This edition includes stories on: ImageSpan and Visible World Offer Rights-Cleared Content Acquisition and Real-Time Customization Services; Getty Images Launches Photo Contest for British Teens; and New Royalty-Free Brand Seeks Distributors.
This edition has stories on: Freerange Stock To Share Ad Revenues With Photographers; PDN Releases Stock Guide 2007; and New Bill May Pose Problems for Stock Providers.
This edition has stories on: IPTC Releases Photo Metadata White Paper; Corbis Doubles Media Management and Northfoto to Distribute Chinese News Images.
This edition has stories on: Alamy to Change Search Engine; U.S. Copyright Office Invites Beta Testers for Online System and Masterfile Wins 3 European Design Awards.
This edition of Random Thoughts has two stories. One on New Aggregator Sites that are trying to suppliers additional ways to reach customers, and a second on the CEPIC international conference and trade show that takes place next week where the theme of one of the major seminars will be: Imagery from the Majority World - The Untapped Potential.
The two stories in this edition are by Julia Dudnik Stern who will be working with me in the future to expand the coverage of Selling Stock. The stories are: Publishing Challenge: Popularity of User-Generated Content and Microstock vs. Traditional Imagery: the Case Against One-Stop Shopping.