January 26th, 2011 by John
Bing has rolled out a new image search function, which we have to admit looks decidedly delicious when compared to Google?s offering. So what are the new features Bing has introduced? Well, the page itself has experience something of an overhaul, probably to differentiate itself between its own and Google?s image search service.
Colourful and bright, it also displays tiled images of what the general public are searching for most, and the most popular terms at the time. ?Whether it?s introducing completely new ways to browse pictures with things like image collage or helping you filter images by color and composition, delivering a more intuitive and visual image search experience is a critical focus area for us,? says Bing on their official blog.
And why not? From what we can see of it, it looks fantastic (the new image search is only available in the US at the moment). The visuals look a lot cleaner than Google?s current design, which we feel can be cluttered and frustrating at times. ?The landing page assembles the top images in full fidelity so you can get a quick snap-shot of some of the most popular image searches on Bing,? comments the blog.
Which, to us, suggests that Bing are going to be throwing all their weight behind providing the ultimate image search. We?ve always implicitly stressed the importance of optimising your images properly for SEO via alt tags and descriptions ? it looks like those SEO services will pay off for those who optimise predominantly for Bing in the coming months.
Bing realise that the search experience is to offer as much to users as quickly and efficiently as possible. What could be better than large, high-quality images of the most popular topics that people can?t help but click on? If you haven?t started optimising your images for the web, SMO and more then we suggest you hurry up and get in on the action sooner rather than later. Who knows, Bing?s template might become standard search engine procedure one day?
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