Will Reverse Image Searches Become More Popular Than Text Searches?
Reverse image searches are a different way of using search engines. They use technology to allow you to make your search by putting an image in the search bar instead of text. There are some reasons and areas where this is much simpler to do and would return better results. As more people become aware of this option, some experts have suggested that reverse image searches might one day replace text.
The Results of a Reverse Image Search
When you put an image into the search bar, the results are either similar to or related to it. The technology used will find similar images based on size, color, and shape. It uses algorithms with these and other attributes to find the images it returns as results. It works on a similar basis to a text search but looks for images rather than text that matches.
All a user has to do is to put an image where they would normally put text, and the search engines do the rest. They will direct you to websites that have similar images. There are free specialist tools available to make this even easier and they work with the most popular of search engines, such as Google and Bing.
The Usefulness of Reverse Imaging
There are many situations reverse imaging could be useful. Stores could use it as a tool to show products to customers and to check out which other stores are selling the same products at them. Photographers could use it if they are concerned about their work being copied, and artists could do the same. In marketing, there is no end of uses for it. Of course, where marketing is concerned, good quality written content is vital, but images are making headway in playing an important role too.
These are just a tiny sample of examples; there are numerous uses for reverse image searches.
Finding Original Sources
If you need to find the original source of an image, a reverse image search could be the simple answer. It can assist you in giving credit to the right person, as it can help you find who the original creator was. There are times when this information will be required for images you want to use and there is no easier way of finding it.
Will RIS Ever Replace Text?
Images can be a great way of finding something in a search engine if you have no written keywords to use. Simple things like looking for a particular product without knowing the brand, finding better versions of an image or maybe identifying what an item is. These things can all be harder to achieve if you only have text to use in your search engine.
Both images and text have a place in search engines, and it is unlikely that reverse image searching will replace text completely. What is more likely to happen is that they will complement each other, which is already happening to a large extent now.
