Like.com does image searches, which is both extremely hard and processor intensive, so you won't expect the alpha version of the site to cover the whole web. However, if you are interested in jewely, handbags, shoes, watches or celebrities, it has something to get you started.
Why celebrities? Before Like, the team did Riya, which I blogged about last year, a site that focused on face recognition. This turned out to be somewhat hard for today's technology....
A key feature that Like.com will be launching in the next month or so is an image uploader and a toolbar. Upload an image to Like.com to see similar results. Or, simply use the toolbar to use any image found on the web as a search query. Either way, Like.com will return results for similar items.
Robert Scoble has covered the site at Scobleizer, and done a video interview with Munjal Shah, Riya's CEO, plus a video demo of Like.com.
A British company, Pixsta, is also working in the visual shopping area, and has a shoe site online at Chez Imelda.
