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The Idea
Many times I see an image, but I don't know where it's from. It may be out of context, without a meaningful file name, etc.
So, I propose a service that will work much like a web crawler. An image is pulled in, and an algorithm uniquely identifies it. A fingerprint of the image, if you will. This image and fingerprint are stored, along with the page it was found on, alt text, tags, etc. This data is then made available for searching, API integration etc.
So, the next time I come across an image on the web that I want to learn more about, I can reference this service. It can show me where else on the web it's used, show associated tags used for it, etc. In this way, I can probably find out all I wanted to know about it.
This would also be great for artists, photographers, etc. to track how their work is being used/abused on the web.
I thought of this idea when I was...
Saw a funny picture on some random blog, but had no idea where it came from or what it was about.
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