Google gives image search a new look (screen shots)

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Google has given its image search a new look Tuesday in hopes of helping people weed through the vast number of images to find what they're seeking. On the main search page, photos are moved closer together to let you see more results on a page and the instant scrolling between pages lets you see up to 1,000 images on a scrolling page.
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Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
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When you click on an image, you now immediately get a full-sized copy of it with its source in the background.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith
The image swirl view lets you type in a generic term, for instance "falls," and lets you see which photos have more results.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
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By clicking on "Niagara Falls" you immediately get more options - letting you make your search more specific until you find what you're looking for.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
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After typing in the generic term "leopard" you get the choice of 9 species. Here is the amur leopard.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
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Another choice is snow leopard, either real or Mac OS.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
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When you are looking at images - information about them pops up when you mouse over. Note that the search is for Droid X and the photo is of an HTC Evo. It's still in beta.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
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An image swirl search on iPhone 4g brings up previous models.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
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When you type in "tulips" you get a wide variety.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
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But when you specify "white tulips" you get white tulips.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
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Google launched Google Images in 2001 with about 250 million images. It now holds over 10 billion images.

Published: July 20, 2010 -- 12:08 GMT (05:08 PDT)
Caption by: Andy Smith