Jan/100
Optimizing your images for Google Image Search
Last year at Search Market Expo West, Peter Linsley from Google Image Search outlined how publishers can improve their ability to get images indexed by Google and other major search engines.
We've mentioned a few of the tips in a previous post like learning how to use alt tags and using plenty of descriptive text. Linsley covers the basics and more and breaks down image search behavior, which is very different from web search.
If you think about the paradigm when they do a query, it's not so much about what's the first result... users can consume images in a heartbeat, and if the image they happen to like is at the bottom left-and corner or the bottom right-hand corner, so be it. They'll see that, there's something about the image that attracts them, and they'll click through.
Since image searches are very subjective, there is no way for search engines to figure out what you are looking for. Sometimes users aren't just looking for a specific image but use the image search function as a tool for inspiration, research, and "sometimes they just use it to kill time, just for the fun of it."
I really enjoyed reading Linsley's best practices which include asking yourself how to make your images useful for users.
It's really about immersing the user into a very image-centric experience. These are the kinds of landing pages, these are the kind of images we've observed that our users tend to like.
For more tips keep reading here
Dec/090
Image Space Media Newsletter: December 2009
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IMAGE SPACE MEDIA News for December 2009 
Welcome to Image Space Media's newsletter for December 2009. HAPPY HOLIDAYS EDITION!! WIN THIS CAMERA! As usual, a big thank you to our publishers using Image Space Media's technology in beta, and for your feedback. Your input helps us identify what areas we need to improve upon. With your help and feedback we've been steadily working to improve our technology. If you have any comments or questions please send them to info@imagespacemedia.com. in this issue:
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Nov/090
Image Space Media Newsletter: November 2009
Welcome to Image Space Media's newsletter for November 2009.
As usual, we want to provide news about our services and answers to some frequently asked questions.
We genuinely appreciate your participation in Image Space Media's technology in beta, and for your feedback. Your input helps us identify what areas we need to improve upon. With your help and feedback we've been steadily working to improve our technology. If you have any comments or questions please send them to info@imagespacemedia.com.
in this issue:
- why the name change?
- what's a taxonomy engine?
- better ads and higher payouts
- publishers of the week
- giving thanks
Oct/091
Take Control of Your In-Picture Ad Campaigns
In addition to being the first and leading provider of in-picture advertising technology, Image Space Media also offers publishers an innovative feature that allows
them to control which images their in-picture ads appear on.
The Image Manager allows publishers to take complete control of their in-picture advertising campaigns. Within this control panel, users can view the number of impressions, clicks, and earnings on their domains and add additional keywords to increase the relevancy of the ads on a particular image. The Image Manager provides a great deal of flexibility so that publishers can manage their visitors’ experience.
Don't believe us? Get started with Image Space Media this weekend and check it out for yourself!
Oct/092
Maximize Your Image Manager
Including pictures on your blog is not only a great way to brighten up a recent post, it’s also an easy way to earn more money with Image Space Media! However, finding quality images to which you also have legal rights can present a challenge. To ensure that you have as many pictures as possible in your Image Manager, we’ve selected several royalty-free online image resources that offer quality pictures at affordable prices.
Stock.XCHNG (www.sxc.hu) is a free stock photo website that has a huge gallery of over 350,000 high-quality photographs from around the world. Users can browse the collection and are encouraged to share their photos and graphics with others. Whether you are looking for a wallpaper, in need of an illustration to liven up your latest post, or simply searching for inspiration, you will be able to find nearly everything on Stock.XCHNG.
Looking for Halloween-themed images? Try KaveWall!
Cutcaster (www.cutcaster.com) is a photo and vector illustration marketplace that lets you purchase royalty-free images for web publishing and design. Buyers register for free and then browse the library until they find the image that they want to purchase. Cutcaster offers several purchasing options including downloading comps, buying credits, and bidding. After registration, users can also submit their own graphics for free and set their sale prices.
Kave Wall (www.kavewall.com/stock) has an impressive collection of free stock photos, images, and textures for use on your website. Images are divided into categories like “holiday” and “office” and are all incredibly quick and easy download. Users are encouraged to share and edit any picture as long as they credit its original owner.
FreeDigitalPhotos.net (www.freedigitalphotos.net) allows users to download “genuinely free images” for corporate as well as personal use. No registration is required and the images are available for instant download. Users need only spend money if they choose to purchase the highest resolution files (typically used in print). FreeDigitalPhotos.net invites both amateur and professional photographers to share and sell their work and receive commission if other users choose to buy a higher-res version.
We hope this article provided you with some useful information about affordable online image galleries. If we’ve missed any photo sites that you’ve been using, let us know with a comment or email info@imagespacemedia.com so we can add it to this post!
Sep/090
A Peak Inside Our Image Manager
Haven't registered with Image Space Media yet? Here's an example of what you will see in your Image Manager. Our technology allows you to turn the in-picture advertisements on images on or off and to provide relevant search keywords for each of your pictures. To get started with Image Space, CLICK HERE.