Google Image Search Adds Search Suggestions

Apr 7, 2009 at 10:14am ET by Barry Schwartz

A week after Google pushed search suggestions globally, Google has added search suggestions to Google Image Search. Now, if you visit Google Image Search and start typing in a query, Google will offer you suggestions.

I tried typing in red, expecting red rose, which I got, but then I saw redtube, which is a pornography site. In fact, this is an issue Google has been working to fix, i.e. Google adult search suggestions has been popping up for query after query. The only way to get rid of them is to notify Google of the issue, or you can turn off your search suggestions in the preferences section.

Here is a screen capture:

The web version does not offer the same suggestions:

Hat tip to Google Operating System for spotting this first.

Barry Schwartz is Search Engine Land's News Editor and owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry's personal blog is named Cartoon Barry and he can be followed on Twitter here.

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