Serban Enache, CEO of Dreamstime, asked two questions. "Aren't the costs lower now for a traditional photographer, just as they are for a micropayment photographer? Why does an image of a corn field need to cost several hundred $$$ when it costs $10 to produce?" This article is my response to those questions.
This edition has the following stories: PPSOP Launches Stock Submission Service; Google Experiments With Photo-led News; Masterfile Enhances Search With User Stats and Yahoo! Image Search Integrates Flickr Photos.
This edition has stories on: Global Digital Copyright Project Sees Progress; Shutterstock Inventory Grows, Fotolia's Shrinks; Barcroft Launches Video Division and LuckyOliver Announces Partnerships.
Corbis has launched the beta version of SnapVillage, (www.snapvillage.com) its entry into the microstock arena. In the beta stage the site will only be available to U.S. customers and will only accept payments on Visa, Master Card and American Express. The site will remain separate from the main Corbis site in the same way that iStockphoto is marketed separately from Getty Images.
"I am bored," admitted Getty Images CEO Jonathan Klein in the beginning of his speech at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference. Having given hundreds of similar addresses to investors, Klein decided to forgo discussing financial information readily available through other sources. Instead, he focused on Getty Images' vision of its future.
This edition has stories on: Industry Leaders Define Current Visual Trends; iStockphoto Among 100 Most-Visited U.S. Web Sites; and Bloggerazzi Image Infringement Saga Continues.
After publishing the story on Tom Grill earlier, I wanted to check out what, if anything, he was doing about video. His response raised the issue of whether Video is as lucurative as stills and this story deals with that issue.
This edition has stories on: Getty's $42 Million acqisition of Pump Audio and Corbis Getting Creative With Keywords
This edition has stories on: Magazines Afloat in Otherwise Dwindling Ad Spending; Dreamstime Partners With PicFindr.com; and Compassionate Eye Foundation, Getty Images to Raise Funds.
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.