Recent Stock Photo Industry Press Releases

PhotoShelter launches "Shoot! The Blog"

New Blog Will Foster Industry Camaraderie and Offer Entertaining, Insightful and Practical Content for the Photographic, Art, and Design Community

New York, NY, Mar. 13, 2008. "Shoot! The Blog", an editorially-independent community blog focusing on all aspects of the photography industry, debuts today at http://blog.photoshelter.com. The mission of “Shoot! The Blog” is to inform, entertain and unite the photographic community with content targeted towards photographers at all experience levels, image buyers, editors, designers, students and anyone interested in commercial and artistic photography. Updating two to five times a day, “Shoot!  The Blog” resident blogger, Rachel Hulin, will offer industry insight and knowledgeable commentary, while mediating discussions pertaining to news, trends and the latest industry gossip.

Jupitermedia´s mediabistro and NYC TV collaborate

... on ''360° Daily Angle", a new video blog covering media and entertainment news, hosted by Amy Palmer of NYC TV

New York, NY, Oct. 03, 2007. mediabistro, a division of Jupitermedia, announced the launch of "360° Daily Angle", a joint video blog with NYC TV, the largest source of original programming about New York City lifestyle, culture, entertainment and history, and the official television network of the City of New York. "360° Daily Angle", hosted, created and produced by Amy Palmer of NYC TV fame, will feature top stories in the world of media and entertainment news, providing insights into the world of television and film, advertising, video games, new media and more.

Dreamstime.com write on target with new blog

Brentwood, TN, July 16, 2007. Dreamstime.com, a global community micro stock agency and distinguished leader in the industry, is pleased to introduce its newest interactive sector. Recognized as one of the most hands-on, intermutual agencies, Dreamstime.com continues its commitment to its community to offer an innovative, informative, insightful and convivial BLOG.

Michael Grecco versus Gawker Media Settled

New York, NY, March 19, 2007. A litigation commenced in the United States District Court for The Southern District of New York by celebrity photographer Michael Grecco against Gawker Media in January of 2006 has been "settled and resolved to the satisfaction of the parties". The suit alleged that defamer.com utilized Grecco's copyrighted photo of actor/comedian Andy Dick, originally published in Time Magazine on defamer to illustrate a defamer story entitled without first obtaining a license from Grecco.
[on behalf of Edward C. Greenberg, PC,  Mr. Grecco´s attorney]

Related press release:

• Award winning celebrity photographer Michael Grecco sues Gawker Media (Jan. 23, 2006)

Dreamstime.com Offers Professional Insight in New Community Blog

Brentwood, Tennessee, Feb. 21, 2007. Dreamstime.com, one of the most hands-on, intermutual micro stock agencies in the industry, is pleased to introduce its newest interactive, educational sector.  Recognized as a community agency, Dreamstime.com continues its commitment to its community to offer an innovative, informative, comprehensive and insightful active blog from its newest team authority, Ellen Boughn, Dreamstime.com Content Director. 

Crestock Stock Photos launches Cre:Source Blog

Bodø, Norway, Feb. 06, 2007. With todays launch of its blog Cre:Source, Crestock is serving up a variety of news, features, guides and other articles, spanning the fields of digital design, photography and technology. Featuring views and observations on a wide range of topics within design, photography and other creative fields, the blog will also contain interviews and helpful tips and tricks, for the most part written by staff members and contributors to the Crestock image collection.

Extensis Launches Corporate Blog "Manage This"

Manage This will offer information, resources and commentary on fonts, assets and Extensis happenings

PORTLAND, OR, Dec. 05, 2006. Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today officially launched Manage This, a new blog that will include interesting tidbits about Extensis products, employees and inspiration for the creative professional. Manage This can be found at http://blog.extensis.com.

X17Online Sues PerezHilton.com For Copyright Infringement

Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 30, 2006. Mario Lavandeira, a.k.a. Perez Hilton, has been sued in federal court for copyright infringement by X17, Hollywood’s largest celebrity photo agency, after ignoring countless cease and desist notices from numerous photo agencies and media outlets. X17 contends that Lavandeira, the owner and operator of the celebrity gossip blog PerezHilton.com and the self-styled “Queen of All Media,” has knowingly and willfully used X17’s images on his blog without permission from the agency, thereby violating federal law.

Blogging Leader Six Apart Launches Vox, the Next Step in Personal Blogging, Integrates Access To YouTube, Flickr, Photobucket, iStockphoto, and iFilm

Free Service Provides Unprecedented Privacy Control, Ease of Use, and the Richest Media and Web Services Integration Available Today

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 26, 2006 -- Six Apart, the world leader in blogging software and services, today launched Vox in the U.S., Japan and France. Vox, a free personal blogging service for sharing experiences with friends and family, had been in private beta since June. Six Apart also announced an agreement with MRM Worldwide, a full-service direct and interactive marketing agency, to develop and implement creative advertising and integrated sponsorship programs on Vox.

Fotolog: Former New Yorker Mag Editor Launch Daily F'log

New York, NY, Oct. 10, 2006. For a fun, addictive peek inside the global photo-blogging phenomenon, check out The Daily F’log (http://blog.fotolog.com/), a new blog launching this week from the folks at Fotolog, the world’s largest photo-blogging community. Edited by Andrew Long, the former photography reviewer and editor at The New Yorker and one of the earliest Fotolog members (www.fotolog.com/along), The Daily F’log spotlights the people, images, and ideas that are reshaping the way we connect and communicate online.