Could It Be? An Accurate Image Search?
January 8, 2015
Image search is a touchy subject. Copyright, royalties, privacy, and accuracy are a huge concern for image holders and searchers. People are scouring the Internet for images they can freely use without problems, but often times the images have a watermark or are so common they are mediocre. Killer Startups points to a great new startup that could revolutionize how people find pictures: “Today’s Killer Startup: Compfight.”
Compfight is an image search engine comparable to Flicker, except it is faster and uses features similar to the advanced search function on Google.
“The site also lets you specify if you’re looking only for Creative Commons licensed images or ones to use commercially. If you’re new to this kind of image use, Compfight even provides a handy little guide on how to cite your sources properly. Last and probably least, Compfight also provides access to professional stock photos, starting as low as $1 per image.”
Developers are still trying to create the perfect image search and while it is a work in progress, Compfight shows we’re on the right path.
Whitney Grace, January 08, 2014
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
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