Author Topic: Thinkstock (Read 4590 times)

brm1949 · « **on:** July 14, 2012, 17:45 »

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=342465&page=1

They just don't care what they promise and not follow through with.

ShadySue · « **Reply #1 on:** July 14, 2012, 17:48 »

Quote from: brm1949 on July 14, 2012, 17:45

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=342465&page=1

They just don't care what they promise and not follow through with.

They certainly do: if it's to benefit them. They have at least once implemented such a promise in advance of the promised date (and paid back, eventually).

Anything that's to benefit 'us' is this year, next year, sometime ...

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #2 on:** July 14, 2012, 21:25 »

Really doesn't matter whether they care or don't, it's what they do that matters. And my guess is that in typical corporate fashion they'd say it is still the plan but the implementation has been delayed. IOW it isn't a broken promise.

The flip side is that no one (or almost no one) will believe them if they say in the future they're going to do something - they'll wait until something actually happens to act. That is the only rational response when faced with someone who has repeatedly not done what they said they would. Even with the recent PNG announcement and shelving there were people who made files available in anticipation of the launch (as iStock requested) only to see that work wasted when the project was cancelled.

Possibly they feel that now they have (potentially anyway, if they can ever get the connector working properly) plenty of Thinkstock content with the forced inclusion of all indie files and thus have no need to try and provide an incentive to get people to participate?

Sadstock · « **Reply #3 on:** July 14, 2012, 21:58 »

From that thread
Issue/Question:
Hi - In the February Newsletter an announcement was made that in March 2012, the Thinkstock royalty rates would be increased. An Image Pack 1 for a non-exclusive, for example, would go from $2.40 to $4.00.

I haven't seen the increase yet, and am wondering when it might take place.

Thanks!

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Comment:

Thank you very much for your message and sorry for the delay in our response.

Please take a look at the following link, some files have updated on Thinkstock however the following link will be updated once the changes take effect.
http://www.istockphoto.com/help/sell-stock/rate-schedule

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Sincerely,

Kaylene
Contributor Relations
iStockphoto

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What does "some files have updated on Thinkstock" mean? That some are sold at the increased royalty? That some Thinkstock images sell at a higher price but pay at the old royalty rate?

Lagereek · « **Reply #4 on:** July 15, 2012, 01:23 »

Whatever, they seem to sell pretty well.

Poncke · « **Reply #5 on:** July 15, 2012, 01:32 »

15% commission ?? ?? ?? ?? ? ?? Never in a million years will I contribute to thievery

Lagereek · « **Reply #6 on:** July 15, 2012, 01:38 »

No one is contributing out of free will here, IS, is automatically transferring all independant files to this hole in the wall outfit.

ShadySue · « **Reply #7 on:** July 15, 2012, 06:22 »

Quote from: Lagereek on July 15, 2012, 01:38

No one is contributing out of free will here, IS, is automatically transferring all independant files to this hole in the wall outfit.

Some exclusives choose to; some even put all the images they're allowed to (over 18 months old) over there, some just their old, low-sellers.

cathyslife · « **Reply #8 on:** July 15, 2012, 07:19 »

Quote from: Lagereek on July 15, 2012, 01:38

No one is contributing out of free will here, IS, is automatically transferring all independant files to this hole in the wall outfit.

Of course contributors have free will! Some just think they don't.

ShadySue · « **Reply #9 on:** July 15, 2012, 08:53 »

Surely it would be better if they refrained from making promises or announcements until they have it in hand to implement them.
For example: why not implement the increased payment to contributors from TS then announce it. It's not as though anyone's going to object to thatl
If it's more controversial, wait until you are absolutely prepared to make it live, but maybe announce it two or three weeks in advance, to let people make up their minds what they're going to do about it (e.g. delete their account, nominate more/fewer files to be '+' )
Now rather than the old scenario where the tea lady and the masseuse were invited to suggest ideas and the IT team were given a couple of hours to coggle some code together, inevitably breaking some other code as they did so, it looks as though all staff still have to suggest ideas, but they're presented as firm intentions rather than 'maybe we coulds', which contributors don't need to know about (e.g. logos).

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