About a month ago, Google Image Search started displaying its results a little differently; the makeover yielded a cleaner, but less informative, look. There was a low-level outcry from users, and now things are back to the way they were. That’s all good and well, and an important feature seems to have made it through the shuffle intact.
The Google Images Redesign
Google has done a terribly unpopular thing, redesigning Google Images so that it presents no new information, no new features, just increases the white space. It could be one of the worst redesigns I’ve ever seen.
Google Images Cleans Up Its Act
Google Image Search has undergone a mild facelift, and the search results page is no longer cluttered with text about pictures’ dimensions, file sizes, and url sources. That information is less than a mouse click away, however – positioning your cursor over an image will cause all of the info to appear in a familiar blue box.
No Images Next to Adsense Ads
I must admit, I’ve been tempted to experiment with adding images next to Google AdSense ads.
Getty Images Under Pressure
I’m sitting here listening to Jonathan Klein talk with a variety of bloggers. Thomas Hawk, CEO of Zooomr, and Kristopher Tate, Founder of Zooomr, a photosharing site are here too. So is Marshall from TechCrunch.
Web Design: Three Great Ways to Preload Images
If you want to preload images to your website, there are actually a few options available.
Preparing Your Images for the Web
This article is a check list of definition and advice on how images are seen, stored and named for a website.
Malkin Takes On Google With Images
Conservative columnist and blogger Michelle Malkin has launched an effort to collect various Photoshopped Google logos and other images that protest Google’s acceptance of government censorship in China.
Teens Like Hosting Images, Blogging
We know blogging is growing in popularity. We know there are millions of em and thousands more popping up everyday. Use of image hosting has also grown exponentially and Nielsen/NetRatings says there’s a correlation between the two. With nearly 15 million unique users since January, image hosting is picking up steam.
Aussies Want Nuclear Reactor Images Stricken From Google Earth
From News.com.au, aerial images of Australia’s Lucas Heights nuclear reactor on Google Earth soon may no longer be available if the head Oz’ nuclear agency has his way. Head Aussie nuke honcho, Ian Smith announced he would be asking Google to remove or censor those images.