Comments on: A Better Interface For Image Search? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/ Startup and Tech News Fri, 16 May 2008 10:26:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Coollector http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2286136 Coollector Sat, 10 May 2008 01:34:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2286136 If you like Piclens, and if you're also a movie buff, here's a freeware that uses Piclens 3D wall to display your DVD collection, your favorite movies & series, your favorite actors, etc... It also uses the latest PicLens feature to find videos on YouTube (trailers, interviews, making of, alternate scenes, spoofs, etc...) www.coollector.com If you like Piclens, and if you’re also a movie buff, here’s a freeware that uses Piclens 3D wall to display your DVD collection, your favorite movies & series, your favorite actors, etc…

It also uses the latest PicLens feature to find videos on YouTube (trailers, interviews, making of, alternate scenes, spoofs, etc…)

http://www.coollector.com

]]> By: See-ming Lee http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2238950 See-ming Lee Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:51:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2238950 Best UI for Google image search is PicLens: http://piclens.com See my review of it on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/2435087326/ Or on my blog: http://blog.seeminglee.com/2008/04/piclens-image-browsing-made-easy.html Cheers, SML Best UI for Google image search is PicLens: http://piclens.com

See my review of it on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/s.....435087326/

Or on my blog:
http://blog.seeminglee.com/200.....-easy.html

Cheers,
SML

]]> By: ProtoFlow http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2223190 ProtoFlow Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:08:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2223190 The code originates here: http://www.deensoft.com/lab/protoflow/ The code originates here:

http://www.deensoft.com/lab/protoflow/

]]> By: Speed Racer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2219695 Speed Racer Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:01:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2219695 Google would never implement something like this. Go through the Google User Interface Principles and you'll see that #2 is "Every millisecond counts." http://google.com/corporate/ux.html If it's not fast, Google won't even consider it. It's that simple. Google would never implement something like this. Go through the Google User Interface Principles and you’ll see that #2 is “Every millisecond counts.”

http://google.com/corporate/ux.html

If it’s not fast, Google won’t even consider it. It’s that simple.

]]> By: RONLG http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2209223 RONLG Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:04:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2209223 I think the most impressive part about it was that it was developed using Adobe Flex. Seriously, did you drink your coffee this morning? I think the most impressive part about it was that it was developed using Adobe Flex.

Seriously, did you drink your coffee this morning?

]]> By: Greg http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2209152 Greg Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:01:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2209152 It's quite similar to coverflow. This other guy has been doing DHTML demos for years and they are far more amazing: http://www.dhteumeuleu.com/ (all DHTML, no AJAX) Also if you're on a PC check out http://PicMe.raizlabs.com (my company) it provides a new way to view large collections of photos. It works with your personal photos as well as the photos on online services. It’s quite similar to coverflow. This other guy has been doing DHTML demos for years and they are far more amazing:
http://www.dhteumeuleu.com/ (all DHTML, no AJAX)

Also if you’re on a PC check out http://PicMe.raizlabs.com (my company) it provides a new way to view large collections of photos. It works with your personal photos as well as the photos on online services.

]]> By: Augustine Fou http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208931 Augustine Fou Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:01:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208931 How about this one... made ENTIRELY in AJAX (not a single thing is Flash). Searches across multiple collections, including Flickr's Creative Commons photos. http://picturesandbox.com and the corresponding Facebook app for using Flickr creative commons photos for e-greetings -- phreetings (photo + greetings) http://apps.facebook.com/phreetings/ How about this one… made ENTIRELY in AJAX (not a single thing is Flash). Searches across multiple collections, including Flickr’s Creative Commons photos.

http://picturesandbox.com

and the corresponding Facebook app for using Flickr creative commons photos for e-greetings — phreetings (photo + greetings)

http://apps.facebook.com/phreetings/

]]> By: Brent http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208717 Brent Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:50:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208717 A bunch of my friends work at CoolIris (the people that make PicLens) so I was skeptical trying their stuff at first... you know how friends try to pawn off their shit on you. But it turns out to be a really great interface for browsing photos, I love it. It's way better than SearchMe's interface. i'm surprised they got $31 mill for that. A bunch of my friends work at CoolIris (the people that make PicLens) so I was skeptical trying their stuff at first… you know how friends try to pawn off their shit on you. But it turns out to be a really great interface for browsing photos, I love it.

It’s way better than SearchMe’s interface. i’m surprised they got $31 mill for that.

]]> By: Alec http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208699 Alec Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:41:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208699 One more vote for PicLens. This guy's project is nice and all, but the PicLens plug-in is fantastic. Whenever I'm painting and need references, I go to Google Image Search and, once there, just open PicLens to view a seemingly infinite wall of appropriate images to search through. It makes finding those images that you are looking for but always miss because they're on page 10 of the search results. One more vote for PicLens. This guy’s project is nice and all, but the PicLens plug-in is fantastic. Whenever I’m painting and need references, I go to Google Image Search and, once there, just open PicLens to view a seemingly infinite wall of appropriate images to search through. It makes finding those images that you are looking for but always miss because they’re on page 10 of the search results.

