Bruce Lewis

All the different times I've tried, it was hell to do switch. GoDaddy did everything it could to deny me to transfer domains. - Me

I was afraid of that :-( - Shannon - GlassMistress

Yes. I'm not wild about the most recent rev. I liked it better when you didn't get a pop-up (javascript?) window when trying to hit an image link. Besides using it to look for pictures to use for memes and jokes (isn't that what most people do?), I like using it to check that the hits I'm getting are about what I'm really looking for. So, for instance, I'm having to make up work on a... more... - Spidra Webster

I'm surprised you like the old version better -- the landing page with the full size image superimposed over the page it's on, then you had to press the back button and click the next result? - Bruce Lewis

Hmm. I wonder if I'm describing it right. As I recall, I used to search on Google.com. Then I'd select "Images" tab and get a bunch of thumbnails of images with the site and the image size. And when I hit the thumbnails I could check the site. It's not that I abhor the concept of a preview. But in practice those windows (whether they're made with javascript or whatever) tend to be buggy... more... - Spidra Webster

I like being able to do reverse image searches (i.e., enter an image url and find the source). I don't always find what I'm looking for, but it's a nice feature to have. - John (bird whisperer)

Sorry about that, Spidra. - Bruce Lewis

John, I like that too. - Bruce Lewis

I like the pictures. - Kelli H.

I do use it - I didn't particularly like the adjustment to the image view, mostly because it wasn't obvious the first several times that the behavior had changed (that I needed to click something to close) and it meant that I had to move the mouse around more. Other than that, I've found it pretty useful. I'd love to more easily discard results selectively, when images show up that aren't at all what I was looking for. - Jennifer Dittrich

What John said. A reverse image search would be great but I have no idea whether it's even possible. - Spidra Webster

Jennifer, try the arrow buttons. The discarding idea is interesting. - Bruce Lewis

Spidra, is there a camera icon in the right side of your Google search box? I don't know if it's on all browsers. If it's there, click it for search by image. - Bruce Lewis

It's been pretty terrible. I've complained about it several times. I dislike not being able to see snippets of the search results text and having to mouse over or click to even see which website each result comes from. I guess that new "try these, too" feature could be of some use eventually, but I'm still extremely annoyed with the latest changes. - Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)

I tend to start my Google searches using the search box at the upper right hand of Safari. I usually only go to Google's home page when there's a particular doodle I want to see. There's no camera icon there. - Spidra Webster

Kamilah, there's a tradeoff between space for text and space for images...I wonder how hard it would be to give people a choice. - Bruce Lewis

I use it to find pictures to enhance my FriendFeed posts. :) - Eric - seven eleven from iPhone

@Spidra - there already is reverse image search. I use it via the Firefox extension "Who Stole My Pics" (maybe an overly confrontational name) which lets me do reverse image search straight from the right click context menu. - Andrew C (✓) from Android

Ah. I'm off Firefox for the moment because it's been crashy for me. I was trying to remember why I most wanted a reverse search and I think it's for ID purposes. When I have a photo of some plant or something and I want to know what I'm looking at, it's my hope that matching it with the same photo or similar ones will lead me to the info. - Spidra Webster

I use it to look up colors of different superheroes for my son when he is coloring them - Jason - The Opaque from Android

Finding the exact photo might help, but a merely similar photo, graphically, will almost definitely be of another plant. - Andrew C (✓) from Android

Yeah, I figure the tech just isn't there yet. But I can dream. - Spidra Webster

I like the new format: the ability to preview an image, go directly to the original image, and to see similar images to the one I am previewing. - Friar Ticket to Ride

OT, but if Firefox is crashing for you, you might try turning off hardware acceleration... I've heard that's been unstable lately. - Andrew C (✓) from Android

Oh, jeez, yeah, I use it all the time. I use it on the reference desk, in the way that librarians use clip art books for patrons wanting specific images. I used it got tattoo ideas. I use it to look for people. I use it to look for random, strange images to share and alter. I haven't had good luck with dragging an image to the search box. It has to be very clear and specific. I'm still adjusting to the new Images, but nothing has made me too cranky. - Chelle Chelle Ro Ro

I'm on a Mac and I don't get a camera icon (checked on Firefox, Chrome, and Safari). On Chrome, there's a microphone icon inside the search box. I won't be at a PC to check until tomorrow. - Betsy #TeamMonique

When I'm in reference (and for personal searches) I use google image search all the time. We also teach it as part of Intro to Internet 2: Searching. - Betsy #TeamMonique

I wish it were easier to limit to reusable / creative commons images - since I often use it to find images for my blog or other academic illustrative purposes - $tephanie•Cog$ciLibrarian

I like seeing the preview image on a page by itself when clicking the thumbnail, and having the option to visit the source page or not..rather than an overlay on the source page, potentially exposing the computer to possible malware that may be embedded on the source page. This is going to save me a lot of time, trouble, and work removing malware from some people's computers. What would... more... - April Russo

