Stretching the Canvas: Real or repost?

This week, the image-tweaking fanatics at Canvas featured a gaggle of Batman-inspired memes, animals doing funny things, and a new feature that will help answer the question on everyone’s mind: “Is this an original image or a repost?”

On Thursday, Canvas unveiled a way for users to easily search Google to see where an image came from. All you have to do is right-click on the image and select “search Google with this image.” If the Canvas image is indeed original, chances are Google won’t turn up anything. For example, when searching for an image of this bird (which the Canvas user claimed to have made using the remix editor), all Google found was images using a similar color scheme.

Social news site Reddit and image board 9gag have no such photo-search function built into their sites. A third-party website called Karmadecay, on the other hand, allows redditors to search the site for reposted images, but not the Internet as a whole.

At the end of the day, Canvas’s new feature is important so users can chose wisely when deciding to vote for a post they believe is original—on Canvas, a move known as stickering.

Here’s what else happened on Canvas this week:

Monday
	The fine line between reality and fantasy. You can take away his home and money but you can never take away his love for computers. Canvas wants to know what you want to tell Canvas. Feast your eyes on the Batbear. Children born after 2000 don’t know how good they have it. Christopher “moot” Poole is just too darn easy to impersonate. That is one nimble canine. Windows operating system is just so much cooler than Mac OS. It makes so much sense.

Tuesday
The Zen diagram to end all Zen diagrams. Who needs to wear a fancy V for Vendetta mask when you can use your T-shirt? Bridges are so 2010. Feast your eyes on Batdog (and a true gentlemon). Keep calm and don’t … Oh the things you can do with Photoshop. Meet mini-Hulk Hogan. This adds a new meaning to “pour some sugar on me.” Coming to a sushi bar near you. Clever business card.

Wednesday
	Don’t touch a cat’s sandals. Snake, from the video game Metal Gear Solid, is out of luck. Melting Crayons are fun! What do you think your eyes look like? Canvas wants its users to send letters to their representatives in opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act. Meth is one hell of a drug. Being a single parent is no laughing matter. Unless you become a meme on Canvas. If but he only had a heart that wasn’t full of dirt, leaves and trash. This girl is sick and tired of everything. The Japanese make some wicked strong archs. Ron Swanson, from Parks and Recreation, is a giant among men.

Thursday
Silly Occupy Wall Street protesters, making a mess all over the place. Poor kitty. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Beautiful illustration. The new Benetton advertising campaign has Canvas all excited. Canvas wants to know what your cats are up to. RIP cheezburger cat. You never know when the zombie apocalypse will begin.

Friday
	A very disturbing GIF image. Canvas can’t get enough of awkward school photos. Mark Zuckerberg is easily confused. Rage comics are all the rage on Canvas. Could this be the The Hobbit inspired movie everyone is hoping for? Disney knew what it was doing when it paired up a meercat and a warthog. Canvas wants to know, where do you get your news from?