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Has anyone tried TinEye ? if not, you should, it is a great tool. More here http://www.tineye.com

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Paul M

I love it. I use the Firefox plugin. I have found loads of my images in use, it gives me a real boost to see people using my images.

i found out about it yesterday - got my invitation in about an hour.

so far, using the same method as jsnover, i've only found references to 123rf - well i found one of my images in use now that i think about it... could be very nice when they get lots of images indexed.

I tried searching using the FF plugin, used my portfolio on IS for it.
and I'm impressed!
with a rather small part of the portfolio I looked at I already found 5 images in use that I didn't know of before.

I like it!

I found some of my images there and put them on my web site on the stock photo page.

Interesting technology. What I can't understand is how do they plan to make any money. Certainly not from the micro stock crowd.

dear digiology,

The bigger the target image, the better. TinEye uses fingerprinting to locate a usage, meaning that they have a proprietary algorithm that scan the original image and finds all the corresponding matches. The more information it has to start with, the better the results will be, especially if your images has been heavily altered or cropped.

Hope that helps

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cool tool but going to take awhile to develope the database. I only received 123RF results as well.

I started on tineye this week, and it was fun looking for my photos online.

I found about a half dozen - one on 123rf and BigStock, and the rest only on 123rf.  My portfolios are very, very small, though.

No! Sign up. Everyone has to get on the waiting list. The waiting was apprx. 2 hrs for me 5 days ago.

Paulie...I'm still looking for one use that will get them any money. I have to believe that they're not doing this for us just to see a few images in use. I wouldn't pay much for that ability, although it is fun playing with it. I'd love to know their reasoning.

As to the earlier reference to Google. Big difference, no? TinEye requires you to have an image to begin with. So you have to know the answer to the search before you can get the search. Follow me? Maybe I can't wrap my poor brain around this concept to recognize any money value in it.

The only application I can come up with is that if there were software where a designer could sketch a scene, then TinEye could find a photo to match. Other than that...

Here are a few...

1. How about charging agencies to use Tineye as an image screening application that runs in the background and looks for duplicate images being uploaded by thieves? Would save agencies time from reviewing stolen images, reduce customer service costs, and reduce liability.

2. How about charging agencies to use Tineye as an image search application that let's buyers look for an exact image? 123RF already has this function but would it be cheaper to hook up with Tineye rather than build? Would provide a competitive advantage for the agency and attract buyers.

3. One huge potential use I see for Tineye is image theft and copyright/licensing enforcement. Especially for Orphanworks. They could charge image owners to register their images and charge people a fee who want to search for orphaned images.

4. How about searching for similar images? You upload a picture of a rose and it searches several agencies for similar images? This could reduce/eliminate keyword spamming and generate more relevant search results for buyers.

This is just the foundation. The possibilites for tweaking the technology are endless. Very cool. It will make money.

Woohoo... got it. Cool. Wonder how long is it going to take to get them all in their database, and how long before Google does the same.

 

Good point... I would term it a Double-edged sword, though. Since it works both ways, equally 'well'.