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« Reply #700 on: May 05, 2014, 13:04 »
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« Last Edit: May 11, 2014, 21:36 by tickstock »


« Reply #701 on: May 05, 2014, 13:05 »
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Just checked the boycottfotolia.org site, is it down just for me?

Down for me too ...

« Reply #702 on: May 05, 2014, 13:38 »
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I found a blog post from earlier this year by someone who signed up for Dollar Photo Club - twice. Once with his real name and e-mail and once with a totally fake one. Both were accepted. So much for the PR rubbish about the $10 level having a ~30% acceptance rate!

https://news.layervault.com/stories/13040-fotolia-launches-an-exclusive-club-for-intense-stock-photo-users-screens-applications-but-its-all-for-the-buzz-service-seems-ok-though

EmberMike

« Reply #703 on: May 05, 2014, 13:54 »
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...someone who signed up for Dollar Photo Club - twice. Once with his real name and e-mail and once with a totally fake one. Both were accepted. So much for the PR rubbish about the $10 level having a ~30% acceptance rate...

I hate to defend DPC, but 2 signups are not at all enough to base any conclusions on. It is entirely possible that both of that person's attempts to sign up were legitimately within that 30% acceptance rate.

« Reply #704 on: May 05, 2014, 13:57 »
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« Reply #705 on: May 05, 2014, 14:26 »
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I wonder if Deposit Photos is feeling the pressure because of Fotolia's Dollar Photo Club. I see Deposit Photos is running another promo on Mighty Deals.

http://www.mightydeals.com/deal/depositphotos.html?ref=awnews&refNL=

It's funny, because when the Dollar Photo Club came out, it reminded me of the Deposit Photos promo packs, except the Dollar Photo Club is all the time, well-promoted (not tucked away on some deal site), and has a $10 option.

Hmm, now I also wonder if Fotolia saw what Deposit Photos was doing, and decided to do "better."
« Last Edit: May 05, 2014, 16:30 by Ava Glass »

« Reply #706 on: May 05, 2014, 14:27 »
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...someone who signed up for Dollar Photo Club - twice. Once with his real name and e-mail and once with a totally fake one. Both were accepted. So much for the PR rubbish about the $10 level having a ~30% acceptance rate...

I hate to defend DPC, but 2 signups are not at all enough to base any conclusions on. It is entirely possible that both of that person's attempts to sign up were legitimately within that 30% acceptance rate.

I understand it's possible, but the odds are poor that (a) both are within the 30% and (b) you're doing much validating when you allow fake e-mails on sign ups (which would seem to be a path to future credit card fraud and other not nice things).

« Reply #707 on: May 05, 2014, 14:45 »
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I understand it's possible, but the odds are poor that (a) both are within the 30% and (b) you're doing much validating when you allow fake e-mails on sign ups (which would seem to be a path to future credit card fraud and other not nice things).

Absolutely correct. I was approved 20 min later after payment and used absolutely fake name and surname.

UPD: We're online :)
« Last Edit: May 05, 2014, 14:58 by fotoramka »

EmberMike

« Reply #708 on: May 05, 2014, 15:00 »
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I understand it's possible, but the odds are poor that (a) both are within the 30% and (b) you're doing much validating when you allow fake e-mails on sign ups (which would seem to be a path to future credit card fraud and other not nice things).

It's a low percentage chance (9% if my math is right) that 2 signups will both hit. If there were even one more attempt that might make it something to consider. There is something like a 2% chance that 3 attempts by the same person will succeed. And even that is really just chance. Ideally you'd have 10 or more attempts to look at before drawing any kind of conclusions. But with just two attempts, it's not much to go on.

« Reply #709 on: May 05, 2014, 15:16 »
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Absolutely correct. I was approved 20 min later after payment and used absolutely fake name and surname.

How were you able to pay using a fake name ? Isn't that fraud ?

« Reply #710 on: May 05, 2014, 15:18 »
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Absolutely correct. I was approved 20 min later after payment and used absolutely fake name and surname.

How were you able to pay using a fake name ? Isn't that fraud ?

I'm using PayPal during my purchase.

