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Agency Based Discussion => Adobe Stock => Topic started by: WarrenPrice on November 25, 2008, 14:49

Title: New "secret" Partner for FT
Post by: WarrenPrice on November 25, 2008, 14:49
Has anyone heard of "fotonity?"
http://www.fotonity.com/
It seems Ft has another "secret" partner.  A FT user posted this several days ago:

http://us.fotolia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15570

Why do they keep partnerships secret?  Isn't being "visible" the idea in marketing?

Title: Re: New "secret" Partner for FT
Post by: Peter on November 25, 2008, 14:57
they are not secret. also, FT is not obligated to announe all partners. There are at least 50 such partner sites, so dont get excited each time you find one. It is a good thing, more exposure for our images.
Title: Re: New "secret" Partner for FT
Post by: WarrenPrice on November 25, 2008, 15:03
they are not secret. also, FT is not obligated to announe all partners. There are at least 50 such partner sites, so dont get excited each time you find one. It is a good thing, more exposure for our images.

I agree, Peter.  "More exposure" was my point.  So why NOT expose your exposure?

Title: Re: New "secret" Partner for FT
Post by: madelaide on November 25, 2008, 15:05
A very unprofessional site.  Despite selling FT images, they have links for IS, DT, SS...  Possibly GoogleAds or something like that, but still, if I were FT I would not like that.

Peter,

This site at least makes it clear they are associated with FT.  Pixmac, for instance, wasn't so clear, and we get uncomfortable that some obscure site may be reselling images without authorization.

Regards,
Adelaide
Title: Re: New "secret" Partner for FT
Post by: cappi on December 07, 2008, 23:38
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Title: Re: New "secret" Partner for FT
Post by: litifeta on December 08, 2008, 04:14
I have to agree with Adelaide. When I went to the site there were "single" ads for Asian women.

Not very professional.
Title: Re: New "secret" Partner for FT
Post by: araminta on December 08, 2008, 06:20
Any microstock site which has ads for other sites is not professionnal IMHO  ;D
Title: Re: New "secret" Partner for FT
Post by: mantonino on December 08, 2008, 10:03
Are you sure this is a "partner site" and not one of their API portals?  I doubt they'd even know everytime one of those went live.