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Find Faces on Google Image Search

Google has a secret built in feature that lets you focus on faces when searching images in its Google Image database. Wired Epicenter blog details the find discovered by Google Operating System.

A hidden image recognition feature buried in Google's image search function has been discovered. Blogger Ionut Alex Chitu discovered the hidden search feature a few days ago. To try the search feature out, simply go to Google image search, enter a search term, and once you have your results, enter the following at the end of the URL in your browser: "&imgtype=face". Suddenly you'll find a wealth of new images-all faces. I tried the search on PBS television host Charlie Rose, and it worked like a charm.

You can find more uses for this secret feature here.

Tags: google-image-search | image-search

Posted on June 4, 2007
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