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November 17, 2009
Google Launches 'Image Swirl' Into Labs
Google is unveiling a new type of image search they're calling "Image Swirl." It's available as a limited preview in Google Labs. You can access the Image Swirl search here.
Here's an example of what you'll see when you do. I did a search for "golden retrievers" and the initial page of results looks like this:
Then, once you click on a result, you get this:
Click on an individual pic and you'll, well, just get the thumbnail of that pic in a bubble:
The preview is limited to 200,000 queries, and that will seem like a lot until you search for a term that's not included. While "golden retriever" is included, "comfort retriever" (a golden/spaniel mix) is not. My dog Ruby is totally offended.
But hey, that's why it's in Labs. It's a nifty tool, good for refinement of image searches without having to type in a new query.
Posted by Nathania Johnson on November 17, 2009 3:43 PM
Comments
Raven November 17, 2009 6:12 PM
this is wonderful
great article
Google search is a good search engine
Henry November 18, 2009 10:21 AM
That's really amazing... this technology will help the regular Google visitors to gain somewhat again more than the traditional one. Again, the image search will become more simpler than previous.
Jasmine November 19, 2009 11:05 AM
This is cool. It looks like the Google wonder wheel, but for image search. Google search is becoming more intelligent as time goes.