Tuesday, November 17, 2009<\/p>\n
\n What’s our take on \n Maile:<\/b> So, Peter… “watermarked images”. Can you break it down for us? \n If search traffic is important to a webmaster, then they may also want to consider some of our \n In summary, if a feature such as watermarking reduces the user-perceived quality of your image or \n Maile:<\/b> Ahh, I see: Webmasters concerned with search traffic likely want to balance the \n Peter:<\/b> Nope. The presence of a watermark doesn’t itself cause an image to be ranked higher \n Do you have questions or opinions on the topic? Let’s chat in the
\n watermarked images<\/span><\/a>
\n for
\n Image Search<\/a>?
\n It’s a complicated topic. I talked with Peter Linsley\u2014my friend at
\n the Googleplex<\/a>,
\n video star<\/a>,
\n and Product Manager for Image Search\u2014to hear his thoughts.\n<\/p>\n
\n Peter:<\/b> It’s understandable that webmasters find watermarking images beneficial.\n<\/p>\n\n
\n findings:\n<\/p>\n\n
\n (again, high-res and in-focus) often look better at thumbnail size.\n <\/li>\n
\n make the image look cluttered when reduced to thumbnail size.\n <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n your image’s thumbnail, then searchers may select it less often. Preview your images at thumbnail
\n size to get an idea of how the user might perceive it.\n<\/p>\n
\n positives of watermarking with the preferences of their users—keeping in mind that sites
\n that use clean images without distracting artifacts tend to be more popular, and that this can
\n also impact rankings. Will Google rank an image differently just because it’s watermarked?\n<\/p>\n
\n or lower.\n<\/p>\n
\n webmaster forum<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n