Enhanced Image Search in Google Webmaster Tools

by Will Fleiss

So if you verify your site with Google Webmaster Tools, there is an option that says, “Google now offers enhanced search for images contained in your site, including advanced labeling techniques for images hosted by Google”.  You can opt-in to this “enhanced image search” by clicking on a box that say, “I would like to enable enhanced image search on my site and am authorized to opt into this advanced service.”

What does it mean to opt-in to enhanced image search? 

Google answer: If you choose to opt in to enhanced image search, Google may use tools such as Google Image Labeler to associate the images included in your site with labels that will improve indexing and search quality of those images.

Has anybody seen a positive impact come from opting into this?  I can’t see any down side, but if anyone has any experience with it please share…

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