Photo use (was Facebook)
Diane Whitehead (Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:24:54 PST)
On 22-Jan-13, at 8:54 AM, Boyce Tankersley wrote:
Type in just about any plant name into a Google Search and then
count the
number of inaccurate images that crop up on the first page (my quick
and
dirty survey found about 40% of the images are inaccurate but it
varies
widely).
The reason so many wrong photos show on a Google search is that the
search is done on text. If there is no photo of the plant you are
searching for, but its name occurs within a certain distance of some
other photo, then that wrong photo will be shown.
The way to ensure that you are seeing a correct photo is to click on
it so that you go to the site and do a bit of reading. It then should
be obvious whether the photo is actually connected with the searched-
for name, or just an innocent bystander.
Diane Whitehead