# Matching Names to Photos Facesaerch By Bianca | Published 2008-06-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facesaerch References: [facesaerch](http://www.facesaerch.com/) Facesaerch is meant to be a business tool that allows people to match up a name on a business card with a photo of the person. This would be useful if you've just come back from a big networking event or perhaps were too inebriated to remember who gave you that card at the bar last night. The Facesaerch site supposedly has a big following in China, but really, as cool as it sounds, it's nothing new. Essentially it's just a [Google](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-4) image search on a black background, viewed with Piclens... ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.7/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 81% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/photography) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Enhanced Business Card Recognition:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop an AI-powered software that can automatically match names on business cards with the corresponding photos. - **Memory Support Solutions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a mobile app that uses facial recognition technology to help users remember people they meet at networking events. - **Photo-based Networking Tools:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a social networking platform that allows users to connect and exchange business information based on matching photos with names. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Artificial Intelligence:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced facial recognition algorithms that can accurately match names with faces in various business contexts. - **Mobile Applications:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design a mobile application for business professionals that integrates facial recognition technology to aid in networking and recall. - **Social Networking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a niche social networking platform specifically tailored for business professionals to connect based on photo recognition and mutual interests. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Facial Research Engines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/introthem.md) - [Celebrity Face Matchers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celebrity-twin.md) - [Celebrity Face Matches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cast-swapper.md) - [AI Photo Finders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/simphoto.md) - [AI Profile Creators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aiselfies.md) - [Group Face Blurring Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-faces.md) - [AI Image Search Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lensoai.md) - [In-App Face Swaps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swapmyface.md) - [On-Device Search Applications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/photosage.md)