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Andy Goetze iStockphoto Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/12/quicklinks-for-20091209.html QuickLinks For 2009-12-08 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a72ec8a9970b 2009-12-08T11:00:00+01:00 2009-12-09T07:00:32Z 2009-12-08T10:00:00Z New programs need to be disruptive in order to compete with core models: It's the first time we had to... Andy Goetze Dreamstime Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/12/quicklinks-for-20091208.html BrightQube offline, Pixsy without API tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a66e3862970b 2009-11-10T10:00:00+01:00 2009-11-11T09:27:01Z 2009-11-10T09:00:00Z "Brigh[t]Qube is currently off-line": At least since mid-October BrightQube is now offline. Emails to people @brightqube.com don´t get through and... Andy Goetze BrightQube Content Distributors Photo Portal Stock Photography http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/11/brightqube-offline-pixsy-without-api.html Alamy Quarterly Statement Q3 2009 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a6a7a884970c 2009-11-04T10:00:00+01:00 2009-11-04T11:41:08Z 2009-11-04T09:00:00Z "Q3 2009 results will reflect what we hope is the bottom of the downturn. It's too early to predict what... Andy Goetze Alamy http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/11/alamy-quarterly-statement-q3-2009.html "Honey, I´m back" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a67fdf20970c 2009-10-28T11:00:00+01:00 2009-10-28T15:02:42Z 2009-10-28T10:00:00Z Years later the idea of a microstock photo portal is back ... these days, you add of course celebrity stuff... Andy Goetze Dreamstime Fotolia Image Source Pixmac http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/10/honey-im-back.html QuickLinks For 2009-10-23 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a66e8329970c 2009-10-23T15:17:02+02:00 2009-10-23T13:17:02Z 2009-10-23T13:17:02Z New "Dynamic Search" from Dreamstime: Check the new "Dynamic Search" [example] link on our search results page. The feature is... Andy Goetze Dreamstime Fotolia http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/10/quicklinks-for-20091023-dreamstime-fotolia.html "Yesterday iStockphoto did $850,000 in one day" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a5f2602c970b 2009-10-18T19:58:45+02:00 2009-10-18T18:02:37Z 2009-10-18T17:58:45Z Getty founder knows how to develop ideas: “In December 2005, before Getty Images bought the company behind it, iStockphoto did... Andy Goetze Getty Images iStockphoto http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/10/yesterday-istockphoto-did-850000-in-one-day.html SS acquires BSP: How to get into single image sales through the backdoor tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a59100c5970b 2009-09-23T14:00:00+02:00 2009-09-24T12:06:45Z 2009-09-23T12:00:00Z Acquire another credit-based micro agency which additionally doesn´t offer a subscription plan: more details. Read Jon´s announcement here on the... Andy Goetze BigStockPhoto Micro Payment Stock Microstock Footage Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription Shutterstock http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/09/how-to-get-into-single-image-sales-through-the-backdoor.html Logos appearing on iStockphoto for sale tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a5e73c15970c 2009-09-23T13:46:54+02:00 2009-09-23T11:46:54Z 2009-09-23T11:46:54Z "Best thing since sliced bread or the death knell to the entire graphic design industry" (TC)? Here´s the deal: Pricing... Andy Goetze iStockphoto Micro Payment Stock http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/09/logos-appearing-on-istockphoto-for-sale.html Shutterstock: Adam Riggs moves to Frankfurt tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a58c4947970b 2009-09-22T09:00:00+02:00 2009-09-23T12:35:43Z 2009-09-22T07:00:00Z Here and here (german only). English release may follow later here. Related: A Short Midsummer Conversation With Shutterstock´s Jon Oringer... Andy Goetze Micro Payment Stock Microstock Footage Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/09/shutterstock-adam-riggs-moves-to-frankfurt.html QuickLinks For 2009-09-17 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a5cfe580970c 2009-09-17T15:37:33+02:00 2009-09-17T13:38:42Z 2009-09-17T13:37:33Z On that cheery note, how is Getty doing? Getty’s business is 50 percent “creative stills,” the pictures in Getty’s library... Andy Goetze Getty Images http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/09/quicklinks-for-20090917.html QuickLinks For 2009-09-13 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a5c0073a970c 2009-09-13T15:22:23+02:00 2009-09-13T13:23:22Z 2009-09-13T13:22:23Z Honey I´m back, with Shutterstock Gets Social - Digital PR Case Study: The action they wanted me to take wasn’t... Andy Goetze Shutterstock http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/09/shutterstock-gets-social-digital-pr-case-study.html QuickLinks For 2009-08-25 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a5710795970c 