Lots of nonsense from the usual suspects that can't have a civilised debate about microstock and the traditional sites.  I don't blame them for deleting it.

Yeah, I read where you were accused of 'reporting what everyone said back to MSG'. Uh, so what? This isn't corporate espionage, it's a freaking forum. The thread was silly and counter-productive, so I'm glad they killed it at any rate.

I find the micro bashing there especially silly considering the following. They can call it what they want to, it's micro-stock

   B560CP   Five Color Crayons   Darryl Brooks   28 April 2011   Novel use   Novel Use Scheme 1
$ 0.83
   BTFR5G   View of Tropical Resort from Above   Darryl Brooks   10 June 2011   Novel use   Novel Use Scheme 1
$ 0.83
   C34949   Cream of Chicken Soup   Darryl Brooks   10 June 2011   Novel use   Novel Use Scheme 1
$ 0.83
   B5EA99   Beautiful Black Model Closeup   Darryl Brooks   10 June 2011   Novel use   Novel Use Scheme 1
$ 0.83
   C3XY3H   Package of Fresh Ground Round Beef   Darryl Brooks   11 July 2011   Novel use   Novel Use Scheme 1
$ 0.83
   C089W6   Las Vegas Sign Isolated   Darryl Brooks   11 July 2011   Novel use   Novel Use Scheme 1
$ 0.83

It�s a strange article but maybe it just summaries the whole bizarre behaviour of Getty. The most unlogical accusation is that Sean was actively "recruiting" for stocksy. How could he do that if nobody knew about the project? He said himself he only signed up and looked at the place a few days before leaf announced it here on msg. It is not an active site, nobody knows when Bruce wants to take it live.

Most of us still have accounts somewhere with other agencies form pre exclusivity days. But istock never required to close the accounts, just that we don�t have images for sale anyhwere else.

Many exclusives have registered accounts with Shutterstock, Dreamstime, Fotolia. Sometimes they use them for buying as well.

Besides we all know that Sean recommended GI Images and it�s 52%. He even pointed them out in the istock FB group. And Bruce certainly doesn�t need any help "recruiting" people. He just has to announce it and he will be flodded by people wanting to get in.

The "explanation" seems unbelievably far fetched. By kicking him out, they are actively encouraging him to take his portfolio to the competition, including stocksy. And now everybody wants to know more about it.

Kicking out Sean and Rob suddenly makes stocksy like a viable alternative, just because Getty is so afraid of it.

But the place isn�t open for business and doesn�t even have any customers.

The real competition are the other live agencies with 30 000 photographers, active communities, millions of images and a growing customer base.

Why don�t they focus on building the business?? What is it about "creating enemies" that is so much fun for them that they put so much energy and effort into it?

Why not focus on the REAL competition out there?

I just don�t understand their actions at all. It makes no sense.

It also speaks to Bruce's marketing savvy. Articles like this don't just happen. I expect to see more over the coming months in larger ciruculations.

Of course it's public relations and spin doctors. That's what marketing is. Most people don't know that and don't have the savvy and resources to do anything about it even if they did. Do you think the editors at Forbes woke up one day and said, 'hey, let's go interview some microstock guy?'

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569639-93/istockphoto-founder-re-enters-the-market-with-stocksy/

interesting reading

"Whoops! You broke the Internet!
    No, really, it looks like you clicked on a borked link or something."

Strange - have they taken that file down?
I can't to it via the link.
I searched the CNN site on 'stocksy' and saw a link with the wording in the link above, but clicking on CNN's link brings up the same error message.

Too slow. 
Tried the link with FF and IE; and tried CNN's internal site search.

Quote from: Tiosabas on February 15, 2013, 13:33

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569639-93/istockphoto-founder-re-enters-the-market-with-stocksy/

interesting reading

I can't get the page to load from the link or from the CNET site itself. All I get is "Whoops! You broke the Internet!" Anyone else having this problem? Did it get taken down?

Same for me, maybe they pull it off after call from Getty

Quote from: polar on February 15, 2013, 14:34

Quote from: Tiosabas on February 15, 2013, 13:33

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569639-93/istockphoto-founder-re-enters-the-market-with-stocksy/

interesting reading

I can't get the page to load from the link or from the CNET site itself. All I get is "Whoops! You broke the Internet!" Anyone else having this problem? Did it get taken down?

Same for me, maybe they pull it off after call from Getty

I wondered that. This acts like a link, when you hover over the title, it underlines, but clicking takes to the error message:

I wonder why "Livingstone declined to comment for this story. "?  Even to just say check back in a month, why pass up free advertising?  Is anyone even sure Stocksy is going to be microstock?  My understanding is that it is going to be 100% image exclusive so I would guess prices would be higher.

Actually, I'd like to know where CNET got the statement attributed to Getty.  Can't seem to find it with Google....

I really wonder what it is that iStock needs to negotiate with Google.  The deal is supposedly done, contributors got "paid".  So, what is there to negotiate?

Regards

That is all hi-larious.  I'm not sure how I could 'comment' when they never contacted me.  And, like its illegal to talk to my friends about new opportunities that come up.

So they made it all up? Is that site the IS of news? LOL