Comments on: b5media Partners With PicScout For Free Licensed Images http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:11 -0800 hourly 1 By: PicApp blog » PicApp on TechCrunch! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2644969 PicApp blog » PicApp on TechCrunch! Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:41:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2644969 [...] had a buzz this weekend, following Jason Kincaid’s of TechCrunch publication about our partnership with b5media. This review led to a number of online publishers [...] [...] had a buzz this weekend, following Jason Kincaid’s of TechCrunch publication about our partnership with b5media. This review led to a number of online publishers [...]

]]> By: test » Happy holidays from the picapp team! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2594664 test » Happy holidays from the picapp team! Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:09:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2594664 [...] some hiccups, but came out even stronger, and then we announced very exciting partnerships with professional blog networks that know the value high-end content brings to their users and advertisers. Throughout the year we [...] [...] some hiccups, but came out even stronger, and then we announced very exciting partnerships with professional blog networks that know the value high-end content brings to their users and advertisers. Throughout the year we [...]

]]> By: Glam Teams With GumGum To Serve Free, Legal Images http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2488800 Glam Teams With GumGum To Serve Free, Legal Images Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:42:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2488800 [...] competitor PicApp forged a similar deal with blog network b5media earlier this year. CrunchBase Information GumGum Information [...] [...] competitor PicApp forged a similar deal with blog network b5media earlier this year. CrunchBase Information GumGum Information [...]

]]> By: » PicApp Raises $3.2M Led by Carmel Ventures » Social Networking Blog - SociableBlog.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2478364 » PicApp Raises $3.2M Led by Carmel Ventures » Social Networking Blog - SociableBlog.com Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:23:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2478364 [...] spun off from PicScout, the world’s leading visual content monitoring company, to an independent company following [...] [...] spun off from PicScout, the world’s leading visual content monitoring company, to an independent company following [...]

]]> By: Emmanuel Goldstein http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2383189 Emmanuel Goldstein Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:14:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2383189 Considering the unethical manner in which picscout crawls websites, ignoring robots.text and other access measures wherever it can, none of their services should be sued by any self respecting site owner, nor the companies they are employed by. This is to by no means advocate image theft, but two wrongs don;t make a right. Considering the unethical manner in which picscout crawls websites, ignoring robots.text and other access measures wherever it can, none of their services should be sued by any self respecting site owner, nor the companies they are employed by. This is to by no means advocate image theft, but two wrongs don;t make a right.

]]> By: JoshT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2343528 JoshT Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:35:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2343528 This is hilarious. All of these things are foiled by a simple Print Screen (PrtSc), and then pasting in to photoshop/gimp/psp/mspaint. This is hilarious. All of these things are foiled by a simple Print Screen (PrtSc), and then pasting in to photoshop/gimp/psp/mspaint.

]]> By: Paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2339676 Paul Sat, 31 May 2008 14:33:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2339676 Hey GumGum needs a lot of work in my view. They don't even have a secure way to deposit funds. That should've been resolved before they even went live. The site has potential...but as of now, i feel it's a little premature. Hey GumGum needs a lot of work in my view. They don’t even have a secure way to deposit funds. That should’ve been resolved before they even went live. The site has potential…but as of now, i feel it’s a little premature.

]]> By: PicScout gets partnership with b5media for PicApp Photo widgets support. | Widgets Lab http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338845 PicScout gets partnership with b5media for PicApp Photo widgets support. | Widgets Lab Sat, 31 May 2008 01:17:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338845 [...] b5media Partners With PicScout For Free Licensed Images via Techcrunch Technorati Tags: picapp,picscout,picapp widget,photo widget,flash photo widget,interactive photo frame,b5media,free to use photos,stock photos,stock photo widget Sphere: Related Content [...] [...] b5media Partners With PicScout For Free Licensed Images via Techcrunch Technorati Tags: picapp,picscout,picapp widget,photo widget,flash photo widget,interactive photo frame,b5media,free to use photos,stock photos,stock photo widget Sphere: Related Content [...]

]]> By: Bitesize Friday: VC Rounds, M&A and Weekend Reading | Venture Capital Cafe http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338724 Bitesize Friday: VC Rounds, M&A and Weekend Reading | Venture Capital Cafe Fri, 30 May 2008 23:33:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338724 [...] reports that b5media, a network of 350 blogs started by Darren Rose, partnered with Israel’s Picscout [...] [...] reports that b5media, a network of 350 blogs started by Darren Rose, partnered with Israel’s Picscout [...]

