It seems StockXpert is not going to do something about this obvious keyword spamming.

I have a suggestion, we all start adding a huge amount of keywords to our pictures, don't bother if they make sence or not.... now let's see how long this guy can keep up this practice.

And in the mean time our pictures would have more exposure because of the very good keywords.

Patrick.

It's unfortunate that the practice of using irrelevant key wording exits on any website.
However, consider the fact that any stock photography company is free to practice and
set policy as they see fit.

We must remember that we are guest contributors of any stock site we submit too. We exist
as contributors at the pleasure of any site that will host our images. I know from experience
rocking the boat does more harm than good.

Your request for action can be seen as inappropriate, and harmful to the site you're partitioning.
Be careful you are not violating any terms of agreement you may have with the site you wish to
target.

My advice is to contact the site's support team and voice a complaint before you sound off, and put
your account in jeopardy. Be conservative, and realize it is not your place to set policy or call negative
attention to any site that is hosting your images.

Good luck,
The MIZ

Numerous complaints have been done.... and nothing has been done by the site admins to this practice....

If you learn to read between the line than you will have noticed that i was not saying we should all start doing it.... just a sarcastic remark... nothing more.

Patrick.

redhat is not Lione, I wish I knew how to make images like that.  Now think about this, what if Lione makes one sale because of each keyword, is that wrong?  Just because a few people on microstockgroup.com see life, forest and cool as invalid keywords for this image does not mean that a customer will see them as invalid.  I think everyone should worry about their own images and let Lione worry about his or her images.  If Stockxpert has a limit on the number of keywords allowed then it is Stockxpert's and Lione's problem.

SS has the right idea with a 50 keyword limit.  Lione is known as PhotoPrince at SS, and there's no keyword spam from what I can see in him portfolio.

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-84354p1.html

Keyword spamming continues to go on for the very reason that is proven here. It gets your image seen with a better chance of sales.

How many of you would be doing the same if you weren't worried about getting caught and your account disabled?

With sites controlling what is seen and not seen you can be sure that many are going to spam in order to make sales. These are the hustlers and they'll make money before they are caught. Then they will just open a new account and begin again.

Personally, I'm more concerned about sites controlling image rank and placement than I am about how someone else sells their work.

And, if the site is making good sales off the image do you really think they care?

I can't imagine when I would use one word to find an image. This is just asking for thousands of non-related images.

Those that know how to use a search engine aren't having a hard time finding what they're looking for. On occasion you will see someone post to a micro forum about having a hard time finding an image and usually it's due to them not keying in the proper words to find the image.

I agree such obvious spamming should be punished.  One thing is stretching a concept, another is what we see in these examples. 

If this goes one, more and more people will do that and searches will be useless.  Buyers will move away. I wished StockXpert would be attentive to that.

That's why I in fact liked BigStock policy of not allowing keyword edition, but then many inspectors clearly did not analyse keywords.  I think now only FT does not allow editions?  I don't know however if they check keywords in inspection.

Regards,
Adelaide

Hi guys.

Sorry for not responding sooner. We are aware of this. We are going to take action, and I'm in the process of putting together a proposal to address this issue.

Thanks!
-Steve

ManicBlu
Not talking to you directly......and not shouting....  I do considerable public speaking to groups of hundreds on a weekly basis. It's my job. Bold lettering can also highlight the jist of the non-verbal communication and should not be immediately taken as being hollered at. 

If you want to take it personal, that's your call... if you find it offensive, let me know why those statements offend you. If you were offended,  my apologies.

As you pointed out ( and as I did say in the first place)
yes, spamming is not murder.... but the principle  is the same.  If an authority figure, be it the gov't of the land,  or the owner of a stock site sets down rules and regulations... people of integrity (who have agreed to abide by the rules of said stock site when they clicked to join) ...obey what is requested of them. They don't do it out of fear of being caught.  They don't do it because they gave their word that they would do as the rules said when they clicked "agreed".

I am sure you would never consider murdering any one ...or robbing the local market, ...kidnapping someones child.. why? I am sure it is because you have a  conscience, moral values and integrity and are a responsible person...    Not because you are afraid you might get caught.   And, it's that simple.

That is the point I am making.  This person does what he/she does because he/she doesn't care about being responsible and they don't care about the consequences of their actions. Those consequences are not relevant to him/her as long as in the short term, they get their cash. He/she makes out better because most folks WON'T do what he/she does. 

One reply to your final comment.... Sounds good but sadly it ain't the truth in the world or in microstock land.

I have found in the time I've been a member here, that for the most part, folks around here do have integrity.  Just reading the comments they make it is obvious what they all think of this individual and what he/she is doing.  And obvious too,  they wouldn't do it. And finally.... judging from their comments, the reason they wouldn't do it, isn't  out of fear of being caught.  They won't do it because it is wrong on many levels.

Thanks for your feedback.   =tom

Fair enough, I can respect that.  We seem to agree and yet at the same time disagree. Seems it's only a matter of our individual perspectives and that's.. okay.
   
I see you've been onboard MSG since april but are still a 'Newbie'....  Nice to see your comments and hear your viewpoints.  Please continue, comment more...get out of that newbie status.. LOL
ManicBlu....... in my 59 years of life there has been many times my opinion has changed because someone such as yourself has given me a perspective I had never considered. I have no problem with folks challenging my opinions and I do listen to and consider what others have to say.  I value variety in life.

Looking forward to your future input and ...welcome to commenting side of the gang!  =tom

Some lone gunman polluting the keywords shouldn't be the basis for an uprising..

I don't think that the problem is with one person polluting the keywords, but the fact that StockXpert still hasn't done anything about this in over two months.  Many other people on this board have reported getting images rejected for borderline keyword problems, but here is an obvious case of spamming and nothing is being done.  What type of message does that give to the rest of us?

Here's a good one.  THIS IS SS NOT StockXpert.  I just uploaded a hockey player and doing a search for it...

This is the number 5 image under photos at SS.  (Right after the illustration when I checked photos only!!!)


I've hilighted the words I don't think fit.  Am I out of line here?  Or do I keyword incorrectly?

13-15, 25-30, activity, adult, blonde, boy, carefree, casual, caucasian, caucasian, cheerful, clothing, color, color, colour, compete, competition, confident, fashion, female, fresh, freshness, full, fun, game, girl, glowing, happy, head, health, hockey, ice, idyllic, image, image, joy, joyful, leisure, length, lifestyle, looking, male, multiethnic, natural, nature, one, one, outdoors, outdoors, outside, people, person, person, photograph, play, player, portrait, practice, pretty, recreation, relaxed, rink, sea, serene, shot, shoulder, sincere, skate, skating, slide, smiling, sport, square, stick, sunny, teenage, uniform, vertical, vitality, wellbeing, winter, winter, woman, years, years, young, young, youth

Funny, she's a boy, a girl and a woman.  That's one hot transvestite.  And she's both 13-15 and 25-30 years old.

I am both a contributor and a buyer. I can tell you I get really frustrated when, as a buyer, I'm searching for something, and a photo like that comes up under something unrelated. It turns me off totally.

As a contributor, I am very careful about keywording, because I just don't have it in me to cheat the way the spammers do. It is called integrity. It's more important to me than winning at all costs.

Thanks, cclapper!!        -tom