2009-08-25T06:18:43+02:00 2009-08-25T04:18:44Z 2009-08-25T04:18:43Z Stock Firms Profit From Cost Efficiencies: In an economic climate of wilting ad revenues and viewer fragmentation, the bill for... Andy Goetze iStockphoto iStockvideo Microstock Footage Shutterstock http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/08/quicklinks-for-20090825.html Dreamstime adjusts Royalties and Pricing tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a4f39e17970b 2009-08-14T11:30:00+02:00 2009-08-14T10:08:35Z 2009-08-14T09:30:00Z "Similar on getting married, trust someone after the long run not on your first date" (on page five here). In... Andy Goetze Dreamstime Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/08/dreamstime-adjusts-royalties-and-pricing.html Somehow it didn´t work out with Betta than Vetta tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a4e88a3c970b 2009-08-12T07:00:00+02:00 2009-08-12T05:25:20Z 2009-08-12T05:00:00Z More on the “Betta than Vetta cease and desist Letta” from John. -Related details here. Andy Goetze Cutcaster iStockphoto Vetta by iStockphoto http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/08/somehow-it-didnt-work-out-with-betta-than-vetta.html Serban Enache on Dreamstime and Facebook tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a4e4efda970b 2009-08-11T18:06:34+02:00 2009-08-11T16:37:31Z 2009-08-11T16:06:34Z Following the news about the cooperation between Dreamstime and MySpace from last autumn, the next new cooperation with Facebook was... Andy Goetze Dreamstime Facebook http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/08/serban-enache-on-dreamstime-and-facebook.html Alamy's financial statement for Q2/2009 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a5242d8c970c 2009-08-06T13:59:06+02:00 2009-08-06T12:01:42Z 2009-08-06T11:59:06Z Full overview here. Andy Goetze Alamy http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/08/alamys-financial-statement-for-q22009.html New Web and Mobile images from Getty Images tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a4c892a3970b 2009-08-05T12:22:12+02:00 2009-08-05T10:25:03Z 2009-08-05T10:22:12Z Full overview here. Andy Saunders, VP Creative@Getty Images: “Image buyers developing web and mobile content often need hundreds of images... Andy Goetze Getty Images iStockphoto Web and Mobile images http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/08/getty-images-web-and-mobile-images-.html QuickLinks For 2009-08-04 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20120a4c68139970b 2009-08-04T21:48:43+02:00 2009-08-04T19:46:38Z 2009-08-04T19:48:43Z Late summer Free Images Madness: 1. Stock.xchng: Breaking News - 400,000 images! (July 20, 2009. Related News) 2. PhotoXpress: Offering... Andy Goetze Fotolia Free Photos/Images iStockphoto PhotoXpress Stockxpert http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/08/free-images-stockxchng-photoxpress.html QuickLinks For 2009-07-09 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e2011571e6a56e970b 2009-07-09T20:47:10+02:00 2009-07-09T18:49:45Z 2009-07-09T18:47:10Z GumGum Confirms Investment Round on Socaltech.com: Santa Monica-based GumGum, the online startup headed by Ophir Tanz which licenses photos on... Andy Goetze GumGum http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/07/gumgum-clustershot.html Fotoglif launches, short interview with Mike Betts tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e2011571d3beea970b 2009-07-07T16:00:00+02:00 2009-07-07T17:12:37Z 2009-07-07T14:00:00Z Before Mike Betts and his team launched Fotoglif today, I asked him: can you explain the main differences to PicApp... Andy Goetze Content Distributors Fotoglif GumGum PicApp http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/07/fotoglif-launches.html Fotolia launches Premium Subscription tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e2011570dd44fa970c 2009-07-07T01:00:00+02:00 2009-07-07T13:32:48Z 2009-07-06T23:00:00Z Just in, and apparently aimed at Shutterstock, Fotolia launched today the full resolution Premium Subscription with some similiarites to the... Andy Goetze Fotolia Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/07/fotolia-launches-premium-subscription.html QuickLinks For 2009-07-03 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e2011570b91ae2970c 2009-07-03T16:47:28+02:00 2009-07-03T18:39:03Z 2009-07-03T14:47:28Z "Investment Opportunity for Stock Photographer Entrepreneur" (PDF-Download), Jack Hollingsworth to sell his stake in Blend Images: Here’s a fantastic opportunity... Andy Goetze Blend Images Dreamstime http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/07/quicklinks-for-20090703-jack-hollingsworth-blend-images-dreamstime-stock-rank.html Dreamstime Stock Rank: did you try it? