Hotlinking Prevention because the new Google Image Search

*Reinhold-Hoffmann Feb 1, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Since the 24th January 24 there is a new Image Search by Google.

Before, thumbs of images including our deviations were shown there and deviantart was visited after a click.

Now the thumbs are up to 1000x1000 pixels big and if the google visitor clicks on "See Original Size" the image is hotlinked by google before a black background and the google user is not on deviantART

Via quancast a webservice for visitor statistics i saw that there were a lot less visitors on dA as usual (400000) and i would recommend deviantART to enable a hotlinking prevention because this means a lot traffic/bandwith costs for dA still without visitors seeing dA ..and generate revenue through the ads on dA.

This also means that our deviations are there on google in fullsize without that the google visitors see our galleries automatically, i guess some deviants might dislike this a lot since they uploaded the images as part of their galleries where they often offer commissions or to sell the images. They uploaded the images to deviantART and not google.

Greets and a happy weekend!

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*Aapis Feb 4, 2013 Professional Interface Designer

I think dA knows how to manage it's traffic.

=sockhidingunderarock Feb 4, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Free wallpapers from dA without having to browse dA? Love it! Thank you Google. It's so much faster.

*Reinhold-Hoffmann Feb 4, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Try to troll harder the next time

To be serious, 500000 less dA visitors on saturday, the lowest visitornumber by far in 2013 and i bet its even lower today.

Seems the downloadable full versions of images are not on google though, just the around 900 width versions

Financially dA won't like the changes google made.

=puppy-dangerous Feb 2, 2013 Professional General Artist

If you're really worried, save them tiny, put a big version in sta.sh, and link in the artists comments.

Google isn't stealing your images, and a link to your website appears right there.

If people are going to 'steal' your stuff, they'd just rightclick 'fullview' in the old google format and see the big image, anyway. All this does is cut down on fake pageviews from people who don't care about anything else you have.

If you want people to be able to find you, period, then don't complain about google.

*Urus-28 Feb 2, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I see your point, it's true that in long term this can be a problem for DA... But I have no idea how to prevent that

*Reinhold-Hoffmann Feb 2, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Nobody from us can, if anything, the dA webdesigners have to find a solution

There are websites already like fanshare.com which found a way that their images are darker in the google search and have a watermark too while the normal images can only be seen on their site. Through that, people who want to see the real images in fullsize have to visit the website.

*Urus-28 Feb 2, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Let's hope that they will put this issue as a priority

=Xcetera Feb 1, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

So, what is this supposed to achieve? Not having our images show up on google? Because, I'm pretty sure if you did that, nobody from google would find the site regardless.

Before, when you clicked on a photo it would show it in the center with the website in the background, and say it was a view for DeviantArt. It didn't actually mean they were actively looking at the page or even that they continued to look at that page instead of just hitting "back". If they wanted to look at the website, they could still use the link that google proves them.

Also, you've uploaded something to the internet. Whether you like it or not, it's going to show up in web searches. Whether or not it leads to looking at your page is none of Google's concern - you don't pay them, and they don't owe you anything. Not views, not direct leads to your page when trying to use a full size image, not anything.

*Reinhold-Hoffmann Feb 2, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

You did not understand the problematic.

~LoboSabio Feb 1, 2013

They uploaded the images to deviantART and not google.

But this was true from the get go and will remain so for all of eternity. The fact that you uploaded the image on the internet means that it will show up in a Google search. The only way to stop that is to not upload the image.

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