The site attribute on queries conducted using Google Images has been updated to comprise all images on a site – though they’re not hosted on its domain.
A blog post on the Official Google Blog explains that, previously, queries conducted using the site operator – such as by adding site:Google.com – would yield only images that were hosted on the domain integrated in the search query.
At present, using the operator will return all images that are displayed on the site, no matter where they’re hosted online, allowing social sharing sites like Flickr or Digg to be incorporated into the results in a move that might directly impact SEO services for sites optimizing their image content.
Marissa Mayer, vice-president of search products and user experience, writes in her blog that “The operator will run your search over sites that include images, no matter where the images themselves are hosted – which removes lots of noise from your results."
Advanced Google Images searches can question not just specific domains, but also precise image sizes, file formats, colors and aspect ratios.
A blog post on the Official Google Blog explains that, previously, queries conducted using the site operator – such as by adding site:Google.com – would yield only images that were hosted on the domain integrated in the search query.
At present, using the operator will return all images that are displayed on the site, no matter where they’re hosted online, allowing social sharing sites like Flickr or Digg to be incorporated into the results in a move that might directly impact SEO services for sites optimizing their image content.
Marissa Mayer, vice-president of search products and user experience, writes in her blog that “The operator will run your search over sites that include images, no matter where the images themselves are hosted – which removes lots of noise from your results."
Advanced Google Images searches can question not just specific domains, but also precise image sizes, file formats, colors and aspect ratios.
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