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« Reply #25 on: January 10, 2009, 01:25 »
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This government sponsored site is exactly what a government-anything becomes. I think they're riding out whatever seed money came up front. Next time some higher-up bean-counter in Norway reviews this albatross it should be gone.

Together with American banks and car industry?


« Reply #26 on: January 10, 2009, 02:17 »
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I think they're riding out whatever seed money came up front.

As I mentioned in another thread, I suspect that their programmer left some months ago since there is no change at all any more at the (features of the) buyer's side of the site. The much requested view counter still isn't there, since they "concentrate on buyer's features".  ;D Reviews become slower so I figure that Linda keeps the fort alone.

Most of all, I had a thorough look at their "search engine". It apparently works by upload date, not by relevance or view count. Most recent uploaded come first. Since I uploaded the bulk of my port right when they started, all my shots come very very late in the search results. My DT and SS best sellers for instance come somewhere around page 200. No way I could have sales with such a "search engine", and I'm punished for being an early adopter. I had 3 sales when the site was just up (July, August), then nothing any more, probably since I was pushed back in the searches by later uploaders.

There is also no sign whatsoever on Google of any marketing they would be doing, none. As to SEO, these sites are currently best of feeding individual pictures into Google: mostphotos, cutcaster, zymmetrical, fotolia, scandinavianstockphotos, dreamstime, shutterstock. YAY: none.
Plain Google hits: Istk: 15M, DT: 3.5M, SS: 1.6M, MP: 1M, FP: 550K, ZYM: 520K, CC: 90K, YAY: 77K.

I keep uploading since it's dead easy and I can leech the thumbs of my port very easily so I have a complete overview (they take all).  :P

« Reply #27 on: January 10, 2009, 02:22 »
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Together with American banks and car industry?


And the porn industry, "just to see us through hard times".  ;D
Porn Industry Asking For Federal Bailout.

« Reply #28 on: January 10, 2009, 13:43 »
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Cars, banks, micro, porn -- no difference. Once the government (any government) gets it's snout under the tent you can bet that you're in deep trouble.

« Reply #29 on: January 10, 2009, 16:05 »
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Yeah I can really see the porn industry being able to create disciplined compliance and reporting standards suitable to US Treasury.

Bail outs and stimulus packages don't work, never worked, and will never ever work.

This will work itself out in the end, and in 8 years from now everyone will forget what happened and make the same mistakes again.


 

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