Archive for May, 2008

Alamy Rank: what it is and why it matters

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Another common cry and cause of much angst and grumbling is Alamy Rank. Just what is it about search positions on Alamy that get contributors so hot under the collar? Is it weighted against photographers and for Agencies or vice-versa? Is it possible to work out your Alamy […]

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Is the stock photography bubble about to burst in 2008?

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Doom mongers and naysayers have been predicting the collapse of the stock photography industry almost as long as Nostradamus has been predicting the end of the world.

So who is right?

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Alamy Measures primer: The individual Pseudonym and CTR % screen

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Delving deeper into the meat and bones of the rather handy Alamy Measures tool PP explains the individual Pseudonym screen, what the columns on this screen mean and how to read them.

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Alamy Measures primer: Understanding Views, Zoom and CTR

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Those of you contributing to the Alamy stock library may have started exploring the Alamy Measures screens and may be confused by all the talk on forums about CTR and what it means.
This mini-tutorial is for you.

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BANNED!! from DPReview.com forums!

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Hmmm….not sure what’s going on here.
Went to log on to www.dpreview.com forums area just now and got a response saying I’d been banned. I try and log on a couple of times a week and as those of you who read this blog who also post there know - […]

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