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Gutierrez

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« on: December 20, 2010, 16:51 »

Anybody know what this is all about? Is this the big announcement that's supposed to be coming for vectors?

http://www.istockvector.com/


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« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2010, 16:58 »

80%!!!! Nope, ain't Istock!  But I can smell a lawsuit in the air over the name.  Grin


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Kngkyle



« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2010, 17:10 »

Yea the 80% is a dead giveaway that it's not affiliated with IS or Getty.  Wink


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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2010, 17:45 »

It's Bizarro iStock!  Grin


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cclapper
« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2010, 17:51 »

Must have been started by young kids. Sell-UR-vectors? Don't they teach spelling anymore? Sure, I know, I sound like an old fogey and it's the hip way to spell nowadays. To me it just looks ignorant. Like they want you to text UR files over to them???  Roll Eyes

(Before you all go getting your panties all in a wad...I own a Droid and text all the time. Sure it's convenient when you're typing on a teeny-tiny keyboard...everything helps. But I wouldn't use it in a business setting unless I wanted teens to be doing business with me.) Reminds me...play poker with some other couples every month...one is a teacher. She says her students turn in their term papers using text-speak.  Roll Eyes


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Gutierrez

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« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2010, 18:06 »

Is there a way to tell who owns the site?


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dhanford
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2010, 18:47 »

I hope they don't move us to a different URL, that would be even more tragic than all the changes at iStock this since September.  That being said, I'm afraid to hear what the big announcement for the vector artists will be.


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Sadstock


« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2010, 18:49 »

I hope they don't move us to a different URL, that would be even more tragic than all the changes at iStock this since September.  That being said, I'm afraid to hear what the big announcement for the vector artists will be.

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Editorial vectors?   Grin


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Gutierrez

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« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2010, 18:51 »

I hope they don't move us to a different URL, that would be even more tragic than all the changes at iStock this since September.  That being said, I'm afraid to hear what the big announcement for the vector artists will be.
The longer they wait, the bigger it will have to be to avoid major disappointment and more resentment.


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caspixel



« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2010, 18:54 »

Well, I certainly wouldn't trust them to manage my files, if I were ever to contribute. Foolishly using the 'istock' name doesn't give me much confidence that they have much business acumen.

What does surprise me though, is that iStock never thought to buy that domain.


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cclapper
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2010, 20:00 »

Well, I certainly wouldn't trust them to manage my files, if I were ever to contribute. Foolishly using the 'istock' name doesn't give me much confidence that they have much business acumen.

What does surprise me though, is that iStock never thought to buy that domain.

Good point.


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helix7


« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2010, 20:18 »

...What does surprise me though, is that iStock never thought to buy that domain.

I don't think it's all that valuable to istock. At least it wasn't back in 2005 when the domain was registered. Even today, I don't see much value in it for the company. iStock pretty much markets vectors as "illustrations", not "vectors". Vector is more of the technical name used by contributors. Buyers are looking for illustrations. istockillustration.com would make more sense than istockvector.com.

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cclapper
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2010, 20:20 »

...What does surprise me though, is that iStock never thought to buy that domain.

I don't think it's all that valuable to istock. At least it wasn't back in 2005 when the domain was registered. Even today, I don't see much value in it for the company. iStock pretty much markets vectors as "illustrations", not "vectors". Vector is more of the technical name used by contributors. Buyers are looking for illustrations. istockillustration.com would make more sense than istockvector.com.

But companies don't always buy up names to use them...sometimes they buy them up to keep other people, like this person, from using them. But I am certain they didn't have the foresight for that.


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ShadySue
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2010, 20:40 »

Is there a way to tell who owns the site?

Sometimes.
All I can find is:

Domain Name: istockvector.com

Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Status: clientDeleteProhibited, clientRenewProhibited, clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited

Expiration Date: 2011-12-01
Creation Date: 2005-12-01
Last Update Date: 2010-10-05

ISTOCKVECTOR.COM SITE INFORMATION
IP: 182.50.134.128
Website Status: active
Server Type: Microsoft-IIS/7.0


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« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2010, 21:54 »

I check the whois through GoDaddy and it was registered through DomainsByProxy, so we'll never know


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Gutierrez

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« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2010, 22:19 »

I check the whois through GoDaddy and it was registered through DomainsByProxy, so we'll never know

Maybe I'll email them ...


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jm


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« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2010, 03:24 »

What's next step? iStockVector brings you "Vendetta Collection"?  Roll Eyes


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ShadySue
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2010, 04:50 »

I check the whois through GoDaddy and it was registered through DomainsByProxy, so we'll never know

Maybe I'll email them ...

Unless you are one of iStock's lawyers with a good case, which is questionable, they'd be in major trouble if they told you, I suspect.


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jamirae
« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2010, 14:32 »

What's next step? iStockVector brings you "Vendetta Collection"?  Roll Eyes

hahahahaha!  Grin


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michaeldb


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« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2010, 14:42 »

What's next step? iStockVector brings you "Vendetta Collection"?  Roll Eyes
hahahahaha!  Grin
That actually made me laugh out loud  Cheesy


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cclapper
« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2010, 15:41 »

What's next step? iStockVector brings you "Vendetta Collection"?  Roll Eyes
hahahahaha!  Grin
That actually made me laugh out loud  Cheesy

Me, too! Very funny stuff.


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RacePhoto



« Reply #21 on: December 22, 2010, 17:35 »

I check the whois through GoDaddy and it was registered through DomainsByProxy, so we'll never know

Maybe I'll email them ...

Here's the mailto, go for it.

[email protected]


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