That’s right folks, we just added another 200 million images to TinEye (give or take a few million). Now you can search over 900,000,000 images in real time, comparing any image against our index of almost one billion images crawled from the web. What does this mean for you, TinEye searcher? More matches! Let’s try out a few example searches using the same images I used in an earlier...
TinEye now with the ability to sort image search results
A new release is here, and many of you will be happy to know that you can now sort your TinEye search results by both image size and match proximity. This was your most requested feature to date. The sort function is located above your search results, on the right-hand side of the page. To sort your results, simply select which option you would like from the pull-down list. TinEye will remember...
Angry baby meets TinEye
Yes, everyone’s favourite irate infant has made it to the Idée blog. And what could be more amusing than the original shot of this cranky little fellow? Well let me tell you, that would be the TinEye embeddable “angry baby’ widget, showcasing the many creative edits folks have made to this belligerent baby’s photo. How did we do it? We used TinEye to locate copies of the image from all...
ars technica reviews TinEye
Jacqui Cheng from ars technica took TinEye for a spin and shared her thoughts on our image search engine, saying: Our opinion of the site transformed from skeptical to impressed as we used it more and more. It’s obviously not meant for casual web browsing or finding out what that crazy animal you saw on the side of the road is. However, if you are trying to keep track of how your creations...
TinEye: a photographer’s best friend
In Visual search engine is photographer’s best friend PC Pro’s Stuart Turton takes a peek at TinEye and some applications of our image identification technology. Turton also notes: TinEye could provide an entirely new way for image companies and amateur photographers to track how and where their images are being used, without the need for digital watermarks. Yes, TinEye can. TinEye...
TinEye now in open beta
Greetings, TinEyers! Good news for those of you looking for invites to share with friends, or those of you who have not had a chance to create an account yet. TinEye is now in open beta, which means that signup is instant and anyone can join the fun! To create a free, instant account, just visit the TinEye website and click on the ‘Sign up now!’ link. You will need to verify your...
Just the FAQs please
Who knew a FAQ could be so convincing? One of the great deviantART folks, posted a review of TinEye today. My favourite part? At first glance the service by new image search engine TinEye seems to be a great way of seeing if there are multiples of any image on the web. After looking at their FAQ I decided I liked it a lot more. Nice to hear that our TinEye FAQ rocks! We have tried to answer most...
TinEye, data miner
Happy Thursday, friends. Today’s TinEye tip includes a cool search submitted by Larry. What if someone has sent you an image, maybe via email, maybe they shared it on Facebook or ffffound. You love it and would like to use it as a screen saver, or perhaps in a blog post. The problem? Your friend can’t remember where he got it and there are no details about the original photographer...
Battle Logo
So I happened upon a discussion about what logo was most popular online and wondered what the results would be if I did a search for major brands and their logos using TinEye. Battle Logo, begin!
Have image, will TinEye
Glen, an art director and and graphic designer, sent us this cool search and said “this image shows the various steps and elements used in a tutorial.” What a great search. TinEye is a handy tool that can help you to learn more about how an image was created, whether it was photoshopped and perhaps even locate some additional background information on the image. Your results will...