]]> By: photographer http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338557 photographer Fri, 30 May 2008 21:46:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338557 As a photographer, I would like to point out the photographers at the big agencies don't receive royalties on "new media" sales at all only ala cart sales to mags and websites....Not a penny to the photographers ....total scam....Picapp keeps a cut and the photo agency keeps a cut....nothing to the photographers. The model seems nice at face value as it makes advertisers get exposure and helps further turn blogs into SPAM BALLS by placing ads all over them like a MySpace pages; however, this does nothing for the artists who work so hard to create the content. This is not a content licensing model with any long term potential or real money running through it, it's just a scam by the large agencies to enter the advertising space and they are way late to the party. As a photographer, I would like to point out the photographers at the big agencies don’t receive royalties on “new media” sales at all only ala cart sales to mags and websites….Not a penny to the photographers ….total scam….Picapp keeps a cut and the photo agency keeps a cut….nothing to the photographers. The model seems nice at face value as it makes advertisers get exposure and helps further turn blogs into SPAM BALLS by placing ads all over them like a MySpace pages; however, this does nothing for the artists who work so hard to create the content. This is not a content licensing model with any long term potential or real money running through it, it’s just a scam by the large agencies to enter the advertising space and they are way late to the party.

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » YouTubeの収益性はオンラインビデオ界の覇者にふさわしいものか？ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338544 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » YouTubeの収益性はオンラインビデオ界の覇者にふさわしいものか？ Fri, 30 May 2008 21:39:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338544 [...] [原文へ]　 [...] [...] [原文へ]　 [...]

]]> By: decepti0n http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338435 decepti0n Fri, 30 May 2008 20:30:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338435 Booyeah! Triple post The s3 link 'expired' apparently, but it's still findable when it loads. You'd have to do it each time though. For anyone horribly concerned with stealing images though, it wouldn't be hard to whip up a greasemonkey script or addon to circumvent it and just display the original image Booyeah! Triple post

The s3 link ‘expired’ apparently, but it’s still findable when it loads. You’d have to do it each time though.

For anyone horribly concerned with stealing images though, it wouldn’t be hard to whip up a greasemonkey script or addon to circumvent it and just display the original image

]]> By: decepti0n http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338434 decepti0n Fri, 30 May 2008 20:29:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338434 Sorry for double post, but GumGum isn't invulnerable either: http://gumgum.com/photos/795119-wentworth-miller-walks-back-to-the-set-of-prison-break-after-lunch http://s3.amazonaws.com/gumgum/public/photos/795119/22291PCN_prison06_medium.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0S21SDT47TTBCK3Z7XR2&Expires=1212179310&Signature=YLyTJe0sMThdbAmp5q1Vq%2FBehRE%3D I do like the idea of being able to license images properly, but flash isn't the answer (and I don't really know one either to be honest) Sorry for double post, but GumGum isn’t invulnerable either:

http://gumgum.c...eak-after-lunch
http://s3.amazo...q1Vq%2FBehRE%3D

I do like the idea of being able to license images properly, but flash isn’t the answer (and I don’t really know one either to be honest)

]]> By: decepti0n http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338426 decepti0n Fri, 30 May 2008 20:23:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338426 http://www.picapp.com/FTP/editors/0428/8c5d970b-4c63-4a64-aaee-54c60334fa88.JPG Doesn't seem too hard to find the images :D http://www.pica...4c60334fa88.JPG

Doesn’t seem too hard to find the images :D

]]> By: Jeremy Wright http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338394 Jeremy Wright Fri, 30 May 2008 20:03:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338394 You haven't? I'm only 4 days behind on email... You haven’t? I’m only 4 days behind on email…

]]> By: D http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338333 D Fri, 30 May 2008 19:22:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338333 So this is what the b5 owner has been upto :P havent gotten replies on emails iv been sending him So this is what the b5 owner has been upto :P havent gotten replies on emails iv been sending him

]]> By: Eyal Gura http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338186 Eyal Gura Fri, 30 May 2008 18:10:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338186 Jason – thank you for replacing the ‘me&Arrington’ picapp image with a ‘Natalie Portman' picapp image ! --> looks much better !! (no offense mike :) Jason –

thank you for replacing the ‘me&Arrington’ picapp image with a ‘Natalie Portman’ picapp image !

–> looks much better !! (no offense mike :)

]]> By: Eyal Gura http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338176 Eyal Gura Fri, 30 May 2008 18:04:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338176 Hey everyone ,PicScout CEO here , Thank you for the comments and suggestions ! as the b5 guys said – we did come a long way , working together with the bloggers , to improve the way bloggers can legally consume high-end “editorial” (the ones you cannot find on flicker and CC) and “creative” images. So far , we found the FLASH solution as the better one , in terms of providing the content owners with the comfort\protection level needed. These images (unlike the $1 images someone mentioned earlier) actually cost a LOT of money – so the value for the blogger\publisher is high. Other important values are the comfort and state of mind of using legal content and the fact that as the new media journalists you can enjoy the same time sensitive image feeds as the old media guys do. Have a great weekend! :) ** Eyal ** Btw - We know that Flash is not perfect --> Any chance to challenge the many smart people reading this post to come up with an image solution that is easier than flash but still keeps the images under control ? we promise to listen! Hey everyone ,PicScout CEO here , Thank you for the comments and suggestions !

as the b5 guys said – we did come a long way , working together with the bloggers , to improve the way bloggers can legally consume high-end “editorial” (the ones you cannot find on flicker and CC) and “creative” images.

