Social Software as a Stock Photography Sales Gimmick?
Fotolia: social marketplace for royalty free stock images.
Posted Nov 11, 2005, 10:43 AM ET by Andrew BarrowFotolia was launched yesterday as the first Social Marketplace for Digital Images.
Already the numbers look impressive
135238 Images
10754 Members
1057 Free images
1754 Photos in queue
1 credit £0.57
From viewing the site however the "social marketplace" reference refers to:
Collaborative features of the website include, photographer and designer forums, image feedback from peers, the ability to add descriptive tags to every image, and a photography and design news web blog.