Google Image Search
Has anyone noticed that sometimes when you google something that images appear in the search results and not in their specific google image space? I have tried to replicate the same result with other search terms, and I could only do it with sponge. Weird.
UPDATE 23 JAN 2005
It seems that you no longer see images with the search term "sponge". I have heard that Google continually changes up their search results to test out new ideas, cycling servers on and off the "main line" would cause different users to see different results.
Also, it seems that Google has started using redirect from their search results page. So that instead of a link going right to (say) http://www.grubbykid.com it would go to:
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=1&q=http://www.grubbykid.com&e=1102&mr=72,100852_3!b_U:abrt_nr1m_spb3_10
See search for Hudson Hotel and see if you can replicate this. I am sure this is just google trying new "features" out. Movable Type uses this redirect method for URL's in comment sections to reduce "Google Juice" for spammers, but I don't know what the advantage of google themselves redirecting. Weird.
Comments
m3x says:
nope, i've never seen that. i don't even see it with sponge.
Posted by: m3x at January 23, 2005 8:05 PM #
plemeljr says:
weird... yeah, it doesn't happen anymore. I bet the set of servers that I was directed to in Google's huge server farm were testing out image integration on the search page.
Posted by: plemeljr at January 23, 2005 11:40 PM #
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