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« on: November 02, 2014, 20:52 »
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Saw them today first time. It`s an API?
http://dubistock.com/


ShadySue

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« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2014, 21:11 »
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Never heard of them.
Many of the pics are on 123RF, some also on CanStock (from the ones I clicked on).
Sometimes they don't credit the photographer on the page:
http://dubistock.com/stock-photos/rido130400035-19339040.html *

and sometimes they do (Andres Rodriguez)
http://dubistock.com/stock-photos/andresr120500915-13877125.html

* but rido is the tog's name on 123RF, don't know why it's not on the page, but more that I happened to click on don't have the tog's name on the page than do.

« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2014, 22:20 »
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hope this site is all legal
« Last Edit: November 02, 2014, 22:45 by Maximilian »

ShadySue

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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2014, 22:30 »
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its looks for me like stolen images?
I wondered, but I couldn't be sure.

« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2014, 00:28 »
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it`s dubious (dubi-stock)  ;D

« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2014, 01:35 »
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Well they seem to have my portfolio including images that were just accepted two weeks ago. They use my real name instead of my username, and not many sites do that. So, they are probably an affiliate of some other site. (Hopefully)

ShadySue

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« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2014, 12:26 »
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hope this site is all legal
I'm not sure how legal removing the author's name from a file is.
Probably the law about this is different in different countries.

« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2014, 13:19 »
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The watermark is the same as the Value 10 collection on Inmagine (the stuff mirrored from 123rf)

http://dubistock.com/stock-photos/noblige130200007-17647244.html
http://www.inmagine.com/noblige1302/pro17647244-photo

My stuff isn't there (as it's now gone from Inmagine's mirroring now they've honored the opt out setting for their parent company)

I don't care any more, but I wonder if DubiStock takes a cut and then pays Inmagine a portion, then they take 40-50% and pass on the rest to 123rf from which pittance the contributor gets a royalty. How many bites of that apple make sense to anyone but the agencies grabbing a bit more of our cash?

Why couldn't 123rf do a deal directly with DubiStock instead? At least that would give the buyer what they want (assuming they want DubiStock) and more money would go to the contributor

http://www.123rf.com/photo_17647244_smiling-beautiful-woman-at-the-beach-with-her-son.html
« Last Edit: November 03, 2014, 13:46 by Jo Ann Snover »

« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2014, 13:35 »
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omg this 123rf.. now iam searching the new opt out.

« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2014, 15:06 »
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I found all my Middle East images on their site too, no authors name on files, nada...
Just opted out the partner sales at 123rf!
Anyone knows how long does it take untill the images disappear from Inmagine?
I also send an email to 123rf support with this question.

« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2014, 15:12 »
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Just opted out of Their PP today, maybe that will stop me getting any more 16 cent downloads.

« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2014, 01:31 »
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My pics are there, as well.
I have sent them a polite email, asked...
Still no reply.
Second email will not be so polite.

« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2014, 12:14 »
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The promotional video on YouTube is quite funny, talks about professional human translators of the keywords (no more of funny google translation from English to Arabic keywords), but in the video the voice seems to have been done on google translator.  ::)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTl6cX3E_zI

« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2014, 12:38 »
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Looks like my previous post was removed/deleted, why? Admin?   

I've got the answer to my delete request on 123rf today and they already removed my images from Inmagine. After this happened, I checked at Dubistock and couldnt find any of my images there - the proof, that images came from Inmagine!


« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2014, 13:09 »
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Just checked one category of pics on Dubistock and pleased to say that none of mine are there now.
Interestingly enough the only ones which are there are the exact same images which appear on Dollar photo club plus a couple of totally misplaced irrelevant images.

« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2014, 15:36 »
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The promotional video on YouTube is quite funny, talks about professional human translators of the keywords (no more of funny google translation from English to Arabic keywords), but in the video the voice seems to have been done on google translator.  ::)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTl6cX3E_zI

It's not just the voice, but the sentences are virtually pidgin they're so bad! At the end it says "Photographer? What you wait?" as but one example of the truly awful mangled English. Why do a video in English if you're trying to serve the arabic-speaking markets? And if you are planning to try and attract English speaking photographers, get someone to help you with the text.

« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2014, 23:59 »
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Yesterday opted out (123RF) and today all my photos are removed from Inmagine and Dubistock.
Nice.

« Reply #17 on: November 22, 2014, 06:34 »
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My pics are there, as well.
I have sent them a polite email, asked...
Still no reply.
Second email will not be so polite.

Hello
we did not receive any email from you, it is our pleasure to contact us on [email protected] [nofollow].
We have an API agreement with 123rf, so that any photographer have portfolio there, his photos will appear on Dubistock, and in this case we pay to 123rf which pay to him then.
for sure he will not have a portfolio on Dubistock, because his photo will sell through 123rf , not immediately through Dubistock.
We provide many benefits for photographer, the most important of them , that we are the first website on web provide arabic and english keywords by human translated keywords"not automatic through google" , which mean that this photos will appear on google for people searching on both arabic and english, which make more profit to any photographer.
we are located on Dubai , United arab Emirates.
and we are ready to answer any questions..
thanks and best regards

« Reply #18 on: November 22, 2014, 06:53 »
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Never heard of them.
Many of the pics are on 123RF, some also on CanStock (from the ones I clicked on).
Sometimes they don't credit the photographer on the page:
http://dubistock.com/stock-photos/rido130400035-19339040.html [nofollow] *

and sometimes they do (Andres Rodriguez)
http://dubistock.com/stock-photos/andresr120500915-13877125.html [nofollow]

* but rido is the tog's name on 123RF, don't know why it's not on the page, but more that I happened to click on don't have the tog's name on the page than do.


Hello
we are working with 123rf API we are not contacting with the photographer directly.
so we show the name of photographer provided by 123RF API, if not we are showing only image ID.
it is our pleasure to contact us on info@ dubistock.com

thanks and best regards
Dubistock Team


 

« Reply #19 on: November 28, 2014, 10:27 »
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Dubistock, why is your promotional video on Youtube so amateurish? It looks like it was created by a 10-year old for the price of $10 and a Happy Meal. There are many grammatical errors (surprising for an agency that claims to put a lot of effort into translation) and I assume the voice-over has been done with an automated text-to-speech.

As a buyer, I would never go there.

« Reply #20 on: November 28, 2014, 11:13 »
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Dubistock, why is your promotional video on Youtube so amateurish? It looks like it was created by a 10-year old for the price of $10 and a Happy Meal. There are many grammatical errors (surprising for an agency that claims to put a lot of effort into translation) and I assume the voice-over has been done with an automated text-to-speech.

As a buyer, I would never go there.
love it  ;D


 

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