Image searching can be sensory overload. Depending on the nature of your search, you’ll want to use a different image search engine. Let’s say you want real-time visual news—well, Nachofoto is the place to get it. If you’re looking for hi-quality images in certain colors, then you’ll get your fix from Multicolr. Timeframe. Location. Topic. Style. Quality. CC license. Everyone has their own angle. Here’s seven ways to switch up your photo search—I mean switch it up from your average Google, Picsearch, or Bing image search. This tour starts with tools powered by Flickr, then moves to the blogosphere, and finishes with Twitter—where trending images snap a photo of human nature.
01. Multicolr: (Don’t clash!) Search Flickr by color. Amazing results.
02. Flickrstorm: (Love this!) Fast hi-fi Flickr search with Creative Commons options.
03. Compfight: (Take 2!) Hi-fi Flickr search with Creative Commons options.
04. Findr (Flash-based) Flickr search driven by related tags.
05. Nachofoto: (Breaking!) Real-time blogosphere image search with an awesome timeframe slider.
06. Picfog: Twitter real-time image search with trends and search-by-location options.
07. Twicsy: Twitter real-time image search—trending images and related tweets. Free iPhone app.
Bonus Tracks:
08. TinEye—reverse image search.
09. Twitcaps—real-time Twitter image search.
10. Twipho—search twitpic.com, img.ly and yfrog.com.
