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Looks like Istock is sinking ... fast. Man the lifeboats, women and children first!

Quote from: gostwyck on January 18, 2013, 17:27
Looks like Istock is sinking ... fast. Man the lifeboats, women and children first!

Yep..the faster it is sinking...the better it is...time is coming to abandon ship

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edit.delete.*

someone already said it and I missed it

I wonder what kind of exclusives they are. High enders, large volume of other, or a mix.  Bad for Istock, good for SS, bad for existing SS contributors.

Does anyone know how many exclusives there are, in total?

At the Berlin Lypse in May 2012 an admin said there were 5500 exclusives.

Quote from: Mantis on January 18, 2013, 17:38
....bad for existing SS contributors.

Not bad if istock buyers move to SS as well.  Hopefully that will happen.

Quote from: cobalt on January 18, 2013, 17:45
At the Berlin Lypse in May 2012 an admin said there were 5500 exclusives.

Thanks Cobalt 

I wonder how many will make the shift...

Bear in mind that some of those in the 30 day wait or about to start the clock don't want that known just yet. Those of us who know some who are in this situation are not going to "out" them.

And, back on topic, thanks to SS for doing this. And I think that those of us who do well there needn't fear more files getting added. Making the SS library stronger just makes it more appealing for those business customers not already using it. That rising tide lifts all boats thing...

Quote from: jsnover on January 18, 2013, 17:53
That rising tide lifts all boats thing...

I do hope you're right there, and I hope those exclusives who do make the shift will enjoy the fresh air.

I don´t think it will affect istock much even if 2/3 leave. getty can always bring over more wholly owned, unique content where they don´t need to pay royalties to anyone. And there will always be people who want to go exclusive.

If it wasn´t for the Microsoft/Googlegate drama I would have been happy in my combination of photo exclusivity/video independence. I was really looking forward to the year. My horoscope was good

Although the bad, often depressing communication or the complete arrogant silence, which is even worse, have made the forums an uncomfortable place to be for quite a while. I think this whole community thing, just doesn´t work for getty. neither does the public transparency with working openly on this thing called "the internet". But somehow, it just doesn´t go away...

I now have an image in my head of senior execs with ear trumpets shouting 'Inter....what???!'

FWIW I love the beautiful, simple, efficient Shutterstock Upload system. I´m assuming it´s the same for photo and video. Really well done. Also the world map for downloads. Fantastic!

Sean, you are listening, aren't you? 

This must be the biggest slap in the face of iStock, ROFLMAO !! Classic move by SS. Ow boy, they must have had a field day at SS HQ. I really do hope buyers will move with them.

I hope it wont affect my sales too much, but here is a big welcome to the newbies 

Quote from: cobalt on January 18, 2013, 18:07
FWIW I love the beautiful, simple, efficient Shutterstock Upload system. I´m assuming it´s the same for photo and video. Really well done. Also the world map for downloads. Fantastic!

Yes it's a real breeze compared to iStock, and I love the world map too. 

I often wonder what Yuri's world map looks like... the best I can conjure up is someone with a paint gun blasting away and the sound of someone blowing raspberries as it splatters images non-stop, all day.  Blink and you'll miss many.

He should put something like that as a live feed animation or artwork on his website. Must be impressive, he has more downloads than many agencies with all their content.

Can the Istockers pass the SS focus test?

Hahaaaaa - that's a great idea Cobalt.

 

Quote from: sharpshot on January 18, 2013, 17:47

Quote from: Mantis on January 18, 2013, 17:38
....bad for existing SS contributors.

Not bad if istock buyers move to SS as well.  Hopefully that will happen.

Excellent point, sharpshot. This is why I love forum discussions. Brain dead at work right now so thinking about too much at one time

When I went exclusive with iStock last July I deactivated, rather than closed, my SS account.  Really glad now that I did as it will be easy to get up and running again.

If they don't have to go through the entry submission, you should at least put a symbol on their profile pages of a little crown falling off a head. 

When you make that symbol, make another one for me - a walker perhaps? - I joined SS when there was no entrance test! Of course there was also no FTP and Jon was doing inspections himself in his spare time