« Reply #711 on: May 05, 2014, 15:19 »
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Seems shady.

« Reply #712 on: May 05, 2014, 15:39 »
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I am wondering what their strategy is. I wonder who this is aimed at. Are they really trying to make this pay long term or are they hoping that another company with money will buy them out and shut them down. It seems like a hustle.

this new venture is intended to gain market share at the expense of its contributors and the microstock industry as a whole.
Using an aggressive pricing strategy and a low commission structure, contributors are being treated as third-country workers who only get paid a couple of pennies for each image sale

This is exactly analogous to what was said about microstock.
« Last Edit: May 05, 2014, 15:44 by bunhill »

« Reply #713 on: May 05, 2014, 16:07 »
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In the German Stock Photography forum someone wrote that he had logged on to the DPC. After 15 minutes, his application was approved and he got 5 invitations for other interested parties. So much for "exclusivity" >:(

http://stockfotografie-forum.de/discussion/873/dollar-photo-club-jetzt-auf-der-startpage-von-fotolia#Item_164

H2O

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« Reply #714 on: May 05, 2014, 16:10 »
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I am wondering what their strategy is. I wonder who this is aimed at. Are they really trying to make this pay long term or are they hoping that another company with money will buy them out and shut them down. It seems like a hustle.

this new venture is intended to gain market share at the expense of its contributors and the microstock industry as a whole.
Using an aggressive pricing strategy and a low commission structure, contributors are being treated as third-country workers who only get paid a couple of pennies for each image sale
The shareholders strategy is always the same, how much money can I get, they will be pushing for as much cash as they can force out of the site, no interest in the fact that they are Agents for selling Stock.

Long term strategy doesn't exist - its called sweating the assets.

These are not clever people, greed is there overriding concern, the fact that they will destroy the site and stand a good chance of oppressing the market for some time do's not even occur to them.


This is exactly analogous to what was said about microstock.

« Reply #715 on: May 05, 2014, 16:31 »
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^ you've attributed a load of stuff to me which I did not write.

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #716 on: May 05, 2014, 16:34 »
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I see nothing in their potential customer-facing information via a Google ad or on their Fb page. I can't see that a company could openly advertise a service to the general public but only allow 30% of them to 'join', without advertising it as a lottery.

The original 'promise' was only not to rock the contributors' boats.

In the German Stock Photography forum someone wrote that he had logged on to the DPC. After 15 minutes, his application was approved and he got 5 invitations for other interested parties. So much for "exclusivity" >:(

http://stockfotografie-forum.de/discussion/873/dollar-photo-club-jetzt-auf-der-startpage-von-fotolia#Item_164

H2O

    This user is banned.
« Reply #717 on: May 05, 2014, 16:36 »
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^ you've attributed a load of stuff to me which I did not write.

Whoops apologies for that - entered my text in the wrong place

« Reply #718 on: May 05, 2014, 16:56 »
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My small port of 898 images out of the $ club

Ron

« Reply #719 on: May 05, 2014, 17:05 »
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Bunhill and Tickstock, the concious police. Dont you have enough other threads to roam?

« Reply #720 on: May 05, 2014, 17:06 »
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There has been a big cleaning up of comments on the DPC Facebook page again. Those of you who are not blocked yet could write something just to let the occasional visitor know what way they've managed to involve so many images in this new scheme ;)

Ron

« Reply #721 on: May 05, 2014, 17:23 »
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Posted it on FAA, might as well, Pixels.com is now a stock agency as well

http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=1880293

Private thread for members only

« Reply #722 on: May 05, 2014, 17:24 »
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Bunhill and Tickstock, the concious police. Dont you have enough other threads to roam?

Why are you always looking for trouble ?

Ron

« Reply #723 on: May 05, 2014, 17:27 »
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Bunhill and Tickstock, the concious police. Dont you have enough other threads to roam?

We are you always looking for trouble ?
Me? You are questioning the integrity of contributors when the biggest threat of these peoples livelihood is unfolding. Get real.

« Reply #724 on: May 05, 2014, 17:31 »
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« Last Edit: May 11, 2014, 21:34 by tickstock »


 

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