Author Topic: Shutterstock World Map is down for reason and other problems in 2016 (Read 4100 times)

Stockmaan · « **on:** August 29, 2016, 08:34 »

just share my thoughts ...

In Stock industry are costumers in the first place. Large customers are in my opinion a big secret, which is carefully hidden from other competitors.
Maybe Shutterstock "latest downloads" World Map works OK but it is currently switched off. Why switched off? Well maybe for good reason.
Maybe they (test) monitoring sales without sharing information about sales locations. Maybe they realize that sharing information about sales locations are danger for their business.

Others Shutterstock problems in 2016:

-tax form (Tax Form - I got mine & somebody else's!)
http://forums.submit.shutterstock.com/topic/88013-2015-tax-form-i-got-mine-somebody-elses/

-ddos attacks
http://forums.submit.shutterstock.com/topic/88757-shutterstock-was-hacked/

-email about 'spammy' keywords (a large number of contributors received this mail)

-unresponsive service

What are you think dear Contributors?

Pauws99 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 29, 2016, 08:39 »

I doubt it for most conspiracy theories it turns out incompetence/cock up is king.

Dumc · « **Reply #2 on:** August 29, 2016, 09:04 »

Today I uploaded two photos, and 5 minutes later, I got e-mail, that they were approved. And 10 minutes after that I got e-mail thanking me for uploading content.

I'm not trying to say anything, I'm just sharing because I thought it was funny.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 29, 2016, 09:10 »

Quote from: Dumc on August 29, 2016, 09:04

Today I uploaded two photos, and 5 minutes later, I got e-mail, that they were approved. And 10 minutes after that I got e-mail thanking me for uploading content.

I'm not trying to say anything, I'm just sharing because I thought it was funny.

If Big stock get any quicker they'll be approving before I send them.

Chichikov · « **Reply #4 on:** August 29, 2016, 09:19 »

Quote from: Dumc on August 29, 2016, 09:04

Today I uploaded two photos, and 5 minutes later, I got e-mail, that they were approved. And 10 minutes after that I got e-mail thanking me for uploading content.

I'm not trying to say anything, I'm just sharing because I thought it was funny.

Yes, it is like this.
One year ago contributors lamented because of too much inconsistent rejections.

Now it seems that they accept anything, and that everything is accepted in minutes.
Personally I have not had one rejection for three or four months.

This remember me that it happened something similar with iStock two years ago… and we are all seeing what is the result today…

I have the impression that Shutterstock is running to reach the number of 100 000 000 images in the minor time possible.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 29, 2016, 09:32 »

You are probably right...they seem to think shareholders like a big number and don't look at the quality.

Dumc · « **Reply #6 on:** August 29, 2016, 09:50 »

So, let me understand this. 6 months ago, yall were complaining because of rejections, now you're complaining because of high acceptance rate?

Pauws99 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 29, 2016, 10:02 »

Quote from: Dumc on August 29, 2016, 09:50

So, let me understand this. 6 months ago, yall were complaining because of rejections, now you're complaining because of high acceptance rate?

What people complaining on here? Surely not!!! The issue remains the same for me inconsistency...ie when I get rejections most of the time they are accepted 2nd time round. In fairness to I-Stock before they let everything through their reviewing could be very harsh but it taught me a lot. Now I cant think of anywhere where the review process is any help.

kmlPhoto · « **Reply #8 on:** September 01, 2016, 07:24 »

Perhaps they just put software in place to auto adjudicate certain images. I would think that it would be easy to quantify the digital characteristics of a good image. I noticed some go in minutes, others take longer.

Stockmaan · « **Reply #9 on:** September 01, 2016, 10:05 »

Quote from: Stockmaan on August 29, 2016, 08:34

just share my thoughts ...

In Stock industry are costumers in the first place. Large customers are in my opinion a big secret, which is carefully hidden from other competitors.
Maybe Shutterstock "latest downloads" World Map works OK but it is currently switched off. Why switched off? Well maybe for good reason.
Maybe they (test) monitoring sales without sharing information about sales locations. Maybe they realize that sharing information about sales locations are danger for their business.

Others Shutterstock problems in 2016:

-tax form (Tax Form - I got mine & somebody else's!)
http://forums.submit.shutterstock.com/topic/88013-2015-tax-form-i-got-mine-somebody-elses/

-ddos attacks
http://forums.submit.shutterstock.com/topic/88757-shutterstock-was-hacked/

-email about 'spammy' keywords (a large number of contributors received this mail)

-unresponsive service

NEW 1. September
- 90% of my gallery gone

What are you think dear Contributors?

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