Pixazza Launches ‘Product in the Picture’ and Google Buys a Stake

Google knows a good thing when it sees one… and embedding small discreet links in pics on Websites that people can click on to learn more about buying that item is a good thing. Pixazza all but sealed their success when Google bit off a $5.75M chunk of the company. More info: Google invests in Pixazza

About Pixazza: They provide an internet service that turns static images into engaging content, while generating incremental income for web publishers. Pixazza enables consumers to simply mouse over images on web sites to learn more and see related products. Pixazza is a private company with offices in Mountain View, CA.

It’s a great idea and I expect they’ll be hugely successful.