Jennifer Lopez (Photo : Instagram)
"American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez is one of the main reasons behind the birth of Google's Image Search as her Versace dress back in 2000 during the Grammy Awards was the most popular search query ever recorded.
According to Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt's essay published on Project Syndicate, people who searched for the photo of Lopez wanted more than just an article. It made Google realize the demand of the people to see immediate results of images when they searched for the green dress of Lopez that was much-talked about back then.
The event then inspired the web giant to launch the Google Image Search in order for people to find what they are looking for immediately in just a nick of time. Schmidt continued to share in his essay that people were amazed after the project was launched as they were able to find the photos they were looking for just by typing it in the search box.
In the essay, Schmidt explained that people had to click through around ten different links to see if the photo was present in the article. Users could not immediately see the photo unless it was featured in a report.
Lopez heard about the news and the 45-year-old singer shared on her Instagram page a photo of her wearing the said dress as she shared that one dress can actually change the world.
The tech giant is to develop Google Image Search even more with GoogleNet, a program designed by the company that has better algorithm and is more powerful than what the company uses now in order to determine objects inside a photo, the Daily Mail reported.
The new algorithm would also allow users to search for objects on YouTube videos but information about when this is going to be possible was not yet announced.
