The stock photography industry is failing on its own accord, not because of macroeconomic conditions. My comment on Unsharpmasked: 2008 Stock photo market crash - So where do we stand today?
The macroeconomic condition is a small contributor to the failure of stock photo agencies, but not the cause: the real cause is the failure [...]
Tag Archives: platform
The stock photography industry needs to be unbundled
October 20, 2008 – 13:42
Photrade: A photography sharing, licensing and syndication service without a compelling value proposition
September 9, 2008 – 21:32
Photrade combines photo sharing and a stock photography licensing marketplace into a photo syndication service that helps photographers control and license their images.
While Photrade offers a variety of sharing and licensing services, most of the attention about Photrade will focus on one aspect of its business model, the advertising-supported photography licensing and syndication [...]
Will Google App Engine be a way to crowdsource Google App development?
April 9, 2008 – 0:42
Did Google just create a test environment for startups with Google App Engine?
Did just create a no-risk way to “fund” potential startups by providing them access to free tools and space?
Is Google outsourcing / crowdsourcing the development of future Google Apps by allowing them an early, first-hand look at applications created [...]
Splintering Conversations
Public Blackboard, Charlottesville, VA
How much of your day do you spend communicating with people in some way?
Has it always been that way? Before radio, TV, telephones, the telegraph, email, mobile telephones and the variety of online communication tools, how much time did people spend communicating? Is the nature of our communications different? [...]