Pixelpipe

Pixelpipe is a web gateway that allows mobile desktop and server applications to publish once through Pixelpipe and have that content (photo, video, audio, text, file) distributed out to over 100 different social networks, photo/video sites and blogs around the world. For consumers we provide a huge selection of software and plug-ins including iPhone, Android, Picasa, iPhoto and more available as well as support for a number of open APIs (Flickr, Atom, twitter..) for software developers to publish through.

Microstock mergers & acquisitions

Can we say that holiday shopping season just got started? I think it actually started when parent of #2 (IStockPhoto) snapped parent of #5 (StockXpert). Now #1 (Shutterstock) takes #6 (BigStockPhoto). What should #3 (Dreamstime) and #4 (Fotolia) do, merge? This way Big 6 will be reduced to Big 3 and rest of small players sooner or later will bite the dust. Wait, there is still the "biggest looser" of microstock industry Corbis they can drop big money on something change the balance of forces.

August 2009 earnings breakdown

I am posting August results a little bit late because I was on vacations during first week of September. So how this month is comparing to previous one? Still it seems like downtrend across the board but it is getting weaker. I gained back some of the losses. IS is still loosing, fourth month in row below payout level. Other players are actually doing better than usual. Hopefully vacations are over now and we are entering holiday season.


Aug Aug/Jul
SS 45.28% 92.69%
123RF 16.61% 227.70%
DT 15.82% 159.61%
SXP 9.88% 89.90%
FT 4.94% 148.33%
IS 2.85% 65.52%
BS 2.22% #DIV/0!
CS 1.67% #DIV/0!
CSP 0.72% 65.00%
Total 115.52%





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July 2009 earnings breakdown

Overall I earned 25% than in previous month. Most of my top 5 agencies were down. The biggest surprise was IS performance which allows them to grab 5th spot. DT performed quite good too. FT is huge disappointment this month.

Jul Jul/Jun
SS 56.43% 88.08%
SXP 12.70% 92.70%
DT 11.45% 117.13%
123RF 8.43% 26.19%
IS 5.02% 187.77%
FT 3.85% 57.14%
CSP 1.28% 190.48%
SV 0.58% 60.00%
FP 0.26%
Total 75.81%


Weight goal reached

As planned, my current weight is 210 lbs.

666 files online at Fotolia

I just took a screen shot cause it might disappear soon :-)

June 2009 earnings breakdown

It looks like I am recovering from disaster in May. I got first EL from 123RF which gave them second place. SXP is stagnant at the same level for couple months while DT is clearly going down.


June Jun/May
SS 48.58% 152.02%
123RF 24.40% 422.75%
SXP 10.39% 126.39%
DT 7.41% 80.46%
FT 5.11% 175.00%
IS 2.03% 85.28%
SV 0.73% 71.43%
CSP 0.51% 350.00%
BS 0.49% 200.00%
CS 0.36% 37.50%
Total 59.15%