03 Mar 2016 Shutterstock Updates iOS Contributor App

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Shutterstock updated their contributor app for iPhone this week, enhancing the functionality of the submission process. Over the weekend, Shutterstock's iPhone app for contributors introduced multiple file upload and fullscreen image previews.  It also enabled batch editing and an improved keywording experience by allowing keywords to be separated with a comma. The company informed contributors about the update via email, inviting them to send...

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03 Mar 2016 Getty to Close Veer – Suggests Contributors Apply to iStock

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Getty Images has announced that they're closing Veer. The news comes as no surprise after their 'non-purchase' of Corbis, the Veer parent company. They did the same with StockXpert after purchasing its parent, Jupiterimages back in 2008, and countless other traditional brands they've purchased over the years. A note on the Veer website suggests both buyers and contributors look to iStock as a replacement. That...

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02 Mar 2016 Dreamstime out with Subscription Changes and New Executive Hire

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Signs of life are emerging from Dreamstime who yesterday put out an announcement about subscription changes and a new hire - industry veteran Andrew Watzenboeck, formerly from Fotolia, as their new Corporate Sales Director for North America. Subscriptions Changes The new subscription offer adds low-cost plans in monthly and annual subscriptions, sized by the number of monthly downloads. The new lowest tier offers 5 monthly...

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01 Mar 2016 Photocase Review

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It could be said that Photocase was authentic before authentic became cool. They're a stock photo agency which doesn't accept stocky images.  They've always been different, and very different. Their images are absolutely authentic, but also much more artistic than "commercial" in the style sense, and often lead towards quirky. They have their contributor base who loves this style, and they have their buyer...

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25 Feb 2016 Pond5 Launches AI-Based Products, Subscriptions and Rebranding

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Following recent changes in leadership –and a massive $61M capital raising in 2014– stock footage giant Pond5 announced today their new Clarifai-powered Artificial Intelligent image recognition tools, new subscription plans - seemingly rethinking their intended unlimited subscriptions, and a rebranding. The New AI Software The company describes their new product as "world's most effective and intelligent" visual search engine. It uses a combination of image recognition...

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