Former media company turned educational company Washington Post Co (NYSE:WPO) has axed one more of its under-performing assets, under the guise of blaming the economy. Washington Spaces will cease publication with the November/December issue. In an e-mail sent to clients by CEO and President of Greater Washington Publishing Company Becky Loker (LinkedIn: Profile), she refers … Read more
One of the questions that continues to surface like so much floatsam and jetsam on the sea of discourse about photography licensing, is why there isn’t one centralized location to license images. Dan Heller recently tried to answer the question in his blog post here – Why there’s no one-stop shop for photo buyers – … Read more
Q: Why is a monkey smarter than 98% of all microstock photographers? A: Because the monkey can feed herself by taking photos.Sadly, this isn’t a joke, it’s the truth. Paul Melcher, over on his “Thoughts of a Bohemian” blog (here), shares the news that a 33 year old Orangutan earns a raisin for every photo … Read more
If you’re a freelancer, and Time Warner owes you for assignments, for a fee you can get it paid in 25 days after it’s approved. Want it in 10 days? The fee quadruples. Again, this is an acceleration of “approved payments”, not the acceleration of payment. Reports of 60 to 90 day payment cycles abound,(despite … Read more
For some time now, FLYPMedia has been creating some really really cool interactivity, building it not only into existing content with publications you know, but also their own original content. So, it was with great anticipation that when I saw the new Sports Illustrated Tablet Demo, I had expectations that a FLYPMedia-like interaction was in … Read more
In an era where the printing presses are becoming dinosaurs of a (soon to be) bygone era, the value of niche media with a target audience, delivered in an online platform is becoming the new standard for content, and a valuable one at that. Almost since their arrival online, Photo District News, one of the … Read more
Yes, we have a lot to be thankful for this year. Below are several of the positive things personally and professionally that are worth noting and being thankful for. After that, are the things – like when a car splashes a huge puddle of water on you as you wait to cross the street, and … Read more
I hear all to often that “microstock creates new markets”. Ok, so let’s take that statement at face value, and agree with it, but break it down to see what monster has actually been “created.”Dictionary.com defines market in several ways, the most applicable to this statement is “a body of existing or potential buyers for … Read more
The blogosphere is abuzz about whether or not Demi Moore’s hip has been photoshopped in the latest cover of W magazine. Here are some resources for you to check out Boing Boing’s article – Was Demi Moore Ralph-Laurenized on “W” mag cover, with missing hip-flesh? – takes one look at it, and the Consumerist chimes … Read more
TED – the group behind the Technology, Entertainment, Design events, is massive in scope, and contribution to the collective genius and information sharing in a way that is here-to-fore unheard of. To grow the TED initiative, a one-time funding effort apparently evolved to create TEDx events in communities around the country. The website suggests “TEDx … Read more
