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« Reply #75 on: November 30, 2011, 21:39 »

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Quote from: Noedelhap on November 30, 2011, 21:25

"Starting tomorrow until Dec 7, this code will give you 15% off any purchase: 1979SUCKS."

1979SUCKS? It's getting worse and worse. This is beyond nightmare.

"1979SUCKS" as a coupon code?

If IS didn't get hacked they really messed with a lot of serious customers - and not in a good way...


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KarenH

« Reply #76 on: November 30, 2011, 21:39 »

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Quote from: jamirae on November 30, 2011, 21:32

ridiculous. I just got back from the dentist - the left side of my face is numb.. I login to see if I have any sales.. and I get the ridiculous 1979sucks page. what? screenshot attached in case it changes and anyone misses this assinine thing.

really, iStock? can you also give contributors 15% MORE for what we are losing??

That's the improved version, jamirae. You should have seen the one that this one replaced. I think it's screenprinted in the other thread, the one about "maintenance or hack", something like that.


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ProArtwork

« Reply #77 on: November 30, 2011, 21:48 »

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I'm getting a feeling they got hacked!


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SNP

« Reply #78 on: November 30, 2011, 21:49 »

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Quote from: blackwaterimages on November 30, 2011, 21:36

Quote from: SNP on November 30, 2011, 21:28

they have been replying to contributors' tweets too....

Well, not me. But if so, what exactly are they saying they're going to do to compensate the contributors? Nothing, I'm sure.

nothing you don't already know. just that they are working on it. I think they've been hacked too. no basis for that other than appearances.


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helix7

« Reply #79 on: November 30, 2011, 21:55 »

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I thought 1979 was a good year. I was born then.


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Susan S.

« Reply #80 on: November 30, 2011, 21:57 »

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Why blame on conspiracy (hacking) what is more simply explained by incompetence. Given the database/caching/everything else issues they have had with their back end over the last couple of weeks, lack of technical expertise is the most likely reason.


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KarenH

« Reply #81 on: November 30, 2011, 21:59 »

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Personally, I don't think they got hacked. My guess would be it was a major implementation of something (what, I don't know) that went bad. They haven't always given us notice when things are rolled out. And there's way too much affected for it to be from a tweak of something -- it's uploads, downloads, royalties, RCs, sitemail, you name it. Just my two cents.


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helix7

« Reply #82 on: November 30, 2011, 22:01 »

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Quote from: Susan S. on November 30, 2011, 21:57

Why blame on conspiracy (hacking) what is more simply explained by incompetence...

It never even crossed my mind that this could be a hacking incident. I'd be amazed if it was anything other than internal screw-ups.


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Mliss

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« Reply #83 on: November 30, 2011, 22:02 »

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Quote from: ProArtwork on November 30, 2011, 21:48

I'm getting a feeling they got hacked!

No, they haven't. They would be screaming in all corners if they have. This is just absolute incompetence of their IT department, massive failure, inability to restore the back-up and maybe (I wouldn't be surprised at that point) absence of back-up altogether.


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Karimala

« Reply #84 on: November 30, 2011, 22:05 »

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Quote from: helix7 on November 30, 2011, 21:55

I thought 1979 was a good year. I was born then.

It's also a great Smashing Pumpkins song. Tongue


The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979


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Suljo

« Reply #85 on: November 30, 2011, 22:07 »

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LEAF
enrage bandwith this what iSmacks are doing is priceless to you forum.
Show us numbers of peeks of activity Grin


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michaeldb

« Reply #86 on: November 30, 2011, 22:13 »

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Quote from: pancaketom on November 30, 2011, 20:56

...I was trying to add up my totals for the month and I realized I have no clue what the pathetic IS contribution actually is...

