Google has announced a new version of their Image Search service. The
changes are specifically targeted at improving the time required to find
and download images.
Previously, clicking on a thumbnail in the Image Search results would
load a silly iframe where the selected image was floating on top of the
source page. This considerably increased the time required to access
the image as the browser would be loading the image as well as the
source page simultaneously. What Google has done now with the new Image
Search is eliminate the iframe page altogether and display the image
directly within the search results.
Now, when you click on a thumbnail, you will get a drop down showing
the image along with the metadata for it. On the side you will find
links for the original website as well as a direct link to download the
image. Because the image loads within the search results, you can
continue scrolling for other images without having to go back a page.
You can also use keyboard controls to move between the images in the
search results.
This new Image Search will begin rolling out to users in the next few days.
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