PDN editor David Walker posted in his blog of January 20, 2010 that stock image purchases are a rough barometer of cultural trends and values, pointing to some of the best sellers of 2009 from iStockphoto, Dreamstime, and Fotolia.

We are very pleased to report that most of the highlighted images representing usage trends in green themes, nature/health, families, business topics, and Christmas themes (home-made cards to economize) are recognized by ImageExchange.  For beta users who have installed the Firefox add-on, the images are represented with the  icon which allows the users to connect to the licensor in one-click.

With Image Exchange^TM, photographers through licensors – and soon via other platforms using ImageIRC^TM - can raise awareness of their images and make them more immediately accessible to creative professionals and other image buyers to learn more and transact for rights immediately. ImageExchange images are inherently more visible to targeted audiences as they follow the latest trends, whatever they may be at any time or during any season.

Check out the PDN post and let us know what you think. Could ImageExchange help promote images as best sellers for 2010?  Request to be part of the ImageExchange beta, and you can judge for yourself!

While Every Image Gets Its Credit, Image Exchange recognized images may generate more sales, too!

Experience ImageExchange
Install the ImageExchange browser add-on today and see first hand how fast, easy and useful the experience can be.

Those who install ImageExchange browser add-on will be able to see tens of millions of every type of image-RM, RF, MS, and UCG-identified with an icon and ready for licensing and immediate use!

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With the addition of microstock images, ImageExchange users now have access to every type of image, including:

• Rights managed, such as those from Masterfile, TimeLife, Aflo, Mauritius;
• Royalty free, including those from Blend and Glow
• User-generated content

We’re excited to offer these expanded options to creative and advertising professionals, corporate communications personnel, publishers, bloggers, students, and media.

Serban Enache, Dreamstime founder and CEO, explained how this increases the choices for creative professionals, and supports the photographers represented by Dreamstime:

Dreamstime licenses a new microstock file every 2 to 3 seconds at our site. The PicScout ImageExchange suggests a quantum acceleration of Dreamstime image licensing, as our images become available everywhere they are seen.

We applaud PicScout and are very proud to participate with our renowned collection of millions of microstock images.

And we are delighted to offer Dreamstime images to our ImageExchange beta group!

Experience ImageExchange
Download the ImageExchange add-on today and see first hand how fast, easy and useful the experience can be.

Learn More
Want to see ImageExchange in action? You’re invited to attend an ImageExchange Webex demo on Thursday, December 10th at 4pm ET/ 1pm PT.

Download and Win
Everyone who downloads ImageExchange through December 14th is also entered into a drawing for a $250 Photo Buying Credit that the winner can use with any agency displaying images through PicScout ImageExchange.

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