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20115719f49bd970b 2009-07-02T11:00:00+02:00 2009-07-02T10:25:42Z 2009-07-02T09:00:00Z Super cool and educating: Stock Rank. OK, you´re probably all better than me, but overall not too bad for the... Andy Goetze Dreamstime Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/07/dreamstime-stock-rank-did-you-try-it.html Flickr Clouds from Getty Images tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e20115717bb2fb970b 2009-06-28T17:21:57+02:00 2009-06-28T15:20:17Z 2009-06-28T15:21:57Z News from The Flickr Collection: Getty Images added a Flickr photo clouds feature, which lets users visually group images that... Andy Goetze Flickr Flickr Collection Getty Images Getty Images http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/06/flickr-clouds-from-getty-images.html QuickLinks For 2009-06-27 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515d5969e201157170f27b970b 2009-06-27T16:00:00+02:00 2009-06-27T14:50:08Z 2009-06-27T14:00:00Z Yin and Yang: New microstock agency Pixamba by David Mail, the creator of ProStockMaster: Nowadays, we are starting the public... Andy Goetze QuickLinks http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/06/new-pixamba-microstock-agency-pix-international-pixintl-for-sale.html iStockphoto: COO Kelly Thompson Projects $200 million in Revenues, Microstock Agency launches Vetta Collection tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68436737 2009-06-24T14:00:20+02:00 2009-06-25T05:42:45Z 2009-06-24T12:00:20Z Kelly Thompson became COO of iStockphoto in September 2008, a few months before Founder & CEO Bruce Livingstone left the... Andy Goetze Getty Images Interviews iStockaudio iStockphoto iStockvideo Vetta by iStockphoto http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/06/istockphoto-coo-kelly-thompson-projects-200-million-in-revenues-microstock-agency-launches-vetta-col.html QuickLinks For 2009-06-18 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68250395 2009-06-18T02:00:00+02:00 2009-06-18T18:49:44Z 2009-06-18T00:00:00Z Big man is back in business (well, not really): Madrona Venture Group is leading a $4.4 million venture round in... Andy Goetze Getty Images iStockphoto Venture Capital http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/06/bruce-livingstone-is-back-in-business.html A Short Conversation with Christina Vaughan, the New CEPIC President tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68131743 2009-06-15T18:00:00+02:00 2009-06-16T07:10:10Z 2009-06-15T16:00:00Z Christina Vaughan, Founder and CEO of Image Source, was so kind to respond to some questions during the CEPIC congress.... Andy Goetze CEPIC Image Source Interviews Organizations http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/06/interview-with-christina-vaughan-new-cepic-president.html QuickLinks For 2009-06-14 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-68095755 2009-06-14T10:00:00+02:00 2009-06-17T05:25:03Z 2009-06-14T08:00:00Z Corbis unit cashes in on dead-celebrity images: It’s part of a strategy to grow Corbis’ rights representation business, which already... Andy Goetze Corbis Getty Images iStockphoto TinEye http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/06/istockphoto-tineye-corbis.html QuickLinks For 2009-06-11 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67976615 2009-06-11T10:00:00+02:00 2009-06-11T17:27:18Z 2009-06-11T08:00:00Z Exclusive interview with Gary Shenk: Shenk doesn't believe microstock is the answer, and has instead been focusing on corporate customers.... Andy Goetze Corbis SnapVillage Veer Veer Marketplace http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/06/gary-shenk-corbis-veer-marketplace.html CEPIC 2009: Free Images and Free Flying Crown Caps tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67779175 2009-06-08T10:00:00+02:00 2009-06-09T10:55:28Z 2009-06-08T08:00:00Z So while Obama Barack stayed in Dresden during the CEPIC congress for nearly a day when we were out in... Andy Goetze 123RF CEPIC Dreamstime Fotolia iStockphoto Shutterstock http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/06/free-images-cepic-2009.html Polylooks: Deutsche Telekom launches its new Microstock Community tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67580043 2009-06-03T10:00:00+02:00 2009-06-03T11:27:22Z 2009-06-03T08:00:00Z Just a quick note from Day One of the CEPIC congress. The Deutsche Telekom/German Telecom has launched its new microstock... Andy Goetze Deutsche Telekom German Telekom Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription Polylooks Stock Photo Subscription Stock Photography Zoonar http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/06/polylooks-microstock-german-telekom-deutsche-telekom-community.html Fotolia raises between $50 million and $100 million Venture Capital from TA Associates tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67160005 2009-05-22T19:36:00+02:00 2009-05-27T05:11:16Z 2009-05-22T17:36:00Z Some competitors of Fotolia have taken pride in the past months to spread the rumor that Fotolia was already or... Andy Goetze Fotolia Micro Payment Stock Microstock Footage Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription Venture Capital http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/fotolia-raises-between-50-million-and-100-million-venture-capital-from-ta-associates.html iStockphoto Partner Program tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67134255 2009-05-22T07:00:00+02:00 2009-05-22T06:20:57Z 2009-05-22T05:00:00Z Kelly Thompson has a longer update on the iStock/JIU/Photos.com issue (compiled): That's what we're calling it: the Partner Program. This... Andy Goetze Getty Images iStockphoto Jupiterimages Unlimited Microstock Subscription Photos.com http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/istockphoto-partner-program-photos-com-powered-by-istockphoto.html PhotoXpress by Fotolia offers 350,000 free images tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67107657 2009-05-21T10:00:00+02:00 2009-05-21T18:11:52Z 2009-05-21T08:00:00Z Lor’s ambitions are to have close to a million photos available free of charge and PhotoXpress will remain independent from... Andy Goetze Fotolia Free Photos/Images Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography PhotoXpress Royalty Free http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/photoxpress_free_images_fotolia.html Alamy's financial statement for Q1 2009 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66729687 2009-05-13T11:00:00+02:00 2009-05-13T17:12:20Z 2009-05-13T09:00:00Z Quarterly Alamy sales figures for Q2/2008 until Q1/2009 below. All details over there. Alamy notes that "the decline in average... Andy Goetze Alamy Photo Portal http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/alamys-financial-statement-for-q1-2009.html Deutsche Telekom to launch Microstock Community with Stock Agency Zoonar tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66712365 2009-05-13T10:00:00+02:00 2009-05-13T19:37:53Z 2009-05-13T08:00:00Z Hamburg-based mid-/microstock agency Zoonar has sent out emails to photographers stating that Zoonar is supporting the Deutsche Telekom/German Telecom regarding... Andy Goetze Deutsche Telekom Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography Photo Portal Zoonar http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/deutsche-telekom-launches-microstock-community-with-zoonar.html QuickLinks For 2009-05-10 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66609233 2009-05-10T10:00:00+02:00 2009-05-10T17:28:19Z 2009-05-10T08:00:00Z Freelens Petition: Many Magnum photographers have signed the petition against the Jahreszeiten publishing house and its contract conditions, meanwhile overall... Andy Goetze Photojournalism/ Photojournalists http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/jahreszeiten-verlag-jahreszeiten-publishing-house-freelens-petition.html QuickLinks For 2009-05-08 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66537911 2009-05-08T10:00:00+02:00 2009-05-08T18:49:45Z 2009-05-08T08:00:00Z Pump [Audio] Artists Getting Pumped: Pump doesn't have a forum so this seems to be the only venue for discussion.... Andy Goetze Getty Images iStockaudio Music Pump Audio http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/pump-audio-artists-getting-pumped-istockaudio.html QuickLinks For 2009-05-07 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66501749 2009-05-07T10:00:00+02:00 2009-05-07T16:49:28Z 2009-05-07T08:00:00Z iStockphoto Subscription Update by Kelly Thompson: We hear you and understand you aren't happy with the royalty percentage. We'll see... Andy Goetze iStockphoto Jupiterimages Unlimited Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription Photos.com http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/istockphoto-subscription-update.html Patrick Lor, Co-founder of iStockphoto, joins Fotolia tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66463401 2009-05-06T15:00:00+02:00 2009-05-07T16:09:29Z 2009-05-06T13:00:00Z Patrick Lor, co-founder of iStockphoto, a Getty owned-online marketplace for microstock photography and video, has joined rival Fotolia as the... Andy Goetze Fotolia Getty Images iStockphoto Micro Payment Stock Microstock Footage Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/patrick-lor-cofounder-of-istockphoto-joins-fotolia.html QuickLinks For 2009-05-06 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66432773 2009-05-06T10:00:00+02:00 2009-05-08T14:43:10Z 2009-05-06T08:00:00Z Results of the Subscription Shuffle Survey: If you´re less interested in the emotional aspect (see this pix & the picture... Andy Goetze Getty Images iStockphoto Jupiterimages Unlimited Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription Photos.com Shutterstock Stock Photo Subscription http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/opt-in-opt-out-stand-up-lay-down-go-to-bed-grab-a-beer-.html QuickLinks For 2009-05-05 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66381267 2009-05-05T10:00:00+02:00 2009-05-06T12:40:14Z 2009-05-05T08:00:00Z New Subscriptions Q & A on the iStockphoto forum: Quite a journey. The initial thread Subscription Shuffle (see last posting)... Andy Goetze Getty Images iStockphoto Jupiterimages Unlimited Micro Payment Stock Microstock Photography Microstock Subscription Photos.com Stock Photo Subscription http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2009/05/istockphoto_photos_com_jupiterimages_unlimited.html