Duplicate 画像 tend to really bother me in certain spots, and I’ve observed that I’m far from the only one. I know it’s difficult sometimes to know if an image has been uploaded into a spot または not when there are 999,483,937 uploads, especially when they’re lacking in the キーワード department.

Google has this nice new feature called a Reverse Image Search. With a reverse image search, あなた are able to アップロード または link an image into the 検索 bar and you’ll be 与えられた a 一覧 of web pages containing your selected image.

(I’m about to walk あなた through the steps. I’ll be using a picture from link)

* First, visit link. (tinyeye.com is also another reverse image 検索 engine, but it doesn’t have ファンポップ in its database, so don’t bother.)
* Click on the camera アイコン located at the end of the 検索 bar.

---A box will pop up. If あなた have the image saved to your computer, click on the “upload an image” link, and… アップロード the image. If it’s easier to get the image URL, get the URL and paste it in the textbox.

*Click 検索 and you’ll be taken to a 一覧 of results, as Google usually does. In some cases, such as this one, Google will add a word to describe your image.


---In most cases, if the image is already uploaded onto Fanpop, it will be displayed as one of the 上, ページのトップへ results
*If ファンポップ doesn’t come up as one of the results,
try erasing Google’s guess and type in “Fanpop”, then click 検索 again.
*By this point, あなた should have your answer.

The 上, ページのトップへ result will ALWAYS be:

“Fanpop - ファン クラブ for everything. What are あなた a ファン of?
www.fanpop.com/
Fanpop is a network of ファン クラブ for ファン of television, movies, 音楽 and もっと見る to discuss and share photos, videos, news and opinions with fellow fans. 42 images...”


So ignore that.
What あなた need to look for is the results that follow. If あなた don't get any ファンポップ results, then you’re 安全, 安全です to アップロード the image without committing the crime of duplication.

If あなた DO get a ファンポップ result, make sure あなた follow the link and actually check which spot it was uploaded to. (You wouldn’t want to miss out on your opportunity just because someone uploaded the same image to the ランダム spot 2.5 years 前 または because it’s the thumbnail of some video)

If あなた get もっと見る than one ファンポップ result, then that most likely means that the image has been uploaded to もっと見る than one spot, as demonstrated below.


または that the image appears on もっと見る than one URL in one single spot, which is completely normal (the spot’s homepage, image page, 壁紙 page, the page for the image itself, the related 画像 thumbnail, a pick icon, etc.)

または that a duplicate was added at some point または another.


Here’s to hopes for less duplicate images.
Cheers!