Author Topic: Has Yuri shut down his site? (Read 21453 times)

riffmax · « **on:** December 17, 2015, 19:37 »

It's been down for a couple of days - (he had one calculator I liked to look at). Anyone know of any news there?

jefftakespics2 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 17, 2015, 19:53 »

Working for me

StanRohrer · « **Reply #2 on:** December 17, 2015, 20:59 »

http://www.arcurs.com/ appears not available here.

riffmax · « **Reply #3 on:** December 17, 2015, 21:44 »

I checked isitdownrightnow...says it's down.

ITsME · « **Reply #4 on:** December 18, 2015, 00:17 »

Down...

hansenn · « **Reply #5 on:** December 18, 2015, 02:28 »

also down here

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2015, 04:07 »

his agency is still up http://peopleimages.com/ wasnt arcurs.com just a blog ?

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2015, 06:21 »

LOL I haven't seen the agency site for a while, it now has a gold badge for the "YA Award for Excellence". Says it all really.

sharpshot · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2015, 09:42 »

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on December 18, 2015, 06:21

LOL I haven't seen the agency site for a while, it now has a gold badge for the "YA Award for Excellence". Says it all really.

Wow, I presume that's the Yuri Arcurs awards? If so, it looks a bit tacky awarding his own site. Might be a joke but on a professional site, it looks wrong. And "The World's Top Selling Collection of Images" is a bit questionable. I can't see how he outsells Shutterstock's collection of images. Can he say that because it's part of Getty?

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2015, 09:53 »

I imagine it's as real as the YA gold award. You can justify it however you like. Ss is a site not a collection, a collection has to be by one artist, for example.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2015, 10:39 »

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on December 18, 2015, 09:53

I imagine it's as real as the YA gold award. You can justify it however you like. Ss is a site not a collection, a collection has to be by one artist, for example.

Does it? Who says?

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2015, 10:44 »

Sorry I should have been clearer. I am saying he could justify his statement in any way he likes, that was just an example.

ShadySue · « **Reply #12 on:** December 18, 2015, 11:45 »

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on December 18, 2015, 09:53

I imagine it's as real as the YA gold award. You can justify it however you like. Ss is a site not a collection, a collection has to be by one artist, for example.

Later caveat noted, but by the 'collection by one artist' criterion, PI wouldn't count, as it's more like the medieval 'school of YA' concept.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #13 on:** December 18, 2015, 12:14 »

What kind of an ego do you need to set up an awards program in your own name......then give yourself an award....................a very large one!!!!

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2015, 16:45 »

its not all his photos, he has photographers working for him, the photo on the home page with the award is not shot by arcurs

PixelBytes · « **Reply #15 on:** December 18, 2015, 19:07 »

Quote from: Pauws99 on December 18, 2015, 12:14

What kind of an ego do you need to set up an awards program in your own name......then give yourself an award....................a very large one!!!!

Yes, no doubt it takes a huge ego. Perhaps compensating for shortcomings in other areas?

for anyone who don't know that was a joke.

seawhisper · « **Reply #16 on:** December 22, 2015, 17:23 »

So does anyone knows what happened exactly? It's still down.

ShadySue · « **Reply #17 on:** December 22, 2015, 17:33 »

I thought he hadn't updated his blog for ages.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #18 on:** December 22, 2015, 19:28 »

Quote from: ShadySue on December 22, 2015, 17:33

I thought he hadn't updated his blog for ages.

Only when a threatening competitor starts up

etudiante_rapide · « **Reply #19 on:** December 23, 2015, 11:51 »

he probably wants to focus on his peopleimages dot com

seawhisper · « **Reply #20 on:** December 25, 2015, 03:54 »

That's really not good at all. I've been using his keywording site for ages and it was very very convenient.

Microstock Posts · « **Reply #21 on:** December 25, 2015, 04:00 »

Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 03:54

That's really not good at all. I've been using his keywording site for ages and it was very very convenient.

