Doesn't everyone just dread the New Year. Just wonder what disaster's are going to happen New Years Day.

I don't know about NY day, but definitely the first week or two of the New Year things are probably going to be hitting the fan.  I both dread it and at the same time would like it to be over with so I can stop being in suspense. 

It's so weird. When I read that announcement of the office shutting down over the holidays I had a premonition that the site was going to malfunction. Never would have predicted to this extent though. Every day brings something new.

Quote from: caspixel on December 29, 2010, 13:54

It's so weird. When I read that announcement of the office shutting down over the holidays I had a premonition that the site was going to malfunction. Never would have predicted to this extent though. Every day brings something new.

If this continues....we'll all need to be put on antidepressants.

  Maybe that's what all the happy talk crowd at IS has been taking all these years- " Woo Yay " brand antidepressants! ( And they are made by a company that H&F has a big stake in!) The conspiracy idea could really go to a whole new level...

Quote from: donding on December 29, 2010, 13:56

If this continues....we'll all need to be put on antidepressants.

  Maybe that's what all the happy talk crowd at IS has been taking all these years- " Woo Yay " brand antidepressants! ( And they are made by a company that H&F has a big stake in!) The conspiracy idea could really go to a whole new level...

LOL!  Only problem is that when those Woo Yay pills wear off there are some wicked withdrawls!! 

wow.  Twitter is going crazy with buyers pissed about getting 404 errors when they try to download an image.  another big iStock #FAIL!

Quote from: jamirae on December 29, 2010, 14:26

wow.  Twitter is going crazy with buyers pissed about getting 404 errors when they try to download an image.  another big iStock #FAIL!

Jamie, how can I see that? I have a twitter account, but don't do much with it.

Never mind, think I found it. @iStock

wow.  Twitter is going crazy with buyers pissed about getting 404 errors when they try to download an image.  another big iStock #FAIL!

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=286842&page=1#post5478732
"people are on to it"

More parts falling off the car. Unbelievable.

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Quote from: jamirae on December 29, 2010, 14:26

wow.  Twitter is going crazy with buyers pissed about getting 404 errors when they try to download an image.  another big iStock #FAIL!

Jamie, how can I see that? I have a twitter account, but don't do much with it.

Never mind, think I found it. @iStock

yeah, I just set up a search column on my "TweetDeck" app (iphone) for anything with 'istock' in it and I see every post that contains it.  I get some stock market stuff (not photography stock ) but otherwise it works out pretty well.  I think you can do that on web interface, but I haven't used that as much as my iphone app.

Yep, I have Peep on my Droid, just set it up to follow istock. I don't know why though...just more of the same old same old.

I think this frustrated buyer sums it up well....

Posted By GlitschkaStudios:
Your website is so bug ridden you should have ORKIN as a sponsor. I just bought $350 worth of credit and nearly every photo I've included in my album that the client signed off on gets me a 404 error when attempting to order? (Of course no 404 error when taking my money) WTH? Your customer service number cycles me through in seconds and than hangs up? Can you really call it customer support when someone phones you, tweets you, posts on Facebook, emails you, and now posts on your forum and you don't adequately responds?

What we are experiencing at iStock is incompetence and gross mismanagement. As CEO of a technology company, the Board would fire my as* in a heart beat if I ran the business and produced a website with the magnitude of problems and lack of testing and Q/C we are experiencing. On top of all the issues they close the shop and take a vacation. This is either total incompetence or just plain arrogance. I don't see a long term future with iStock.

Think about other arrogant companies from the past ... Novell, IBM with the PC, Lotus, WordPerfect, ... and the list goes on and on! Where are they today and will iStock join the list?

This appears to be a workaround Istock implemented to discourage fraudulent buying.  Of course, it also discourages legitimate buying.  Here's another happy customer 

It's been a very frustrating 2 days for me. I finally figured out what the 404 error is for buying stock. They are allowing you to buy/download one photo every 5 minutes. I saved everything I needed to a lightbox and then sat at my computer for 3 hours to download the 40 pix I needed today. Download one, start timer, wait 5 minutes, download the next, start timer, wait 5 minutes. For 3 hours. If you try to download faster than one per 5 minutes, you get the 404 error. I stumbled upon the "workaround" by accident after pulling my hair out for 2 days.

Yep, this is called "Sales Prevention!"; Imagine how XMAS shopping would have been if you could only pay for a gift every 5 or 10 minutes! XMAS would have lasted a whole month!