Did Google Patent the ‘Hot or Not’ Sexiness Ranking System?

Sites like HotOrNot, which invite lurkers to rank the attractiveness of complete strangers, have been around for years. But could you make the same shallow judgements about your friends? It looks like Google thinks you can.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/04/did-google-patent-the-hot-or-not-sexiness-ranking-system/

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