    DB

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