...anyone else having this problem? The browser seems start getting responses from the site, but than it just hangs, and I get a "504 Gateway Time-out"

Same here, both customer and contributor sites are down. But http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com says that it's only me 

Here too, and isitdownrightnow.com says it's down for everyone.

Down for me too, SS forum as well.

Maybe will be this week accepted only 650k new files and not 800k. 

Same here, both customer and contributor sites are down. But http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com says that it's only me 

I guess those don't wait for anything to load, just an initial response.

I wonder what their corporate offices look like when the site goes down? I imagine sirens, flashing red lights and people running around manning the battle stations. I would guess there are very few people in the NY office right now, though.

I hope they do panic a bit, customers get annoyed by things like this literally in seconds. I find it a bit curious why this would happen & go on for so long in 2015. A stock site like this isn't a particularly complicated thing to run by today's standards.

At least market leaders like SS should check the servers status before working day starts. I am afraid they will also lose many potential clients due to this breakdown. 

Quote from: anathaya on December 14, 2015, 07:27

Same here, both customer and contributor sites are down. But http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com says that it's only me 

I guess those don't wait for anything to load, just an initial response.

Can be...

submit.shutterstock.com Back up in Munich

Maybe the site crashed due to the huge influx of new images. Marijuana guy tried uploading his collection of crack cocaine photos.

how much will cost an hour of shut down? to shutterstock business

I wonder what their corporate offices look like when the site goes down? I imagine sirens, flashing red lights and people running around manning the battle stations. I would guess there are very few people in the NY office right now, though.

I picture it more like ping pong paddles being dropped and video games paused, segways and hoverboards swirling through the halls to converge on a conference room with a Starbucks popup barista and company masseuse calming nerves. Hopefully someone logs off Facebook and emails the tech team in India between vape hits, so us suppliers can get back to making our 30%.