]]> By: Anuj http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208697 Anuj Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:39:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208697 grow up guys...UI cant get worse than this grow up guys…UI cant get worse than this

]]> By: Speed Racer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208650 Speed Racer Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:12:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208650 @jeremy: accuracy shmaccuracy. I'm sure you're right, but people just don't have the patience to wait for a slow interface to load. When all is said and done, people tend to gravitate towards speedy interfaces as Google has proven time and time again. @jeremy: accuracy shmaccuracy. I’m sure you’re right, but people just don’t have the patience to wait for a slow interface to load. When all is said and done, people tend to gravitate towards speedy interfaces as Google has proven time and time again.

]]> By: Adam http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208507 Adam Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:53:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208507 This is by far the best image display available, its free, its available for all major browsers and its extremely fast. It ties into, flickr, google images, facebook, myspace and more. Its the fastest way to view a large amount of images on the web. Plus the interface is sexy as hell. http://www.piclens.com/ This is by far the best image display available, its free, its available for all major browsers and its extremely fast. It ties into, flickr, google images, facebook, myspace and more. Its the fastest way to view a large amount of images on the web. Plus the interface is sexy as hell.

http://www.piclens.com/

]]> By: Searchthis http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208504 Searchthis Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:52:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208504 Working search engine is very risky business. Searchme.com is mostly likely get sue by Apple, Inc due to patent & copyright infringement. They are going to lose $32 million dollars & future IPO. Not very good business practice. Working search engine is very risky business.

Searchme.com is mostly likely get sue by Apple, Inc due to patent & copyright infringement. They are going to lose $32 million dollars & future IPO.

Not very good business practice.

]]> By: Tim G http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208356 Tim G Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:44:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208356 It's nice looking but nothing really ground breaking here. This is a useful image search tool: www.picturesandbox.com BTW...I ripped out some crappy carpeting this weekend and exposed some beautiful oak floors. Feel free to write about it if you like. It’s nice looking but nothing really ground breaking here. This is a useful image search tool: http://www.picturesandbox.com

BTW…I ripped out some crappy carpeting this weekend and exposed some beautiful oak floors. Feel free to write about it if you like.

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » 画像検索の結果をスクロールできるインターフェイス http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208331 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » 画像検索の結果をスクロールできるインターフェイス Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:38:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208331 [...] [原文へ] [...] […] [原文へ] […]

]]> By: Martin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208329 Martin Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:37:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208329 Micheal, I think it would be fair if you mentioned the library that does all the heavy lifting behind this website: http://www.deensoft.com/lab/protoflow/ A friend of mine (Obaid over at Deensoft) wrote ProtoFlow and I know he put in a fair amount of work into this, certainly far more than the 1 weekend it took make the ProtoFlow/GIS mashup, so I think he deserves to have all his hard work recognized :) Micheal,
I think it would be fair if you mentioned the library that does all the heavy lifting behind this website: http://www.deensoft.com/lab/protoflow/

A friend of mine (Obaid over at Deensoft) wrote ProtoFlow and I know he put in a fair amount of work into this, certainly far more than the 1 weekend it took make the ProtoFlow/GIS mashup, so I think he deserves to have all his hard work recognized :)

]]> By: Todd Levy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208182 Todd Levy Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:55:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208182 @Michael Here's my one-person weekend project... http://searchquilt.com Please feel free to write about about it! Todd @Michael

Here’s my one-person weekend project…

http://searchquilt.com

Please feel free to write about about it!

Todd

]]> By: Trevor Lee http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208090 Trevor Lee Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:19:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208090 Micheal, you mentioned that creativspace would not be fundable, that piqued my curiosity a bit, wonder what that means. Is it due to it being based on Google's page returns? Micheal, you mentioned that creativspace would not be fundable, that piqued my curiosity a bit, wonder what that means. Is it due to it being based on Google’s page returns?

]]> By: MikeW http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208003 MikeW Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:46:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2208003 Silly These types of interfaces are best in space-constrained environments, not for a web browser maximized on a 24" widescreen LCD. Funny when people copy a design without understanding the reason the underlying decisions were made. Silly

These types of interfaces are best in space-constrained environments, not for a web browser maximized on a 24″ widescreen LCD.

Funny when people copy a design without understanding the reason the underlying decisions were made.

