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iStockphoto Creates a Collection of Free Stock Images for Google’s Blogger Template Designer
by Jess on Mar.14, 2010, under blog, iStockphoto, microstock, photo agency, royalty-free, stock images
Calgary, Alberta, March 11, 2010. iStockphoto®, the world’s busiest online stock image marketplace, today announced a new collection of images and illustrations available free of charge to Google Blogger users as part of the new Blogger™ Template Designer.
Blogger is the leading blogging product in the world with hundreds of millions of page views per day and millions of active bloggers. The Blogger Template Designer makes it simple for bloggers to express themselves through unique and beautiful web design.
It’s easy to choose a base template, customize the background image, and modify the layout to create a professional site on the web. Users can access the iStock image collection directly from the Blogger Template Designer. There they will find a diverse collection of free images from iStockphoto. With just a few clicks, people can add punch and personality to their blogs.
Introducing Thinkstock: a New Kind of Image Subscription
by Jess on Feb.02, 2010, under Getty Images, Jupiter Images, iStockphoto, microstock, photo agency, stock images, visual content
New York, NY, Feb 01, 2010. Getty Images, Inc., the world’s leading creator and distributor of visual and digital media content, today launches Thinkstock (www.thinkstock.com), a new image subscription product that provides one of the most complete offerings available in the marketplace. Developed for value-conscious creative professionals, Thinkstock is one of the only subscription products to offer this level of quality, simplicity and value all in one place, with world-class legal protection.
iStockphoto Legally Guarantees All Image, Video and Audio Files in Five Million-Plus Collection
by Jess on Sep.16, 2009, under copyright, iStockphoto, law, microstock, photo agency, rights and permissions, royalty-free, stock images
Industry pioneer formally protects customers from copyright, moral right, trademark and other intellectual property and rights of privacy disputes up to $250,000
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Sept. 16, 2009. Starting today, iStockphoto becomes the first micropayment royalty-free image, video and audio provider to legally guarantee all files in its collection – at no cost to the customer. iStock promises that files purchased and used in accordance with the iStock license, will not breach any trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights or rights of privacy.
The iStock Legal Guarantee provides that, if a customer receives a claim, iStock will cover the customer’s legal costs and direct damages to a combined total of $10,000. iStock customers looking for additional peace of mind can also purchase an extension of the Legal Guarantee for 100 iStock credits, increasing iStock’s coverage for legal fees and direct damages up to a combined total of $250,000.
iStockphoto Debuts Best of Breed Search Technology and the Vetta Image Collection
by Jess on Jun.25, 2009, under Getty Images, iStockphoto, microstock
photo by kevinruss
Calgary, Alberta, June 24, 2009. A recent survey of more than 28,000 iStockphoto customers found that search and quality of collection are two of the top reasons for choosing iStock. Enter Best Match 2.0 and the Vetta™ Collection. The Best Match algorithm provides more relevant results and saves people time when searching. Seventy-eight percent of customers found it reduced search times – 20 percent of those said search times were reduced by more than 50 percent. Vetta is a collection of top-quality iStock images hand-selected for exquisite art direction and intelligently executed concepts.
