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New Feature on Flickr: Request to License Feature by Getty Images

Finally, after all those years (1; 2; 3; 4), some abbreviated news from Flickr/Getty:

"Since the Flickr Collection’s debut in March 2009, more than 100,000 images have been made available for customers to license. These pictures were taken by 10,000 photogs in more than 100 countries, all of whom are active in the Flickr community. But what if you’ve found the perfect image on Flickr and it’s not part of the collection?"

 

 

Flickr Clouds from Getty Images

News from The Flickr Collection:

Getty Images added a Flickr photo clouds feature, which lets users visually group images that catch their eye.

These new image clouds are fully searchable in three different ways: via a particular username, keyword or cloud topic.

For example, a user looking for inspiration around “winter” can either review all image clouds that contain an image with the keyword “winter,” or simply review image clouds with “winter” in the cloud title, regardless of the image keywords.

Users can also share their clouds with the community, download a desktop widget and screensaver, export their clouds to Facebook, view other users’ clouds, mark favorites and follow fellow users.

Getty Images and Flickr launch the Flickr Collection

Quickly:

• The details.
• How it looks on the front page.
• The Flickr Collection itself.
• Below the price range for a specific image:

Yet the split Getty/photographer remains unclear for the moment. Jason Cincaid once wrote: "There is no set payout structure - each selected participant in the program will need to negotiate their own deal with Getty".

Denise Waggoner writes: "The creative and photo research teams at Getty Images from all over the world (I’m talking China, Brazil, the US, UK and beyond) have spent the last several months exploring ... all Flickr has to offer ... there are three BILLION pictures on Flickr and we are literally at the tip of 'ye olde iceberg.' We’re starting small and then we’ll continue our journey and add thousands of new pictures a month".

Related:

• Flickr + Getty Images: An old story* gets new blood
  (July 9, 2008)

QuickLinks For 2009-01-23

• Building the Flickr Collection on Getty Images:
  The 2nd phase of our partnership with Getty Images has launched.
  Since the initial announcement of our partnership, we’ve had the opportunity to meet with a number of the Getty Images editors both in Seattle and in London and we’ve heard the same thing — they’re inspired by the quality and creativity of our members.
  We won’t have to wait long until we see the end product. The Flickr Collection will debut on Getty Images in March.
  Heather Champ on the Flickr Blog.
  Related:

• The Flickr Collection on Getty Images?
• Getty Images on Flickr
• Received An Invitation?
• The Photo Marketplace That Never Launched: Flickr Stock