Corbis has announced that it has opened a gallery in the three-dimensional virtual world of Second Life, the online game that has grown to more than 9 million residents since its birth in 2003. For now, the goal is to turn the gallery into a social gathering spot and a cultural landmark.
Citizen Image, the New York-based citizen photojournalism agency, has launched an assignment service. In beta since the beginning of 2007, the online assignment board provides buyers with "specific images of breaking news events from camera-equipped bystanders, as well as specific stock images for commercial purposes."
After several weeks of running a beta version of the redesigned gettyimages.com alongside the old site, the company has switched to the new interface.
Though recent revenue reports of leading stock-licensing companies have disappointed investors, Jupiterimages CEO Alan Meckler says his company's rights-managed business is on the rise. Meckler credits Getty Images' refusal to distribute Jupiterimages stills several years ago as largely responsible for the current upward trend.
To celebrate its five-year milestone, Turbo Photo plans to make over 1,000 Web-resolution images available free of charge for the month of September. New subscribers get a choice of 50 free images as a signing bonus.
Corbis has partnered with Moving Pictures Magazine to produce and license celebrity images, interviews and video from the Toronto International Film Festival.