Google Tests Image Carousel With Refinement Bubbles

Google loves their refinement bubbles so much that they are also testing it on the image search box in web search. They have it for featured snippets, videos and for image search and many other cases and now they are testing it in the image search box directly in web search.

I believe Dan Shure was the first to spot this and posted on Twitter, then Brodie Clark posted on Twitter and I also got an email from Frank. Thanks for all your notifications.

Here is what it looks like with the test of refinement bubbles:

Here is what it looks like without it:

Here are more screen shots:

Here's what it looks like when you're not part of the test. There isn't the ability to scroll through or refine – can just click on an image and go directly to that photo in G Images. pic.twitter.com/Hde8G3WZNW

— Brodie Clark (@brodieseo) February 7, 2019

Forum discussion at Twitter.