Google has launched two experimental products it hopes will change the way users search for pictures and news.
A feature known as Similar Images uses a picture rather than text to find other matching images. 'Similar Images' allows users to sort through the results of an image search more easily by clicking on a link.
Timeline presents information already available in Google News but organised and displayed chronologically. Using Timeline, users searching for cricket scores or Shahrukh Khan will be shown a history of articles, photographs and videos arranged by date, week, month or year. Users can also refine the search to specific magazines, newspapers or blogs. Other search possibilities include Wikipedia, movies, music or even video games.
Alongside these features is a new version of Google Labs, in which users can take a peek at what its thousands of engineers are working on.
Amid past criticism that Google has wasted too much time and effort on projects that have little impact, the aim of the Labs upgrade is to make prototypes available earlier.
Google is the leader in search with nearly 64% of the American market compared with Yahoo, which has just over 20% and Microsoft with 8.3%
By adding new features to enrich the experience, it is undoubtedly hoping to increase its grip on the world of search.
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