Dang, I forgot about that. I was chortling over this latest iSfailstock episode and then I read that post and I realized WHAT!? I hate it when I cannot add up my revenues at 12:01 PM EST on the last day of the month. I already got my November report from Rodeo early this afternoon. I was all set, just waiting for 10:00 PM Mountain Time. Now iStock screws me over again in yet another way. That place is starting to p*ss me off Cry


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« Reply #87 on: November 30, 2011, 22:15 »

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Quote from: Mliss on November 30, 2011, 22:02

Quote from: ProArtwork on November 30, 2011, 21:48

I'm getting a feeling they got hacked!

They probably haven't gotten hacked, but gosh, there's a good excuse for them to use!


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ProArtwork

« Reply #88 on: November 30, 2011, 22:25 »

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Quote from: cclapper on November 30, 2011, 22:15

Quote from: Mliss on November 30, 2011, 22:02

Quote from: ProArtwork on November 30, 2011, 21:48

I'm getting a feeling they got hacked!

They probably haven't gotten hacked, but gosh, there's a good excuse for them to use!

It could also be an inside job. Anything is possible! But if true, they would never admit to it especially if it's an inside job.


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Suljo

« Reply #89 on: November 30, 2011, 22:28 »

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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan (LIVE@Newport Folk Festival 1964)


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mlwinphoto

« Reply #90 on: November 30, 2011, 22:30 »

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That's one way to avoid the November sales thread....


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sjlocke

« Reply #91 on: November 30, 2011, 22:33 »

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I'm reading twitter and some think the page is funny. All is see is text. Is there something I'm missing?


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« Reply #92 on: November 30, 2011, 22:34 »

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Quote from: ProArtwork on November 30, 2011, 22:25

Quote from: cclapper on November 30, 2011, 22:15

Quote from: Mliss on November 30, 2011, 22:02

Quote from: ProArtwork on November 30, 2011, 21:48

I'm getting a feeling they got hacked!

They probably haven't gotten hacked, but gosh, there's a good excuse for them to use!

It could also be an inside job. Anything is possible! But if true, they would never admit to it especially if it's an inside job.

Someone sent Lobo a fish-head pie as payment


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SNP

« Reply #93 on: November 30, 2011, 22:36 »

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Quote from: sjlocke on November 30, 2011, 22:33

I'm reading twitter and some think the page is funny. All is see is text. Is there something I'm missing?

you're not missing anything. it's not funny. the reason I thought it may have been hacked is because of how ridiculous the codes are. 1979sucks.....doesn't exactly scream professional


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KarenH

« Reply #94 on: November 30, 2011, 22:36 »

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Quote from: sjlocke on November 30, 2011, 22:33

I'm reading twitter and some think the page is funny. All is see is text. Is there something I'm missing?

All I see is text too. Maybe they're laughing at the "back to the future" concept? I don't know. I don't understand the significance of 1979 either -- there was no 1979 iStockphoto -- maybe there' just something I am not getting.


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imageegami

« Reply #95 on: November 30, 2011, 22:37 »

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Does anything they do scream professional ?


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sjlocke

« Reply #96 on: November 30, 2011, 22:41 »

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It seems like some are seeing images or something. "I love the error page" - there must be something else. I don't get the 1979 reference or why it's hilarious.


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Mliss

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« Reply #97 on: November 30, 2011, 22:43 »

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Quote from: karenhermann on November 30, 2011, 22:36

They are referring to the Stone Age of the Internet, I guess. When the web pages looked like this one. In reality there is nothing laughable about it - it is an indication of the serious IT problem they are having. As I've mentioned before - maybe they even lost the back-up (God help us then).


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SNP

« Reply #98 on: November 30, 2011, 22:46 »

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Quote from: sjlocke on November 30, 2011, 22:41

It seems like some are seeing images or something. "I love the error page" - there must be something else. I don't get the 1979 reference or why it's hilarious.

are there people actually saying it's hilarious? I don't think anyone is seeing graphics, but someone correct me if that is wrong


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sjlocke

« Reply #99 on: November 30, 2011, 22:50 »

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"Sat to work and got a laugh from the devolpers at t.co/EfNu4StT. Check their "site is down" page."

Just seems like a weird response to that page. Maybe the text is funny and I don't get it. I just thought it was missing its CSS or something.


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