Website Thumbnails (also known as thumbshots, snapshots, or previews) are screenshots of web pages that can help you quickly and easily recognize and identify certain websites. Web page previews display the exact site you would see before you click on a link. Millions of people trust and rely on thumbshots to help them navigate online and stay in control of their surfing.
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Improve Search Accuracy Ex: Search for "shoes" may show shoes.com and fossil.com Humans are visual by nature and since most websites have a unique look-and-feel, it only makes sense to show visual cues (or previews) of websites next to search results. |
Recall Previously Visited Sites Ex: Which site was that again?? Recognize previously visited sites quickly just by glancing at a thumbshot. Never click on every search result again, just to find a site you've forgotten! Previews save time and effort! |
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Filter Offensive Sites Adult sites can usually be spotted very quickly -even in a small preview size. Website thumbnails help steer you clear. |
Filter Foreign Sites Visualize foreign sites and text. In the case of large thumbnails, you can even read the text most of the time! |
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Discover Ambiguous Sites Ex: Which site should a search for "pistons" give you? With website thumbnails , you can easily distinguish between an auto parts site and the Detroit Pistons NBA site. |
Find Inspiration and Beautiful Designs Ex: ShrunkTheWeb Website Thumbnail Gallery Discover incredible designs you never would've known about just by glancing through galleries of thumbnails. |
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Filter Duplicates or Related Sites Find duplicate or related sites visually. For example, the two sites above are from Wikipedia English and German. |
Filter Parked or Broken Sites Helps to point out domains that are "parked" or that may be offline. In these cases, a special thumbshot is shown. |
Wave of the Future
Our high quality website thumbnails will revolutionize the entire face of the Internet by giving people an easier way to recognize and navigate the web.
The Improvement of Website Recognition
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IP Address
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72.32.185.204
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Machines
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shrinktheweb.com
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Website Thumbnails
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Average Joe
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See other fantastic uses of our website thumbnails on our website thumbnails sample uses page.
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What People Say About ShrinkTheWeb Thumbshots
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"Many of our forum's members have on-line businesses, and they always look for some extra exposure! That's why adding "shrink the web" to their profiles was such a hit!! Now visitors can see snapshot of a member's website in a profile! Our members LOVE this new feature!" -- Yulia, member of ShrinkTheWeb |
"I am simply loving your service. I experienced a lot of troubles with other thumbnail providers out there as their thumbnails were queued for over a week. It doesn't take more than 5 minutes from your side which is just superb. -- Vinayak, member of ShrinkTheWeb |
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"STW is a very easy to use service that can benefit just about anyone who blogs or has a website." -- Jonathon, member of ShrinkTheWeb |
"The thumbnail idea is a good one." -- Michael Rogers, editor for Newsweek.com |
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"I'd just like to say thanks for providing such an awesome service!
I believe I tried all thumbnail services out there and yours is by far the best! -- Dan, member of ShrinkTheWeb |
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