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« on: May 03, 2024, 00:45 »
I may have missed some (I did a google search for "shutterstock acquires") but here are Shutterstock's purchases over the years. They haven't acquired Envato yet (Q3 this year according to the press release). SS sold WebDAM Feb 16, 2018
Feb 1, 2024 - Shutterstock Acquires Backgrid Celebrity News Network
May 24, 2023 - Shutterstock acquires Giphy
May 11, 2022 Shutterstock Acquires Pond5 for $210 Million
May 31, 2022 SHUTTERSTOCK ACQUIRES SPLASH NEWS
Sep 10, 2021 Shutterstock Acquires PicMonkey
Jul 27, 2021 - Shutterstock acquires Pattern89, Datasine, and Shotzr
Jan 26, 2021 - Shutterstock acquires the 3D model company TurboSquid
Nov 11, 2020 - Shutterstock acquires AI-driven music platform Amper Music.
Jun 28, 2017 - Shutterstock acquires Flashstock Technology
Sep 6, 2016 - Shutterstock Acquires Iconic Imagery from The Kobal Collection and The Art Archive
Jan 15, 2015 - Shutterstock Acquires Rex Features And PremiumBeat,
Mar 3, 2014 - Shutterstock Acquires Digital Asset Management Service WebDAM
Sep 23, 2009 - Shutterstock Announces Acquisition of BigStockPhoto
This is crazy and they do not think for their contributors.. more than half of the earning just wiped out with their earning model. Shame on them.
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« on: May 03, 2024, 00:42 »
This is surprising. Envato itself comes in a big giant category.
What deal amount is it going?
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« on: May 01, 2024, 20:27 »
I had quite a few 3-digit sales last year but none so far this year. Image below is the biggest single sale I had in September last year and in fact biggest single sale I've ever had on a video.
Wow.
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« on: April 25, 2024, 06:42 »
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« on: April 25, 2024, 06:41 »
Matt: Are we allowed to use Adobe Firefly 3 Beta (that was released today) to generate AI images to be uploaded to Adobestock?
Yes, Firefly Image 3 allows for commercial use, including stock submissions.
-Mat Hayward
Is Firefly web version part of creative cloud or do we need to purchase it as new? And does it gives unlimited generations or have any limits?
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« on: April 24, 2024, 11:47 »
It takes a lot of time and hardwork to get a balanced income from microstock. Its a highly competitive market.
If contributor do any mistake > Destroy them and take away all the earning. If employee makes any mistake > Give them a scolding and ask them to resume to work.
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« on: April 16, 2024, 20:49 »
Feeling relaxed that I quit them few years back.
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« on: April 15, 2024, 01:25 »
I have a portfolio which have lot of images but Adobe stock only displays 100 maximum? Why? Same is for search too, only 100 pages for any search term.
Isn't this wrong when there are so many contributors and so big library?
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« on: April 12, 2024, 07:15 »
Yea I know it has nothing to do with Stocksubmitter. Though regardless, it still happens (probably with any kind of upload system or method.) With a service, like Stocksubmitter, it's not a case of 'set and forget.' One still needs to remember to edit the files afterwards in DT and deselect that selling of the rights option.
I didn't know there was a bulk disable option.
I think you are missing some option here. Mine is permanently disabled and I usually get this email from them: Your file appears to be suitable for logo usage. Since this usage is allowed only under the exclusive rights license SR-EL, we strongly recommend you enable the SR-EL (SR-EL). This way, you ensure your file attains its maximum sale potential and sells for the highest earning license. It doesn't matter which upload method you are using.
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« on: April 12, 2024, 07:13 »
I also got this..
What is this lump and dump?
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« on: April 12, 2024, 03:54 »
Recently, Ive been submitting some videos to DT with Stocksubmitter. And I just happened to click on one of those videos that had been accepted into my port. That video, and all of my other commercial videos, are marked with "Sell the rights." I quickly disabled that option from all the files that I submitted with Stocksubmitter.
When you upload content normally to DT (via their web uploader) I note that files are marked with "Sell the rights" as default which is ridiculous. I'm sure that the majority of contributors have no intention of selling the rights to most of their images. I should have realised that the same thing would happen with files that were submitted with Stocksubmitter. It was only by chance that I decided to click on one of these uploaded video files in my port and I made the unfortunate discovery.
And then I remembered that I had also uploaded videos with Stocksubmitter last year and for all that time, they had been marked with "Sell the rights" and I never realised until now.
It is not due to stock submitter, few time back dreamstime system auto updated everything to sell the rights. You can though bulk disable it I guess.
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« on: March 28, 2024, 01:02 »
$216 with 79 images. Guess they also pull from videos, too?
Congratulations.
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« on: March 24, 2024, 23:23 »
I am also down with negative earning.. This is really crushed my plans.
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« on: March 17, 2024, 21:18 »
Strange how they sell 1000 licenses for 5 USD and pay you 14 USD for those 1000 licenses, looks hot deal for them, lol
I wasn't Aware that they are so rubbish. Takes 1 year for them to remove your files.
Why 1 year?
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« on: March 16, 2024, 01:52 »
I have a colleague with around 2k+ designs and not even able to cross $50 in three years.
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« on: March 03, 2024, 22:05 »
This is getting crazy... I have seen some new clips which are way too good. Stock video industry is at risk.
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« on: February 24, 2024, 10:55 »
I do it manually and very accurately.
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« on: February 22, 2024, 21:25 »
I can see it happening. I am down to 30-40% which is concerning. Non-qualified people also have entered the market and have flooded everything with AI.
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« on: February 18, 2024, 23:53 »
Hi everyone,
I'm pleased to inform you that we have updated the learn and support page with details on the 2023 bonus program for Adobe Stock contributors. You can view the information here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/royalty-details.html
Be sure to check your Adobe Stock contributor portal this coming week to learn if you qualified!
Stay creative,
Mat Hayward
All Hail Mat and Adobe
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« on: February 18, 2024, 01:56 »
Can anyone share some insights on how much do shutterstock makes in profits in a year?
And how much they pay to their employees including their top Cs in the company?
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« on: February 10, 2024, 04:12 »
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« on: February 10, 2024, 04:05 »
I liked some contributors portfolios but why there is no option to follow them? Why?
It's been discussed. It's a matter of prioritizing engineering resources. I wouldn't be surprised to see this feature some day. When? Your guess is as good as mine.
-Mat
Thanks Mat, I appreciate that it has been discussed. I was working with a team and we were going through the stocks on Adobe where we liked some users work and bookmarked them. But we really missed the follow button which would come more handy than bookmarking all the portfolios.
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« on: February 09, 2024, 07:55 »
I liked some contributors portfolios but why there is no option to follow them? Why?
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« on: January 26, 2024, 11:16 »
The greediness of their management has no limit. So here are the consequences...and when the numbers talk all the rest does not matter.
I agree, they are too greedy. My earnings have significantly reduced to 1/4 of normal which I used to get. No matter how good quality you upload, nothing will work. SS just looted us and remember karma always strikes back. From past couple of years, I have personally asked my clients to choose Adobe Stock over Shutterstock.
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