Google now includes Creator and Credit metadata in the Image Search results

Copyright Notice metadata will also be available in the coming weeks.  To see this information on Google Images, you can click on the “Image Credits” link to view the metadata fields.

Hopefully the big image sharing sites will implement the metadata to make it easier for photographers to include this information. Google hopes to provide more detailed guidance for photographers in the future.

The CEO of PhotoShelter is quoted in the announcement, so they may by one site ready for this update.

If you are a webmaster here are the technical specs:

Follow IPTC Guidelines for implementing the metadata on your site
https://iptc.org/standards/photo-metadata/guidelines-support/

Creator metadata https://iptc.org/std/photometadata/specification/IPTC-PhotoMetadata#creator

Credit metadata
https://iptc.org/std/photometadata/specification/IPTC-PhotoMetadata#credit-line

Copyright Notice metadata
https://iptc.org/std/photometadata/specification/IPTC-PhotoMetadata#copyright-notice

If you have questions, feedback or suggestions, please let Google know through the Webmaster Tools Help Forum.
http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!categories/webmasters

Read the announcement on the Google Blog:
https://www.blog.google/products/search/image-rights-metadata-google-images/

The Google Photos Library API is now generally available - look for future integration with more apps and services

Here's what developers can offer their users:
* Easily find photos, based on
- what's in the photo
- when it was taken
- attributes like media format

* Upload directly to their photo library or an album

* Organize albums and add titles and locations

* Use shared albums to easily transfer and collaborate

Migration guide from the Picasa Web Albums Data API, which will be turned down in January 2019
https://developers.google.com/picasa-web/docs/3.0/developers_guide_migration

Differences between the Picasa Web Alums API and Google Photos API include:

* No content from other sources, such as Blogger or Google Hangouts. The Google Photos Library API only provides access to Google Photos

* No Location data

* No access to public data. Once authorized, you can only access a user's Google Photos library, albums, or shared albums

Read: Build new experiences with the +Google Photos Library API on the +Google Developers blog http://developers.googleblog.com/2018/09/build-new-experiences-with-google.html

You can now add captions to your Google Photos photo books

Available in all countries with photo books (US, Canada, and Germany).

Via +Google Photos
https://twitter.com/googlephotos/status/1029500673845411840

How computers find naked people in photos

+SciShow looks at how systems have evolved from crudely trying to detect "blotches of skin color with plausible geometry" to using convolutional neural networks that learn what a NSFW nude human looks like.

It's not easy, especially when some exposed flesh - for example arms and legs - is perfectly ok.

The same sort of algorithms can be used to detect other sorts of content too.

Watch the (SFW) video:
https://youtu.be/kbOsDFtvYZk

Google Clips Smart Camera update: Time lapses and better recognition of facial expressions
You can also save $80 on the camera in the Google Play Store (probably US only).
https://store.google.com/product/google_clips

Via +9to5Google
https://9to5google.com/2018/07/12/google-clips-1-6-update/