How about we create MSG yearly awards for the stock sites voted for by users of the forum?
Most improved site
Best new tools for contributors
Top curators (for keeping the collection clean)
Best content (for good reviews)
Contributors' choice award
etc.
And maybe some raspberry awards:
Worst upload
Biggest cheapskate
Worst copyright protection
etc.
With little badges for the winners to display (though I doubt stockberry winners will want to display their badge of shame)
This isn't a change the world idea, just a bit of fun that could stimulate discussion and let the sites know what we like about each of them (for those that care)
Oh, it has.Sorry, I meant hasn't been done before in this business.
Best employee of the month, bonuses and all. Same old stuff.
Imagine Tyler handing the Golden Raspberry microstock equivalent Award to the Istock representatives.... ;D ;D ;D
It's good idea. It may not be insignificant for agencies - if I remember well - last year Shutterstock announced on their blog (or Twitter?? - don't remember exactly) that they are proud that they are best selling agency according to Tyler's MS Survey.
It's good idea. It may not be insignificant for agencies - if I remember well - last year Shutterstock announced on their blog (or Twitter?? - don't remember exactly) that they are proud that they are best selling agency according to Tyler's MS Survey.
So.... MSG has a word to say... not bad.... not bad at all ;)
I dont like it.
The agencies are commercial enterprises that hold our leash.
We are the peasants
Should we now vote for which duke has the nicest leash?
Also its a strange way to mix emotions with business.
This isn't a change the world idea, just a bit of fun that could stimulate discussion and let the sites know what we like about each of them (for those that care)
I like the idea but I would almost like to see it more like a rating that constantly changes as the agencies come up with "ideas". I'm not sure an annual rating is current enough. If it worked like the poll on the left but you could change your vote at any given time and was for contributor satisfaction issues like - review, service, upload, overall satisfaction etc. I would find that information very interesting and I think the agencies would be very keen on keeping a good rating in some of these categories.There used to be monthly voting for upload speed, reviews, general likability of a site etc. but only a handful of people (under 10) voted each month so I removed it. The advantage of a yearly 'award' vote would be that it would attract more voters and be a bigger deal than a monthly continual 'rank'
I don't really see the point. Don't we already know what is good and bad with most sites? And, anything that most people don't know about will never get enough votes to be statistically significant.
I don't really see the point. Don't we already know what is good and bad with most sites? And, anything that most people don't know about will never get enough votes to be statistically significant.
I don't really see the point. Don't we already know what is good and bad with most sites? And, anything that most people don't know about will never get enough votes to be statistically significant.
If these become the official industry awards for micro sites will start sending people here to vote come polling time.
A side benefit could be a lot more contributors finding out about the forum, therefore becoming more informed about what is going on with micro in general and the alternatives out there. It could be another small catalyst to change.
Would some of the people against be swayed if it was only positive awards?
Most official industry awards would only be for the good stuff, then there's non official community raspberry type ones.
So the official MSG awards voted on could all be for the best XXX
Then if the community here wanted to do an "alternative" set of awards just for fun (e.g. biggest cheapskate) that can come down the line.
I am sure we can get some of the sites to display our badges with pride, like manufacturers do with product awards ("MSG stock site of the year 2013")
Had to vote NO.
I hate this time of year with all the Awards Shows.
But I might be able to stomach it if there were no speeches.
And the presenters were actually funny.
Had to vote NO.
I hate this time of year with all the Awards Shows.
But I might be able to stomach it if there were no speeches.
And the presenters were actually funny.
Very Good point, I agree.
ps And do it, for the entertainment. I'm not against it, just saying, lets not take the results too seriously?
+1 I have been swayed to this thinking, it will get rid of any disincentive for the sites to campaign for their users to come and vote.Would some of the people against be swayed if it was only positive awards?
Most official industry awards would only be for the good stuff, then there's non official community raspberry type ones.
So the official MSG awards voted on could all be for the best XXX
Then if the community here wanted to do an "alternative" set of awards just for fun (e.g. biggest cheapskate) that can come down the line.
I am sure we can get some of the sites to display our badges with pride, like manufacturers do with product awards ("MSG stock site of the year 2013")
Yes, I think that's a good idea. I'd rather foster postive ideas / awards as apposed to raspberry awards as anything 'official' from the site. If members wanted to run a casual 'worst' vote then that could be something different as you suggested.
+1 I have been swayed to this thinking, it will get rid of any disincentive for the sites to campaign for their users to come and vote.Would some of the people against be swayed if it was only positive awards?
Most official industry awards would only be for the good stuff, then there's non official community raspberry type ones.
So the official MSG awards voted on could all be for the best XXX
Then if the community here wanted to do an "alternative" set of awards just for fun (e.g. biggest cheapskate) that can come down the line.
I am sure we can get some of the sites to display our badges with pride, like manufacturers do with product awards ("MSG stock site of the year 2013")
Yes, I think that's a good idea. I'd rather foster postive ideas / awards as apposed to raspberry awards as anything 'official' from the site. If members wanted to run a casual 'worst' vote then that could be something different as you suggested.
Exactly!I don't really see the point. Don't we already know what is good and bad with most sites? And, anything that most people don't know about will never get enough votes to be statistically significant.
If these become the official industry awards for micro sites will start sending people here to vote come polling time.
A side benefit could be a lot more contributors finding out about the forum, therefore becoming more informed about what is going on with micro in general and the alternatives out there. It could be another small catalyst to change.
I guess it's just me, but I think most of these companies suck. So, I shudder at the thought of them actually receiving positive awards for that.
Seeing that they are our agents (although many do not act that way), but are not the agents of the buyers, we can perhaps indicate that the awards are based on our evaluation of who are good agents (representatives) by simply calling the awards:THE MICROSTOCK AGENCY OF THE YEAR AWARDS
(MSA AWARDS)
3 levels - Gold / Silver and Bronze (3 positions most recognizable internationally)
Points awarded on all the categories and tallied up to end up with only the top 3, else it gets to complicated and difficult to manage. It also increases the value to the Agencies if there are only 3.
How does that sound?