New Google Image Search Feature
Google is always upto something. This time its changing its image search features. Now the Google image search feature is going to be different and more fun to find images. Google is altering its image search by Image ‘Swirl’. In a random Google search, I found this blog post that had information about Google’s addition to its Image search feature.
What is Image Swirl? Well, ‘Swirl’ integrates similar image search application and Google’s Wagon wheel. With Swirl integrated in the current Google Image search feature, searching for the required image will become an easier process.
How does the new Image search work? Okay, When you type a word or a phrase in the search box, the search result will be cluster of images in a 4 X 3 matrix form. Each of these 12 images will have similar images grouped under them. You can click on the required image and a Wonder Wheel will open with more refined search result. The Wonder Wheel comprises of scaled down version (in terms of resolution) of that particular image. So if you want a picture of specific resolution, click on the picture and you can see the resolution.
For instance, if you are searching for ‘Mouse’, you will be shown different pictures with each set having 12 similar images in it. You may click on the desired pictures to get an image of different resolutions.
I may not have been clear in explaining the process; you may want to check the pictorial representation here.
What Does Google Swirl Lack?
Currently Image Swirl supports 200,000 search items, but once Swirl is out in the market,Goggle is planning to add more search items and make it an effective Image search feature. Goggle Image Swirl is good and also makes search a less time consuming process. However, it lacks decision support feature that Bing has.
If decision support system is added, Goggle’s new tweaked application will be much more fun to use.