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Content and media

Face-filtered image search site with ads

An alternative interface to Google image search with the face filter on, which earned from ad clicks on an image-heavy site.

At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
Category
Content and mediaLow confidence
60% sure
x
Earns from
Ads
97% sure
x
Startup cost (estimate)
Under $100Low confidence
53% sure
x
Time it takes (estimate)
Hands-off
89% sure
x
Where
Online
99% sure
x
Coding
Needs coding
96% sure
x
Source
Hacker NewsComment by franze in “Ask HN: Are you working on any side projects that make "small/passive" income?”, March 23, 2011

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