There are lots of alternatives. One example, http://microstockgroup.com/tools/keyword.php

seawhisper · « **Reply #22 on:** December 25, 2015, 04:07 »

Quote from: Microstock Posts on December 25, 2015, 04:00

Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 03:54
That's really not good at all. I've been using his keywording site for ages and it was very very convenient.

There are lots of alternatives. One example, http://microstockgroup.com/tools/keyword.php

Thanks!

I know this one. But Yuri website had this huge advantage that he showed how popular are given keywords and also how much searched. This was very useful.

stephenkirsh · « **Reply #23 on:** January 03, 2016, 21:12 »

Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 04:07

Quote from: Microstock Posts on December 25, 2015, 04:00
Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 03:54
That's really not good at all. I've been using his keywording site for ages and it was very very convenient.

There are lots of alternatives. One example, http://microstockgroup.com/tools/keyword.php

Thanks! I know this one. But Yuri website had this huge advantage that he showed how popular are given keywords and also how much searched. This was very useful.

Yea I liked Yuri's better, but the MSG one is close enough that I'll manage.

I just wish it would put the key words in alphabetical order.

etudiante_rapide · « **Reply #24 on:** January 03, 2016, 22:37 »

Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 04:07

That's really not good at all. I've been using his keywording site for ages and it was very very convenient.

really??? does his keywords get you dls??? if so, it's a shame ...
as i would like to use them too.

Thanks!

I know this one. But Yuri website had this huge advantage that he showed how popular are given keywords and also how much searched. This was very useful.

cflorinc · « **Reply #25 on:** January 04, 2016, 11:41 »

There is a new keywording tool included in Pixendr app for android. Since it is in beta, you can test it from here https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.app.pixendr
Is fully functional, support upload of pictures from dropbox to 8 agencies at once. And the best of all, is free!

leaf · « **Reply #26 on:** January 04, 2016, 15:55 »

Quote from: stephenkirsh on January 03, 2016, 21:12

Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 04:07
Quote from: Microstock Posts on December 25, 2015, 04:00
Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 03:54
That's really not good at all. I've been using his keywording site for ages and it was very very convenient.

There are lots of alternatives. One example, http://microstockgroup.com/tools/keyword.php

Thanks! I know this one. But Yuri website had this huge advantage that he showed how popular are given keywords and also how much searched. This was very useful.

Yea I liked Yuri's better, but the MSG one is close enough that I'll manage.

I just wish it would put the key words in alphabetical order.

The order of the words isn't by chance. They are ordered by how often they are used in the set of images you chose... so supposedly the most important ones are first. Some sites want the most important words first. If you want to sort the chosen keywords alphabetically you can press the little A button on the right side.

PixelBytes · « **Reply #27 on:** January 04, 2016, 18:26 »

Maybe Yuri figured out helping his competition keyword was not a genius move?

stephenkirsh · « **Reply #28 on:** January 05, 2016, 00:26 »

Quote from: leaf on January 04, 2016, 15:55

Quote from: stephenkirsh on January 03, 2016, 21:12
Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 04:07
Quote from: Microstock Posts on December 25, 2015, 04:00
Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 03:54
That's really not good at all. I've been using his keywording site for ages and it was very very convenient.

There are lots of alternatives. One example, http://microstockgroup.com/tools/keyword.php

Thanks! I know this one. But Yuri website had this huge advantage that he showed how popular are given keywords and also how much searched. This was very useful.

Yea I liked Yuri's better, but the MSG one is close enough that I'll manage.

I just wish it would put the key words in alphabetical order.

The order of the words isn't by chance. They are ordered by how often they are used in the set of images you chose... so supposedly the most important ones are first. Some sites want the most important words first. If you want to sort the chosen keywords alphabetically you can press the little A button on the right side.

I press the little A button and don't get good results. See my screen shots for the two options it gives me.

