Watch your videos on SS. SS has completely changed the sorting of videos by popularity (top). Now in the top one nonsense.

Quote from: stoker2014 on April 18, 2023, 13:35

Watch your videos on SS. SS has completely changed the sorting of videos by popularity (top). Now in the top one nonsense.

Notice the top images right now? Also nonsense.

Pink letters come from this portfolio:

https://www.shutterstock.com/g/SanMirza

They are the same pink letters that were being discussed in this thread:

https://www.microstockgroup.com/shutterstock-com/portfolios-of-100-almost-identical-vectors-from-bangladesh/msg585928/?topicseen#new

And they are also in in a different portfolio:

https://www.shutterstock.com/de/g/ZainKhalid09

I see a lot of the portfolio that were listed have now been closed down, but how are these identical images getting through review and, once approved, how on earth are they reaching the top of the popular search, beating nearly 185million into lower places? How are they getting Superstar status??

This is currently in the images 3rd spot:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/extra-22-off-all-sale-styles-2055398933

22% off is rather random to generate lots of sales, but how does this guy have 999 images that are simple colour changes, which should be rejected under Shutterstock's policy regarding similar content. If I submit 2 images of the same subject in the same batch, one gets rejected.

This is all very fishy, and totally disheartening.

Shutterstock is but a shadow of its former self.

I wonder why buyers suddenly go for a pink X? Because it's a bestseller? I can't imagine that. 

If the bestsellers are arranged here the way they are in my own portfolio, then that doesn't correspond to reality. But it's certainly strange. 

Well this is currently the most popular in the photo search, and has been for a while:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/yellow-color-banana-sri-lanka-2093921068

High Usage and customers 'love this asset'.

What is going on at Shutterstock these days?

Quote from: Uncle Pete on April 18, 2023, 13:53

Quote from: stoker2014 on April 18, 2023, 13:35

Watch your videos on SS. SS has completely changed the sorting of videos by popularity (top). Now in the top one nonsense.

Notice the top images right now? Also nonsense.

Pink letters come from this portfolio:

https://www.shutterstock.com/g/SanMirza

They are the same pink letters that were being discussed in this thread:

https://www.microstockgroup.com/shutterstock-com/portfolios-of-100-almost-identical-vectors-from-bangladesh/msg585928/?topicseen#new

And they are also in in a different portfolio:

https://www.shutterstock.com/de/g/ZainKhalid09

I see a lot of the portfolio that were listed have now been closed down, but how are these identical images getting through review and, once approved, how on earth are they reaching the top of the popular search, beating nearly 185million into lower places? How are they getting Superstar status??

This is currently in the images 3rd spot:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/extra-22-off-all-sale-styles-2055398933

22% off is rather random to generate lots of sales, but how does this guy have 999 images that are simple colour changes, which should be rejected under Shutterstock's policy regarding similar content. If I submit 2 images of the same subject in the same batch, one gets rejected.

This is all very fishy, and totally disheartening.

Shutterstock is but a shadow of its former self.

This has been discussed here before. There was a contributor who had obviously managed to crack the shutterstock algorithm, because his images were on the 1st to 3rd place in all search results.

This also seems to be the case with these pink ones. Otherwise it can not be explained why someone with such a tiny portfolio and content that there are also two other tiny portfolios almost identical, can be found so far in front in the search.

Quote from: KuriousKat on April 18, 2023, 15:10

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on April 18, 2023, 15:02

I wonder why buyers suddenly go for a pink X? Because it's a bestseller? I can't imagine that. 

If the bestsellers are arranged here the way they are in my own portfolio, then that doesn't correspond to reality. But it's certainly strange. 

Well this is currently the most popular in the photo search, and has been for a while:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/yellow-color-banana-sri-lanka-2093921068

High Usage and customers 'love this asset'.

What is going on at Shutterstock these days?

Ok, but I can understand that.
I worked in Sri Lanka some time and can only remember ripe bananas.
Otherwise, there's really not much to see in this country. 

I can understand the subject matter being popular, but the execution should also be up to scratch to be the most popular photo on Shutterstock. It's held that position for several weeks or more.

EDIT: I see it has gone from the top spot today, and isn't visible in the first few pages. I assume Shutterstock are reading and acting upon information shared here?

Quote from: KuriousKat on April 19, 2023, 04:14

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on April 18, 2023, 15:39

Quote from: KuriousKat on April 18, 2023, 15:10

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on April 18, 2023, 15:02

I wonder why buyers suddenly go for a pink X? Because it's a bestseller? I can't imagine that. 

If the bestsellers are arranged here the way they are in my own portfolio, then that doesn't correspond to reality. But it's certainly strange. 

Well this is currently the most popular in the photo search, and has been for a while:

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/yellow-color-banana-sri-lanka-2093921068

High Usage and customers 'love this asset'.

What is going on at Shutterstock these days?

Ok, but I can understand that.
I worked in Sri Lanka some time and can only remember ripe bananas.
Otherwise, there's really not much to see in this country. 

I can understand the subject matter being popular, but the execution should also be up to scratch to be the most popular photo on Shutterstock. It's held that position for several weeks or more.

EDIT: I see it has gone from the top spot today, and isn't visible in the first few pages. I assume Shutterstock are reading and acting upon information shared here?

My posting was meant rather ironically.
But I have to realize again and again that this sometimes goes wrong in English. 

I did wonder, as you said there wasn't much to see in Sri Lanka! I've been, and it's a beautiful place to visit, with some amazing sites to photograph.

As you say, humour and irony doesn't always translate well in forums posts.

Sorry no time to answer, I'm busy making a pink letter X, within a circle with some floral accents.

Sorry no time to answer, I'm busy making a pink letter X, within a circle with some floral accents.

The other pink letters have gone, so you can corner this lucrative market