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Re: Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results

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Post by josteink »

owaislone wrote: post #143
pedrogpimenta wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you think every image company would want to be removed from Google Search results instead of building their services without the ability to scrape the big resolution images? How would users get on their websites?

It doesn't matter. Once one company wins in court, it sets a precedent. It attracts more companies to follow the same path as they'll think they have a better shot at winning. Google obviously wouldn't risk this.

But the question is what would they be winning? Fewer users because they are now off the search-grid.

Why would they want that?

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Post by moocowtruck »

bitL wrote: post #183
jakubp wrote: post #92

Quotes from @searchliaison: "Today we're launching some changes on Google Images to help connect users and useful websites." "Ultimately, Google Images is a way for people to discover information in cases where browsing images is a better experience than text." Do you believe any of these statements? I am still surprised how easily corporations will hide their true motives, resolve any cognitive dissonance internally…

Google is now a firm part of establishment, i.e. protecting the old ways of making money instead of inventing new ones. They initially looked like a company that could find better ways but it seems like prevailing winds were stronger in the end. The "to help connect users and useful websites" while removing that possibility is just usual expected spin associated with classical businesses. YouTube is also turning into…

sounds like yegge was actually right

Re: Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results

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Post by murftown »

josteink wrote: post #241
owaislone wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn't matter. Once one company wins in court, it sets a precedent. It attracts more companies to follow the same path as they'll think they have a better shot at winning. Google obviously wouldn't risk this.

But the question is what would they be winning? Fewer users because they are now off the search-grid. Why would they want that?

> what would they be winning?

Money from a successful lawsuit?

Re: Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results

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Post by mason55 »

dspillett wrote: post #152
Buge wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the follow up tweets is more honest: >For those asking, yes, these changes came about in part due to our settlement with Getty Images this week (see also https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/15/17017864/google-removes-v... …). They are designed to strike a balance between serving user needs and publisher concerns, both stakeholders we value. https://twitter.com/searchliaison/status/964279749802512384

I'm perfectly fine with this, after all they have little choice because of the result from the Getty case, but now that option is gone they need to crack down on sites presenting different images when referred directly from Google than they present more generally: presenting an unaltered image to Google and a heavily watermarked one otherwise for instance, or sometimes the destination page redirecting off to somethin…

I noticed yesterday that you will get image results from YouTube but there’s no way to get the actual image it presents you. If you click on the search result it just takes you to the video.

So I guess they need to start by enforcing the rules on their own sites.

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Post by NietTim »

Slackwise wrote: post #208
amelius wrote: post #197

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Google, just give me the option to ignore Getty images altogether. Why does Google always think they know what is best for me?

> Why does Google always think they know what is best for me? This is the entire ethos of the "AI Revolution" in tech. The algorithm "knows what is best for you". This will only get worse with more "AI" being applied to more tech.

Too bad those algorithms don't know when I'm yelling at my computer because it's fucking up

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Post by therealmarv »

andrew_ wrote: post #216
therealmarv wrote: post #108

Solution for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/straight-to-full-s... Chrome Extension "Straight to Full-Size for Google Images"

excellent find, but there's valuable data in those previews; namely the size of the original image. especially useful when trying to find a particular image of a particular size. unfortunately that extension bypasses the preview.

yes I agree, sometimes you really want that information. I recommend you turn it off (it's a one click in the toolbar) if you want to information or use the bookmarklet recommended here.

Re: Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results

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Post by jressey »

everyone wrote: post #201

I finally completely switched over to duck duck go, only a few days ago. The google doodle with autoplaying audio is what drove me over the edge. (ddg is grand btw, ive barely noticed)

Yes, I had a love affair with DDG for years but switched for good about 6 months ago. The only thing I went to Google for was a better image search with non-specific search terms. This move will prevent me from doing that any longer.

Re: Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results

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Post by CamelCaseName »

mason55 wrote: post #244
dspillett wrote: post #152

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm perfectly fine with this, after all they have little choice because of the result from the Getty case, but now that option is gone they need to crack down on sites presenting different images when referred directly from Google than they present more generally: presenting an unaltered image to Google and a heavily watermarked one otherwise for instance, or sometimes the destination page redirecting off to somethin…

I noticed yesterday that you will get image results from YouTube but there’s no way to get the actual image it presents you. If you click on the search result it just takes you to the video. So I guess they need to start by enforcing the rules on their own sites.

In case you are curious, you can get the image by going to /0.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://img.youtube.com/vi//0.... [0]

E.g. https://img.youtube.com/vi/HlxLo2sMnXg/0.jpg

[0] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2068344/how-do-i-get-a-y...

Re: Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results

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Post by malwrar »

tobyhinloopen wrote: post #112
malwrar wrote: post #6

You can still get to the original image from the results without an extension. If you select an image in the search results and right click on it, you can (in chrome at least) select "Open image in new tab" to get to the full image.

It gives a low resolution thumbnail of the image

That's what I thought too when a friend told me this, but if you click the image to open the larger preview and right click on it ("Open image in new tab", not "open link in new tab") it will open the original image.

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Post by swaggyBoatswain »

nicolas_t wrote: post #82
psyc wrote: post #78

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Long ago, when I still thought of Google as a good company that made good decisions for its users, I never had the impression that I'd done an exhaustive web search until I searched on Google. Now, searching Google always gives me the impression that I'm searching a heavily filtered, AI-curated subset of the web. I switched to DDG recently, and so far the results give me that impression that I'm searching 'the whole…

I love DDG but the problem is that google is still the best whenever I want to search something that's not in English or that's localized. So I still use google for that.

I use DDG when I want nonlocalized results that aren't as biased

But most times I want information tailored specific to my issues so google is better for me 90% of the time.

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