Google removes background images from homepage after one week
Google has removed the image background from its homepage. The company launched the functionality last week. This immediately led to the ‘how to remove the default image background’ query on Google being one of the most searched subjects. It’s unclear whether the backgrounds will re-appear but considering the overwhelmingly negative feedback this may be the [...]
Google improves search results with image strips
Google has made changes to its search. You can now see a strip of images from the site you intend to visit. Google believes this will help determine the relevance of the sites that come up in search results Sites with images feature Having more information upfront can be helpful in choosing the best webpages [...]
Google gets difficult questions, says it will improve image metadata
During the 2010 picture buyers fair that took place in London this week, Google’s Matt Zitzman presented on image search and how images add value. While he went through many of the innovations that Google has made in image search the question at the end of the session focussed on a different subject. An audience [...]
Google logo in 884 pictures
A team at Google UK has recreated the Google logo with 884 4×6 pictures. The composition took 5,5 hours to create. Here’s the 1:20 version A
Monitoring your website performance with analytics apps
Google has opened up its analytics tool for developpers. They can now add applications that improve on the, allready significant, functionality that Google analytics has to offer. Here’s an example of an application that takes the functionality further.
Google improves mobile image search
Google has upgraded its mobile image search. The biggest improvement is the ability to see many thumbnails at once. Mobile search is available for for iPhone 3.0+ and Android 2.1 devices. Have a look at the video to see how it works. Users can swipe through pages or tap ‘Next’ and ‘Previous’ buttons. When clicking [...]
Google merges Maps with Earth, launches Earthview
Google is merging its Google maps and Google earth applications and calls it Earth view. It takes the current satellite view that’s available in Google maps a step further. Earth view offers a three dimensional perspective with fluid motion from any viewpoint. It even lets you dive in the ocean. Check out something they’ve done [...]
Google conviction the end of the internet as we know it?
Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations in an Italian court to much dismay of the internet community and especially Google. The case involves a video of a boy with down syndrome being abused by a group of young people, including throwing a tissue-box at the boy. The abuse was filmed and posted on [...]
Use pictures to fly across the real world
One of Google‘s engineers teams have come up with a project that uses images on a modified a video player to play sequences of Street View shots in sync across three screens. Check out how the station makes you fly across Earth and zoom into streetlevel to check out details. The project is a Google 20% time project. It’s called Liquid Galaxy and [...]
Deadline for comments on Google books settlement passes
It has been quiet around the Google Books copyright settlement. In November Photo associations were denied the right to intervene and in the same month Google was forced to adapt the settlement. The deadline for new comments on the settlement passed at the end of last week. During this relative silence around new developments and changes it appears that [...]
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