Quote - I used the thumb of an image to search for an image I had previously searched.  The idea was to see if the original search put the fingerprint of the original photo in the data base(right away, I mean). 

The result was "0", not found.   Seems to me, searches would provide a means of increasing the Tineye data base.   Not this time.   I might try again and see how it does.

Well - you did sign up to a Beta - suggest it. 

And yes - the scripture on the website does say that they havent  got anywhere near cataloguing the whole of the internet... can you imagine how many images that is?  So basically it is a good thing to use at the moment even in its nascent state, but picture it like you were looking for one person who is randomly placed in a 10x10 grid and you can only search in one or two of those squares... chances are you wont find them.  But that doesnt mean your search wasnt effective in the two squares you looked... just as this search engine seems to be pretty good if the image is in the database - check the Cool Searches part of the website to see what i mean...

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