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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: zorki on February 14, 2008, 11:09

Title: IS fiddling with search again?
Post by: zorki on February 14, 2008, 11:09
Are they fiddling with the search engine again at IS? I'm seeing a bunch of downloads from my older images. It seems like every six months or so they have to fiddle with the search engine... maybe it's just me though...
Title: Re: IS fiddling with search again?
Post by: Karimala on February 14, 2008, 20:54
I think they change the search every couple of weeks or so.  Some weeks only newest uploads will show up first, then it will be the most downloaded, then it will be exclusives favored.  There is absolutely no rhyme or reason.
Title: Re: IS fiddling with search again?
Post by: jsnover on February 14, 2008, 21:04
It's not just you. I've noticed some oldies but goodies showing up in the downloads list this week. And it's not just old best sellers that had "died off" in a previous best match lurch. Some of those are old images that only sold a few before vanishing.
Title: Re: IS fiddling with search again?
Post by: zorki on February 15, 2008, 09:11
That's exactly what I'm seeing... images I gave up on long ago that had zero or very few downloads are now hot sellers... I'm not complaining!
Title: Re: IS fiddling with search again?
Post by: Mormegil on February 15, 2008, 15:59
Not complaining over here.  My downloads have gone up about 30-50%.
Title: Re: IS fiddling with search again?
Post by: PaulieWalnuts on February 15, 2008, 22:24
This is weird. I noticed some of my older images are selling more also. But, I just did a check of the search placement for some of those images and it hasn't changed over the past few months. So, if they're not any higher up in search ranking why are they selling more? More buyers buying?