]]> By: jeremy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207969 jeremy Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:31:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207969 @speed racer: Yes, but sometimes speed leads to less accuracy (less precision). I.e. quality suffers with too much emphasis placed on speed. Here is a citation to similar work, done 5 years ago... nay published 5 years ago (in 2003) which means that the work itself was done probably 6 years ago. It was done at MERL (Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs): Rapid serial visual presentation techniques for consumer digital video devices, Wittenburg, et al. ABSTRACT: "In this paper we propose a new model for a class of rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) interfaces [16] in the context of consumer video devices. The basic spatial layout "explodes" a sequence of image frames into a 3D trail in order to provide more context for a spatial/temporal presentation. As the user plays forward or back, the trail advances or recedes while the image in the foreground focus position is replaced. The design is able to incorporate a variety of methods for analyzing or highlighting images in the trail. Our hypotheses are that users can navigate more quickly and precisely to points of interest when compared to conventional consumer-based browsing, channel flipping, or fast-forwarding techniques. We report on an experiment testing our hypotheses in which we found that subjects were more accurate but not faster in browsing to a target of interest in recorded television content with a TV remote." So, TechCrunch, get with it. These interfaces are not new. @speed racer: Yes, but sometimes speed leads to less accuracy (less precision). I.e. quality suffers with too much emphasis placed on speed.

Here is a citation to similar work, done 5 years ago… nay published 5 years ago (in 2003) which means that the work itself was done probably 6 years ago. It was done at MERL (Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs):

Rapid serial visual presentation techniques for consumer digital video devices, Wittenburg, et al. ABSTRACT: “In this paper we propose a new model for a class of rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) interfaces [16] in the context of consumer video devices. The basic spatial layout “explodes” a sequence of image frames into a 3D trail in order to provide more context for a spatial/temporal presentation. As the user plays forward or back, the trail advances or recedes while the image in the foreground focus position is replaced. The design is able to incorporate a variety of methods for analyzing or highlighting images in the trail. Our hypotheses are that users can navigate more quickly and precisely to points of interest when compared to conventional consumer-based browsing, channel flipping, or fast-forwarding techniques. We report on an experiment testing our hypotheses in which we found that subjects were more accurate but not faster in browsing to a target of interest in recorded television content with a TV remote.”

So, TechCrunch, get with it. These interfaces are not new.

]]> By: geoff http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207934 geoff Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:18:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207934 "This is built with Ajax, not Flash" There isn't a single AJAX call in the thing, it's got some fancy JavaScript, but no AJAX. Please keep your Web 2.0 technologies straight. “This is built with Ajax, not Flash”

There isn’t a single AJAX call in the thing, it’s got some fancy JavaScript, but no AJAX.

Please keep your Web 2.0 technologies straight.

]]> By: Jeremy Bishop http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207906 Jeremy Bishop Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:06:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207906 Looks good to me, and done in a weekend? Looks good to me, and done in a weekend?

]]> By: Speed Racer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207859 Speed Racer Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:44:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207859 Michael, Steve is right about the speed. Didn't you ever hear about the internal Google mantra that speed is the top priority? There's a lot of evidence out there that a faster website often beats a slower website that is more richly designed. (See Marisa Mayer's speech where she talks about Google's performance at the 2006 Web 2.0 summit). Early on, Google noticed that traffic decreased considerably when downloads times increased by even a fraction of a second. Apple's CoverFlow technology is great for desktop apps, since nobody needs to download CoverFlow (it's already embedded in the OS. The processor is the only thing that slows you down). But, when you have to download the CoverFlow functionality over the internet, just to view a web page, a website has a major disadvantage in that regard. Google's speed is what makes it king. The rest are just bells and whistles that slow a site down. Google has no interest in an interface that slows down the user experience and thereby reduces usability and traffic. It may be a better user interface, but it's added weight just doesn't make sense on the web. Michael,

Steve is right about the speed. Didn’t you ever hear about the internal Google mantra that speed is the top priority? There’s a lot of evidence out there that a faster website often beats a slower website that is more richly designed. (See Marisa Mayer’s speech where she talks about Google’s performance at the 2006 Web 2.0 summit). Early on, Google noticed that traffic decreased considerably when downloads times increased by even a fraction of a second.

Apple’s CoverFlow technology is great for desktop apps, since nobody needs to download CoverFlow (it’s already embedded in the OS. The processor is the only thing that slows you down). But, when you have to download the CoverFlow functionality over the internet, just to view a web page, a website has a major disadvantage in that regard.

Google’s speed is what makes it king. The rest are just bells and whistles that slow a site down.

Google has no interest in an interface that slows down the user experience and thereby reduces usability and traffic. It may be a better user interface, but it’s added weight just doesn’t make sense on the web.

]]> By: jeremy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207822 jeremy Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:32:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207822 Old news. Academic research groups have been creating this sort of interface for image search, for years already. CMU has some work that springs to mind. Old news. Academic research groups have been creating this sort of interface for image search, for years already. CMU has some work that springs to mind.

]]> By: Miles http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207712 Miles Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:50:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/21/a-better-interface-for-image-search/#comment-2207712 The layout is probably not optimal for monetization but it's still a cool project. Not all tools are meant to be practical. We can have some pure enjoyment on the web. The layout is probably not optimal for monetization but it’s still a cool project. Not all tools are meant to be practical. We can have some pure enjoyment on the web.

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