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Yahoo's new Image Search interface is a better gateway

6:36 PM Sat, Apr 04, 2009 | Permalink |

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Searching for tulips and clicking from a thumbnail took me to Deililly's photostream on Flickr. The black top with search tools and more results also includes the interesting "Others who searched for tulips also searched for:" (much more fun here than at Amazon). Yahoof offers Flickr results, since it owns the photo site, but this banner stays above whatever host site is below, offering other paths to check out.

I could browse here a lot.

It's cold and rainy and gray outside, but now this year's garden is tugging at me from my screen.

The minimal images.search.yahoo.com page shows thumbnails of AP Photos from the current feed -- North Korea, Carla Bruni, Western New York, Michelle Obama, Satellite Communications, Key Biscayne. Reloading/refreshing to see other sets is quick and informative.

PC World: Can Yahoo Out-Google Google in Image Search?

Yahoo has quietly updated its Yahoo Image Search preview page with a friendlier interface that displays larger images, and makes it easier to browse related thumbnails. Is it easier to use than Google Image Search? My first impression is yes. Let's take a closer look...

A few more screenshots are there.