{"id":647552,"date":"2013-03-19T14:25:11","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T18:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=221469"},"modified":"2013-03-19T14:25:11","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T18:25:11","slug":"google-makes-it-easier-to-find-animated-gifs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/647552","title":{"rendered":"Google Makes It Easier To Find Animated GIFs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google announced a new &#8220;Animated&#8221; search filter in &#8220;Search Tools&#8221; in Image Search, which will (obviously) allow you to quickly find animated GIFs based on your query. As Google points out, this image format has been around for a long time, so it&#8217;s somewhat surprising they&#8217;re just now doing this, but better late than never, right? <\/p>\n<p>In addition to this new search filter, Google has also added the ability to search for images with transparent backgrounds via the &#8220;Transparent&#8221; option under the &#8220;any color&#8221; dropdown box. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what Google had to say about the new features on Google+:<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.dittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul { background-color: #FFF; padding: 10px; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost { text-align: left; margin: 0 0 0 60px; min-height: 50px; color: #000; font-size: 13px!important; line-height: 18px; border: 1px solid #CCC; padding: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 4px; border-radius: 4px; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.pic { display: block; float: left; padding: 0 10px 0 0 } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.pic a img { border: 0; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost div.author { display: block; line-height: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost div.author a { text-decoration: none; color: #000; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost div.author a:hover { text-decoration: none; color: #06C; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.googleIcon { float: right; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul span.timestamp { padding-left: 10px; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost span.metadata { display: block; font-size: 12px!important; line-height: 13px; padding: 10px 3px 0 3px; color: #C84035; font-weight: bold; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost span a.timestamp, div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost span a.timestamp:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost span.pic img { width: 50px; height: 50px; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost span.metadata .fbextra { color: #385998; text-decoration: none; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost a, div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost a:visited { color: #06C; text-decoration: none; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.dittoPost a:hover { color: #06C; text-decoration: underline; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul .proflinkPrefix { color: #999; } div.innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul div.google-plus-photo { background: #111; outline: 1px solid #666; text-align: center; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"dittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul\">\n<div class=\"innerdittoboxgooglez13wv3lywtmtj3s2n22hcvzimtebslkul\">\n<div class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/-v0soe-ievYE\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAA_08\/UrJmefTOlaY\/photo.jpg\" alt=\"Google\" width=\"50\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"dittoPost\">\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"googleIcon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images1.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/googleplus\/plusicon.gif\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" align=\"absmiddle\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/116899029375914044550\">Google<\/a><span class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/116899029375914044550\/posts\/F1YjHaT7ZUk\" title=\"Tuesday March 19, 2013 at 1:55pm\" class=\"timestamp\">16 minutes ago<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p> Even if you\u2019re a fan of animated gifs\u2014say you were the first to email your friends the slow loris very slowly eating a rice ball (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/KDDX1)\" class=\"ot-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow\">goo.gl\/KDDX1)<\/a>\u2014you may not know that the origins of animation go as far back as 1879 and Eadweard Muybridge\u2019s \u201czoopraxiscope\u201d (see our doodle homage to Muybridge: <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/PGQW3\" class=\"ot-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow\">goo.gl\/PGQW3<\/a>). Gifs have been around since 1987 and have become the de facto standard for short animations on the web, from pony glitter text (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/iZoEZ\" class=\"ot-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow\">goo.gl\/iZoEZ<\/a>) to grumpy cat memes (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/bC9um\" class=\"ot-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow\">goo.gl\/bC9um<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Starting today, there\u2019s an easier way to unearth those gems: when you do an image search, click on \u201cSearch tools\u201d below the search box, then select \u201cAnimated\u201d under the \u201cAny type\u201d dropdown box.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also added a second handy filter: if you\u2019re after the perfect picture of Easter basket clipart (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/XutAa\" class=\"ot-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow\">goo.gl\/XutAa<\/a>) but must have one with a transparent background, simply select \u201cTransparent\u201d under the \u201cAny color\u201d dropdown box.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-plus-photo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-w33eki_3mbE\/UUimUsrg9gI\/AAAAAAABBSA\/Kv1pTX8DmR8\/muybridge-animated-screenshot.gif\" style=\"max-width: 497px; padding-top: 10px;\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"metadata\"><span style=\"float: right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/googleplus\/plus.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>88 &nbsp;&nbsp; <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/googleplus\/arrow.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>5 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\" class=\"timestamp\">Powered by socialditto<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m not actually seeing the features yet, so they must be in the process of rolling out. <\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tMYpbLeZI-s:0pytqvn_Xxc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tMYpbLeZI-s:0pytqvn_Xxc:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=tMYpbLeZI-s:0pytqvn_Xxc:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tMYpbLeZI-s:0pytqvn_Xxc:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tMYpbLeZI-s:0pytqvn_Xxc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=tMYpbLeZI-s:0pytqvn_Xxc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tMYpbLeZI-s:0pytqvn_Xxc:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=tMYpbLeZI-s:0pytqvn_Xxc:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=tMYpbLeZI-s:0pytqvn_Xxc:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/tMYpbLeZI-s\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google announced a new &#8220;Animated&#8221; search filter in &#8220;Search Tools&#8221; in Image Search, which will (obviously) allow you to quickly find animated GIFs based on your query. 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