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Reconnecting to Creativity: Special Moments with Jim Goertz and Lillevan at iStockphoto´s Videolypse in Berlin

iStockphoto must save money, like anyone else.

Consequently, if you attended the iStockphoto VideoLypse 2010 on October 29th - 31th with the topics Caper in Berlin and Character-Driven Stock, this on the left side is where iStock housed you, with the blessing of HQ of course, in one of those typical old Berlin backyards, famous for their high suicide rates, to spure your creativity. Lucky me.

 

 

 

 

 

QuickLinks For 2010-10-27

• Web Ads Tied To News Photos Pop Up More And More:
  The in-image phenomenon, says GumGum co-founder Ophir Tanz, is "poised to be a fixture in online advertising, much like traditional ads and video ads." Tanz says that GumGum's goal is to add value to every image on the Internet, there is "an inevitability" that news photos will be used for in-image advertising more and more. [...]
  But "it’s not just about monetization of images," Jody Kramer of Pixazza says. "It’s about consumer service. Consumers want to find out more information about photos they see. She says she sees a day when every photo on the Internet is interactive. "Consumers can expect to do more with images," she says. "We are a consumer-driven company."
  Linton Weeks/NPR (abbreviated).
  Related:
  • Google Eyes 'Visual Search' Specialist (WSJ, Aug. 18, 2010)
  • GumGum automates “in-image” ads for web photos (VentureBeat, June 24, 2010)
  • Selling a Celebrity Look (NYT, Feb. 21, 2010)

QuickLinks For 2010-10-15

• Secrets To Building A Successful Photography Career:
  Jim Pickerell just published his new e-book on Oct. 13th. He was so kind to give my readers a 20% discount on the $25 price if you order before December 1, 2010. To qualify for the discount you should use the discount code “6SP98TALK” when you submit the order.
  Jim says that the book is "basically a compilation of the articles I have been doing on Selling Stock in the last few months. While stock photography is a major part of this book it also provides a lot of facts on other aspects of the photography business that experienced professional photographers will find interesting. For still photographers the future is not pretty. I’ve tried to give readers some ideas as to how to adapt to our new business environment."
  On p. 56 is a comment on Simon Krzic, the videographer I invited (thx to Markus Hein/Wolfgang Amri) to the panel "Stock Video – Where the action is!" during the CEPIC Congress/New Media Conference, and the context.
  I very much would like to discuss some of the numbers in the book (e.g. on p. 11/21/54) but I´m having a hard time quoting the numbers here for free.

QuickLinks For 2010-10-01

• Amid(st) an industry of imitators:
  
  Serban Enache on Facebook on new hires ("Sales Executive, International Channel Partnerships") at Shutterstock.

• Fotolia´s new Provocateur "collection" ("Affordable avant-garde"):
  If there would be more from this type of imagery (not only 100+ images) at this price, with only a few having the potential, I´d be ready to forget about Vetta.