I and several of my coworkers have it as our jobs to improve image search. I seriously consider lots of ideas, especially ones accompanied by explanations of what kinds of searching they serve better and why. - Bruce Lewis

I use it all the time. Just yesterday I was trying to figure out whether my "juvenile hawk" photo was actually of a juvenile bald eagle. Browsing GIS made me think no, it really is a hawk. Besides, if I stopped using GIS, Radhika M would kill me ;) - Amit Patel

I use image search; it's awesome. I use it to identify foreign words that I suspect are nouns, to get pretty images for documents. Things to change: Personal Results don't tend to be relevant; until they are, I wish it showed fewer of them... by which I mean none. (Yes, that's a search setting, but turning it off loses my "never show results from these domains" setting.) If I have... more... - Larry Hosken

I like it, including the recent changes. I use it nearly every day but mostly on desktop. Havent tried it on the tablet yet. - Jim #TeamMonique

I just did a search for "Desmids slide" and after checking out the preview, hit the site. It took me to a completely different (porn) site. Given that I'm on MacOS, I'd be a little surprised if this switcheroo were due to a virus on my system. However, I'm afraid to try to replicate the steps in case it does lead to malware. That's the first time that's ever happened to me on Google Image Search. That is, first time a seemingly legit URL switched up to a porn one once I hit the link through Google. - Spidra Webster

Spidra, that's probably just the way the site was designed. If the user-agent comes from a search engine, it displays a fake page, otherwise it redirects to the other site (like just about any short-url service does). Probably not malware, just shady practices. - Jimminy IS Everybody

Thanks, Jimminy. I didn't understand that possibility. - Spidra Webster

They die when little children don't believe and/or by ingesting poison provided by pirates to eternally-youthful tricksters. And the tooth fairy's castle is a floating castle, way up in the clouds. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

The tooth fairy's castle is at 2730 McFarland Rd Rockford, IL 61107. According to Google Maps, that's not an island. - April Russo

Wow wow wow! - Todd Hoff

Are they good kissers? - Eivind from Android

Eivind, I was smitten. But a few hours later I saw her kissing someone else! - Bruce Lewis from Android

Best of day / week works for me. - Bruce Lewis

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I think an uncle had a birthday today. I haven't been on FB in a month. It's just too headache-inducing. - Anika

Hah! I think I have you beat, Anika. I was just on FB ... well ... actually about a month for me too. - Bruce Lewis

=) BTW, it's nice to see you back around here. I've missed you! - Anika

I actually went on vacation this month and didn't bring a computer. I've also been playing Ingress. I don't think I'll ever totally leave FriendFeed. - Bruce Lewis

I had assumed you were super busy with work. How was your vacation? - Anika

Fabulous. It was my first time ever in a warm place in February -- Cancun. - Bruce Lewis

Oh, how nice. I expect the whole family enjoyed it as well. You guys are going to get addicted. My uncle (the one whose birthday is most likely today) went to Cancun in a February 18 years ago. Now, they go down there every year. - Anika

I don't know if we'll go down every year, but I bet we'll go down again. - Bruce Lewis

Definitely everybody loved it. We swam with dolphins. - Bruce Lewis

"The only wrinkle in all this good news is that I can't run a business that competes with my employer. OurDoings competes with Picasaweb and with Blogger. What would normally happen in this situation is that OurDoings would be shut down. But Google is not a normal company." - Micah

^ That's cool. - Micah

Bittersweet? :( - Anne Bouey

Yes, it is bittersweet. But Google is definitely worth it. - Bruce Lewis

I'm glad you were able to get a reasonable accommodation from them. - Anne Bouey

Me too. It was the opposite of cookie-cutter treatment. - Bruce Lewis

Finally got around to viewing this post. You need to remind me to start uploading pics to Picasaweb. :) I like the simplicity of taking a pic and emailing it to a site. Then having it propagate to other sites automatically. - Mike Nencetti

local, we still go by the sun here - Todd Hoff

http://leapsecond.com/java... - Bruce Lewis

GMT+1 - Ubikindred

We left wheat thins...I was actually able to convince the kids to leave a healthier snack.... - furrworld

We'd leave Pikesville Rye. It was always gone in the morning. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

I told Jayden Santa was a diabetic like Mommy so we used to leave sugar free cookies or candy :-) - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

Anywhere. - Bruce Lewis from Android

The librarians would know best but in 1813 I think there were very few lending libraries in the US & UK and the ones that existed were for upper middle class and above. The libraries I've read of tended to be personal libraries like Thomas Jefferson's or libraries associated with academic, scientific and historical societies that might lend to their members. This US literacy chart goes... more... - Spidra Webster

Thanks! I knew FriendFeed would be a good place to ask a question about libraries and literacy, even if the librarians themselves didn't answer. - Bruce Lewis from Android