So far , we found the FLASH solution as the better one , in terms of providing the content owners with the comfort\protection level needed.

These images (unlike the $1 images someone mentioned earlier) actually cost a LOT of money – so the value for the blogger\publisher is high.
Other important values are the comfort and state of mind of using legal content and the fact that as the new media journalists you can enjoy the same time sensitive image feeds as the old media guys do.

Have a great weekend! :)
** Eyal **

Btw – We know that Flash is not perfect –> Any chance to challenge the many smart people reading this post to come up with an image solution that is easier than flash but still keeps the images under control ? we promise to listen!

]]> By: Bill http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338105 Bill Fri, 30 May 2008 17:23:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338105 I can't imagine anybody actually using this service as its in Flash I can’t imagine anybody actually using this service as its in Flash

]]> By: Jason Kincaid http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338078 Jason Kincaid Fri, 30 May 2008 16:55:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338078 The image the PicApp people provided of Mike worked last night, but then when I went to post it gave me an error, so I had to generate a new embed code (which apparently had a resized and pixelated image). I grabbed one of Natalie Portman instead :) The image the PicApp people provided of Mike worked last night, but then when I went to post it gave me an error, so I had to generate a new embed code (which apparently had a resized and pixelated image).

I grabbed one of Natalie Portman instead :)

]]> By: Marcin Grodzicki http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338066 Marcin Grodzicki Fri, 30 May 2008 16:47:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338066 The ads are way to big for what you get, so I'd say the tradeoff istn't right. Especially if you can get quality photos from Flickr with a CC licence. The notion is right anyway - just the execution could be far better. The ads are way to big for what you get, so I’d say the tradeoff istn’t right. Especially if you can get quality photos from Flickr with a CC licence. The notion is right anyway – just the execution could be far better.

]]> By: Live Crunch http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338034 Live Crunch Fri, 30 May 2008 16:26:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338034 Thats all nice but the picture you embed looks like resized 1000 times or saved with "paint" lol. Hope not all pictures are like that. Thats all nice but the picture you embed looks like resized 1000 times or saved with “paint” lol. Hope not all pictures are like that.

]]> By: Etay Geller http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338028 Etay Geller Fri, 30 May 2008 16:23:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338028 Tris Hussey is right, as PicApp head of product, I noticed this also and confirmed that the original embed script on Techcrunch site had been modified. You can look at the original image as it should be by clicking on the “Copyright, image details” button on the top viral menu. Also try it your self and experience the hi-quality images we offer. Tris Hussey is right, as PicApp head of product, I noticed this also and confirmed that the original embed script on Techcrunch site had been modified. You can look at the original image as it should be by clicking on the “Copyright, image details” button on the top viral menu. Also try it your self and experience the hi-quality images we offer.

]]> By: Lauren Rose http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2338008 Lauren Rose Fri, 30 May 2008 16:09:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2338008 Just wanted to make everyone aware that the editorial imagery marketplace is at most a $300 million a year market dominated by Getty Images, AP, Reuters, and Corbis licensing content for a fee. A few of these companies have a hand in pic app (Getty and Corbis). Picapp is simply their defense to blogger theft of content but NOT big business by all means. Although this is a nice resource for bloggers, the space (editorial imagery - as blogging is for "newsworthy content") that this company operates in is not large enough to make it a business with substantial size. The commercial photo marketplace is much larger but dominated by growing micro stock sites and free photo sharing sites, which also include the all necessary rights and clearances for bloggers to posting free images, free of ads or purchase quality images for $1 each (micro stock). Placing ads on images is like spamming the internet. Just wanted to make everyone aware that the editorial imagery marketplace is at most a $300 million a year market dominated by Getty Images, AP, Reuters, and Corbis licensing content for a fee. A few of these companies have a hand in pic app (Getty and Corbis). Picapp is simply their defense to blogger theft of content but NOT big business by all means. Although this is a nice resource for bloggers, the space (editorial imagery – as blogging is for “newsworthy content”) that this company operates in is not large enough to make it a business with substantial size. The commercial photo marketplace is much larger but dominated by growing micro stock sites and free photo sharing sites, which also include the all necessary rights and clearances for bloggers to posting free images, free of ads or purchase quality images for $1 each (micro stock). Placing ads on images is like spamming the internet.

]]> By: Tris Hussey http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/comment-page-1/#comment-2337953 Tris Hussey Fri, 30 May 2008 15:33:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/30/b5media-parters-with-picscout-for-free-licensed-images/#comment-2337953 I noticed the image right away too. As b5's Training Manager, I've been working with our bloggers (there are over 250 on 350+ blogs, btw) on using PicApp. They have come a long way with the service. So it looks like when you embedded the code into your post your changed the size of the flash widget. Tris @ML2 and M101 I noticed the image right away too. As b5’s Training Manager, I’ve been working with our bloggers (there are over 250 on 350+ blogs, btw) on using PicApp. They have come a long way with the service.

So it looks like when you embedded the code into your post your changed the size of the flash widget.

Tris @ML2 and M101

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