The app doesn't have its own search engine, so it uses others (Google is the default) to do the reverse image search instead. Etsy had noted on its website that the increased fee supported its plans to make “significant investments in marketing, seller tools and creating a world-class customer experience.If you're looking for something beyond the Google app and Google Chrome for your reverse image search needs, there are a couple of other apps you try.Īs long as you have the image file or its URL, you can use Reversee to do a reverse image search.
The change saw sellers go on strike earlier this year after the fee increase was announced. The bump was likely partially due to the platform’s increased transaction fee from 5% to 6.5%. The search giant also added its Lens image search right into its home page this week, letting users access the advanced image recognition tool directly from the search box.Įtsy released its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday and reported a revenue bump of 11.7% over the same quarter of 2021, to $594.5 million.
Google recently added updates to its multisearch feature that lets users combine a photo and text to craft custom searches, initially around shopping. The launch of Etsy’s new feature comes as platforms like Google and Pinterest have had image search capabilities for quite some time now.
We’re excited for this new, innovative feature to make it easier for sellers to get discovered and connect with our built-in base of nearly 90 million buyers around the world.”Įtsy says the new feature was developed as part of CodeMosaic, which is an annual Etsy Hackathon that gives engineers opportunities to try out new skills while building creative solutions. “We’re always investing in our marketplace to make it easier for sellers to grow their businesses. “With more than 100 million items in our marketplace, odds are that if you can dream it - or snap a photo of it - you’ll find something you love on Etsy,” the company said in a blog post.
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