'Net Features : getty images

Getty Images Expands on Flickr

Allison Howen — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:30:00 GMT

Getty Images has expanded its partnership with Flickr by launching Flickr Select.

Flickr Select is a curated, rights-managed collection that represents some of the most creative and dynamic professional photos from the Flickr Collection on the Getty Images website.

Flickr Select debuted with almost 6,000 images, and new pictures will be added on a monthly basis. The content within Flickr Select is chosen by Getty Images’ editors from images available on Flickr’s website.

Getty Images originally launched its partnership with Flickr in March 2009. As one of the biggest names in the photography business, images are sold all over the world by Getty Images for commercial and editorial use.

“What sets Flickr Select apart are one-of-a-kind pictures hand-picked by our editors and art directors that illustrate life as it’s being – real moments captured by everyday people,” says Andrew Delaney, head of content at Getty Images.

For more information or to purchase photos, view the Flickr collection at www.gettyimages.com/flickr.

Getty Images and Demand Media Enter Joint Licensing

Pete Prestipino — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:20:00 GMT

Demand Media announced that they will be drawing from Getty Images’ library of rights-managed images, video footage and audio clips for use on their websites including typeF, LIVESTRONG.com and eHow.

Under the agreement, Getty Images will also become Demand Media’s exclusive distributor of stock video, allowing Getty Images to license the videos for specific uses at gettyimages.com.

“Demand Media’s video library provides our customers with access to stock video across hundreds of new topical categories,” said Craig Peters, senior vice president of business development at Getty Images. “Our partnership also allows for Getty Images to reach new customers by distributing our digital assets through Demand Media’s fast growing network of web properties.”

Demand Media has over 200,000 short form videos in its library covering topics like cooking, home renovation and fitness tips.

“Like Getty Images, we strive to create and distribute high quality content to a broad audience,” said Steven Kydd, executive vice president of Demand Media Studios. “Licensing our videos through Getty Images and including their award winning digital assets across our online properties was a natural fit for both of us.”

Getty Launches Image Products for Mobile Use

Pete Prestipino — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:49:00 GMT

Getty Images announced two new Web & mobile image products featuring very small file sizes – 170 pixels and 280 pixels – designed specifically for online and mobile use.

“As media consumption continues to accelerate towards digital, our customers tell us they want high quality imagery quickly, easily and at the appropriate price points in order to develop compelling digital campaigns that connect with their audiences,” said Andy Saunders, vice president of creative imagery at Getty Images. “Image buyers developing Web and mobile content often need hundreds of images at smaller file sizes. With our new Web & mobile products, we’re able to provide these customers with access to our vast collection of royalty-free and premium rights-managed imagery at the right size and price.”

The Web & mobile images are priced according to pixel size and license model, ranging from $5 for RF and $15 for RM, to the current $49 (413 pixels/500kb) Web-resolution product. Customers can now use Getty Images’ imagery collections (with rights control, too) in their smallest Web and mobile uses with minimal manipulation or resizing.

While there are hundreds of image collections on the Web, few have the depth and support that Getty provides.

WM Morning Wire: 10-23-08

Pete Prestipino — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:27:00 GMT

Welcome to Thursday, October 23rd, 2008! The Web is awash in G1/Android buzz and WM will be covering a few apps that are worthy of note later this afternoon. As always, below are a few press releases that caught our attention this morning that you too might find interesting. If you have a news announcement you would like to share with the Website Magazine community, please contact Website Magazine editors now. If you're not yet a subscriber to our print or digital edition, sign up now - it's free and is the smartest thing you can do as a Web professional.

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Getty Images to Acquire Jupiterimages: Getty Images, Inc., the world's leading creator and distributor of visual content and other digital media,
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NetSuite RenewForce Program Saves Customers 50% on Their Salesforce.com Invoice:
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FiveRuns Introduces Services Focused on Ruby on Rails Deployment and Performance:
FiveRuns, the application monitoring and systems management company for Ruby on Rails, today announced new services offerings focused on Ruby on Rails deployment and performance. Customers can take advantage of FiveRuns' expertise with two new services offerings, Deployment Readiness and Performance Review, available directly from FiveRuns and through key development partners.

Rackspace Announces Full Suite of Cloud Hosting Offers:
Rackspace® Hosting (NYSE:RAX), the world’s leading hosting services provider, today unveiled its cloud hosting strategy which extends the company’s technology and service leadership to cloud hosting. In support of its new cloud hosting strategy, the company announced it has agreed to acquire Slicehost and Jungle Disk, and has established relationships with Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLNW) and Sonian Networks to provide more robust service offerings.

TrafficWave.net Introduces (Autoresponder) Open Rate Tracking:
TrafficWave.net LLC, provider of AutoResponder Email Marketing tools, introduces Open Rate Tracking for Email Marketing. The TrafficWave.net AutoResponder system has recently been updated to include Open Rate tracking for email marketing messages sent using HTML.