Archive For January 7th, 2005

The BitTorrent Effect

Here’s a great interview with the author of BitTorrent. I’ve only read the first bit but I’ll be picking it up later at home.

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istock and shutterstock vs "pro stock" sites

This thread on dpchallenge says that, “istock / shutterstock are ruining the industry”. SharQ recommends Alamy, Corbis and other sites that sell photos on a royalty basis. istock/shutterstock sell royalty free photos so photographers could be “underselling” their photos. It’s an interesting thread and worth a read. According to their FAQ, Alamy require 48MB tiffs [...]

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