The first one is sorted with "Fiat" at the front. The second one sorts "Italy" to the front. Definitely not alphabetical. So it's broken, at best.

leaf · « **Reply #29 on:** January 05, 2016, 06:56 »

Quote from: stephenkirsh on January 05, 2016, 00:26

Quote from: leaf on January 04, 2016, 15:55
Quote from: stephenkirsh on January 03, 2016, 21:12
Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 04:07
Quote from: Microstock Posts on December 25, 2015, 04:00
Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 03:54
That's really not good at all. I've been using his keywording site for ages and it was very very convenient.

There are lots of alternatives. One example, http://microstockgroup.com/tools/keyword.php

Thanks! I know this one. But Yuri website had this huge advantage that he showed how popular are given keywords and also how much searched. This was very useful.

Yea I liked Yuri's better, but the MSG one is close enough that I'll manage.

I just wish it would put the key words in alphabetical order.

The order of the words isn't by chance. They are ordered by how often they are used in the set of images you chose... so supposedly the most important ones are first. Some sites want the most important words first. If you want to sort the chosen keywords alphabetically you can press the little A button on the right side.

I press the little A button and don't get good results. See my screen shots for the two options it gives me.

The first one is sorted with "Fiat" at the front. The second one sorts "Italy" to the front. Definitely not alphabetical. So it's broken, at best.

You may have noticed that it was sorting correctly but sorting capital words first. The second example is with the alphabetic sorting turned off. In which case it first prioritizes the words you added manually, then adds the words that you select from the left side - this isn't broken and is working like it should.

I have fixed the bias given to capitals so not it sorts correctly irregardless of capital letter or not.

stephenkirsh · « **Reply #30 on:** January 05, 2016, 23:58 »

Quote from: leaf on January 05, 2016, 06:56

Quote from: stephenkirsh on January 05, 2016, 00:26
Quote from: leaf on January 04, 2016, 15:55
Quote from: stephenkirsh on January 03, 2016, 21:12
Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 04:07
Quote from: Microstock Posts on December 25, 2015, 04:00
Quote from: seawhisper on December 25, 2015, 03:54
That's really not good at all. I've been using his keywording site for ages and it was very very convenient.

There are lots of alternatives. One example, http://microstockgroup.com/tools/keyword.php

Thanks! I know this one. But Yuri website had this huge advantage that he showed how popular are given keywords and also how much searched. This was very useful.

Yea I liked Yuri's better, but the MSG one is close enough that I'll manage.

I just wish it would put the key words in alphabetical order.

The order of the words isn't by chance. They are ordered by how often they are used in the set of images you chose... so supposedly the most important ones are first. Some sites want the most important words first. If you want to sort the chosen keywords alphabetically you can press the little A button on the right side.

I press the little A button and don't get good results. See my screen shots for the two options it gives me.

The first one is sorted with "Fiat" at the front. The second one sorts "Italy" to the front. Definitely not alphabetical. So it's broken, at best.

You may have noticed that it was sorting correctly but sorting capital words first. The second example is with the alphabetic sorting turned off. In which case it first prioritizes the words you added manually, then adds the words that you select from the left side - this isn't broken and is working like it should.

I have fixed the bias given to capitals so not it sorts correctly irregardless of capital letter or not.

"working as it should" and "working as helpful to the users" are two different things.

I do appreciate the update to the tool, though. Thanks!

stephenkirsh · « **Reply #31 on:** January 06, 2016, 21:31 »

looks like Yuri's site is back up.

seawhisper · « **Reply #32 on:** January 07, 2016, 09:34 »

Quote from: stephenkirsh on January 06, 2016, 21:31

looks like Yuri's site is back up.

Yay! It's back. It doesn't look like anything has changed. Anyone knows what happened?

pixel8 · « **Reply #33 on:** March 02, 2016, 23:48 »

I have noticed that more keywords is not better especially with Fotolia. Fewer seems easier to manage when uploading to sites. So keywords should be easy to come up with by looking at your photo.

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Author Topic: Has Yuri shut down his site? (Read 21453 times)

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