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Microstock's stock is rising: $265 million for Shutterstock, Fotolia - paidContent.org
laryn — Wed, 05/16/2012 - 07:55
Microstock's stock is rising: $265 million for Shutterstock, Fotolia
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16, 2012, 7:45am No Comments Six years after Getty bought iStockPhoto for $50 million, it looks like the microstock photography sector, in which pro-amateur photographers sell their pictures on commission through online marketplaces, ...
Microstock's Fotolia Acquires Wilogo Designer' Site - paidContent:UK
laryn — Mon, 03/19/2012 - 05:18
Microstock's Fotolia Acquires Wilogo Designer' Site
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Microstock photo repository Fotolia is expanding within its crowdsourced-creativity segment by acquiring Wilogo, a site through which startups find graphic artists to design company logos. Fotolia lets photographers sell royalty-free photos to re-users ...
Microstock's Fotolia Acquires Wilogo Designer' Site - paidContent.org
laryn — Mon, 03/19/2012 - 05:09
Microstock's Fotolia Acquires Wilogo Designer' Site
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Microstock photo repository Fotolia is expanding within its crowdsourced-creativity segment by acquiring Wilogo, a site through which startups find graphic artists to design company logos. Fotolia lets photographers sell royalty-free photos to re-users ...
Shutterstock buys BigStockPhoto - TECH.BLORGE.com
laryn — Thu, 09/24/2009 - 16:17
Shutterstock buys BigStockPhoto
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This deal follows a trend in the microstock marketplace that has seen some consolidation over the years. Getty images purchased iStockPhoto some years ago, ...
Selling Logos at iStock
laryn — Wed, 09/23/2009 - 10:02
iStock just announced that they will be selling logos soon. An excerpt from the press release is below, but first here are a few reactions (the reaction from designers is overwhelmingly negative):
Digital Arts
The scheme has provoked furious debate on iStock's forum and elsewhere, as designers have protested at what they see as a cheapening of what can be a complex and in-depth process...Read the full article.
Microstock Site Shutterstock Acquires BigStockPhoto
laryn — Wed, 09/23/2009 - 08:11
Here are a number of news items about Shutterstock's recent acquisition of BigStockPhoto. Each has an excerpt and a link to the full article.
Photo District News: Microstock Site Shutterstock Acquires BigStockPhoto
Shutterstock, one of the leading micropayment stock image services, says it has acquired BigStockPhoto, a smaller competitor.
The brands will remain separate and the deal will have little immediate impact on customers and contributors, says Shutterstock CEO Jon Oringer.
