You can also see how a word fits in with other words. For example, if you type “use” into the draw box you would see words like usage, consumption, purpose and manipulate. You can mouse over the word to see the meaning of each word, which will help you understand how it connects to “use.”

If you like to save the word you are examining, you can save it as an image simply by clicking the “Save as Image” button at the top of the screen.

Features:

• Massive database of English words.
• Connect a word with other similar words visually.
• Save output as an image for future reference.
• Define each outputted word by simply mousing over.
• Similar tools: SnappyWords, Shahi, Lexipedia and VisuWords.

Each result is displayed on Google Maps at the exact location of its venue and when you click on it, more details regarding the event is displayed on the left sidebar including the exact date and timing, address of the venue, any admission charge and the original source of event information. You can also zoom in and out of the map to capture more events for a broader region.

Features:

• Visually search the web for events.
• All events are displayed on Google Maps.
• Click on any event for details.
• No registration required.

Visit SocialVents @ www.socialvents.com

You can search for specific keywords or search by the country. If you choose the search on map option, you could go for the originating country or country referenced in the data. As you click on a dot on the map, it pulls up the titles of related articles, which when clicked direct you to the corresponding article on Guardian’s site.

Features

• Visualize the leaked US Embassy cables
• Search by keywords or country
• Check related articles

Check out Interactive Guide to US Embassy Cables@www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cables-wikileaks (By Abhijeet from GT Cool Stuff)

You can easily love/hate, save or share any item. Bringing your mouse over an item gives you a detailed description along with a list of similar items and a link to purchase it. Listings can be refined by price, style, designer, color or store. Anyone can create their own boutique with as many number of items as they want. Boutiques, like Twitter accounts, can be followed by other users.

Features:

• Visual shopping experience created by Google.
• Browse for clothing, bags and accessories.
• One of the most aesthetically pleasing shopping sites.
• Create your own mini boutiques.
• View similar items or go directly to the merchant to buy.

Visit Boutiques @ Boutiques.com [Via TechCrunch]

Snappy Words is an online dictionary that displays words and their meanings in an easy to understand graphical view.

Words and their meanings and synonyms are displayed in a color coded graph where each color depicts a relation. The colors make it easy for anyone to understand the relation that is being depicted at a glance. For example, from the above image, you can tell that a christmas berry is a “kind of” shrub or bush and that it is also a word for “Toyon”.

Features:

• Interactive visual dictionary online.
• No registration required to use.
• Free to use for any number of word searches.
• Easy to understand color codes.
• Brings an element of fun to the boring task of reading dictionaries.
• Similar sites: Shahi, Lexipedia and VisuWords

Check out Snappy Words @ www.snappywords.com

Spotli is a free website that conducts searches over popular online shopping networks. The supported networks include Amazon, eBay, Buy.com,  Best Buy and few others. You start by choosing the shopping network tab, entering the search keywords, and then optionally setting a price range and specifying your Zip code. You can also narrow down your search to specific product categories.

The search results are then shown as images along with the product’s price.

If you find a set of results worth saving you can create an account on the site and save your search results. In the search results the products can be sorted as best matches, soon ending offers, latest listings, and lowest / highest priced. You can hover your mouse pointer over an image to enlarge it, view a few of its details, and share it on Facebook.

Clicking on the image will take you to its page on the shopping store.

Features:

• Ebay, Bestbuy and Amazon visual search engine.
• Helps you easily find products on online shopping networks.
• Displays images of products and eliminates redundant text.
• Lets you enter your price range and zip code to get better search results.
• Supports eBay, Amazon,  Best Buy and few others.
• Similar sites: Pickclick, oSkope, CLHacks and Like.

Check out Spotli @ www.spotli.com

iFaceSearch is a very simple to use website which acts as a search engine for face images. On the site’s homepage you find a text bar where you can enter the name of a famous personality. When you click on the “Let’s Search” button, that personality’s face images are pulled from all over the web.

You might find a small percentage of the search results irrelevant but I observed that most of them were exactly what were required. iFaceSearch can display the data in four views: Image Flow, Classic, HD, or Low-res. You can select the view according to your preferences and get your desired image.

Features:

• People face search engine.
• Lets you search for the face images of famous people.
• You can opt to view high definition images.
• You can opt to view low resolution images.
• You can click on any image to reach its source.
• Similar tools: Facesaerch, FaceInHole, PhotoFace, PimpTheFace and SymFace.
• Also read related articles:
  Update To Google Picasa 3.6 With Face Recognition
  Use Face Recognition to Organize Photos With iPhoto [Mac]
  3 Fascinating Search Engines That Search For Faces.

Check out iFaceSearch @ www.ifacesearch.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

The application provides a good overview of the subject by displaying information from a large number of websites in different visual ways instead of showing only text results.

The videos are embedded and can be watched without leaving the site. It also provides filters and related words to further navigate the topic.

Features

• Enables visualizing search results on grid interface.
• Results are pulled from different web sources.
• Better overview of the subject.
• List of related words for better exploration.
• Option to filter results.
• Videos can be watched at the same page.

Check out Spezify @ www.spezify.com (By Abhijeet from Jeet Blog)

Features:

• Face search on Google Images.
• Easily navigate through images with horizontal controls.
• Search results powered by Google.

Check out Facesaerch @ www.facesaerch.com

But when you search with a picture, you are likely to get mostly relevant results since it will search for images similar to the picture you selected.

To make use of similar image search feature, first you have to search for an image using keywords. When you found an image relevant to what you expected, click on “Similar images” below it to find other similar pictures.

For more info watch demo video below:

Features:

• Search and find similar images using other pictures instead of keywords.
• Get more relevant image results.
• To use, search for images with a keyword, find a relevant image and click “Similar image” below to find other similar pictures.

Check out Google Similar Images @ http://similar-images.googlelabs.com