Images on www.fotolia.com.tr start at $1 USD. Fotolia’s royalty-free collection of over 7-million images come with standard royalty-free licensing, which means buyers are protected when they use an image within the terms and conditions of the site.

Akin Külhanbey, General Manager of Fotolia Turkey says, “Fotolia provides a secure platform for artists and consumers to exchange high-quality, royalty-free images. Artists are able to earn high commissions every time their stock images are downloaded from the site, whereas consumers can confidently make affordable purchases.”

When it comes to purchasing royalty-free images from Fotolia, buyers have flexibility with credit or subscription options. Images are sold by a credit value and start at one credit. On the Fotolia Turkey site, one credit holds a value of $1 USD.

Subscription plans are available in monthly and yearly packages, with up to 250 images a day for an unlimited number of users. Subscription plans start at $199 USD, and images can be purchased for as low as $0.14 per image. More information is available through www.fotolia.com.tr

Fotolia has shown steady growth since its inception nearly five years ago. Turkey marks the 12th region to join the Fotolia enterprise.

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Over 1.4 million people prefer Fotolia, LLC for affordable, royalty-free images, graphics, and HD videos. With the introduction of the Infinite Collection, Fotolia became the first worldwide microstock organization to offer both crowd-sourced and professional images on one site. Founded in New York City in 2005, Fotolia spans the globe with websites in 10 languages and websites in 12 regions. With over 7,000,000 images to choose from: Find it on Fotolia. www.fotolia.com.

Media Contact:
Jennifer Laraway
Director of Communications, North America
Fotolia, LLC
Direct: 1.403.708.9398
jennifer@fotolia.com
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NEW YORK, NY, October 14, 2009 – Fotolia, LLC is releasing a new add-in ribbon for Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 that gives customers easy access to an enormous library of easy-to-search, high-resolution images and vectors. The Fotolia ribbon provides instant image solutions to complement personal and professional projects. The downloadable ribbon is available on www.fotolia.com/ribbon and features controls that allow users to login, view accounts and search Fotolia’s library of over 7-million high-resolution files without leaving their Microsoft Office document.

Hovering over search results lets users preview the image. A simple double click inserts a free comp of the image into the document, allowing customers to try before they buy. Once members see a photograph, vector or illustration they are interested in, they can purchase it while still in their document by selecting download and the appropriate size and license.

“Connecting Fotolia’s online image library directly to Word and PowerPoint is a great productivity win for our customers,” said Rob Ashby, Group Manager for Office.com. “The add-in’s use of the ribbon makes finding and using the right images fast and easy, without customers having to leave their work.”

Fotolia is making huge strides in the online photography and image industry. Founded in 2005 in New York City, the company quickly expanded to 12 countries and represents portfolios of some of the most respected agencies and artists. A commitment to providing high-quality, affordable images expanded the relationship with Microsoft, which offers a free collection of Fotolia images and illustrations to Microsoft Office customers through Microsoft Office 2007.

“Using the ribbon enabled Fotolia to increase the services we offer to over 1.3 million members by creating an easy, integrated experience,” says Garth Johnson, Fotolia Executive Vice President, North America. “Now, Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 users have instant in-document access to Fotolia’s library of over 7-million royalty-free images and the best licensing options in the business.”

Purchasing images from Fotolia through Microsoft Word 2007 and Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 using the add-in is easy: select the size of the image or graphic and a standard or extended license option. Only Fotolia offers standard and extended licensing with every image purchase, and the licenses are free of seat restrictions and run limits.

Once the image is downloaded into the user’s document, users are free to use the Fotolia file with no limit on time, copies or geographical placements. Images on Fotolia are truly royalty-free.

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Over 1.3 million people prefer Fotolia, LLC for affordable, royalty-free images, graphics and HD videos. With the introduction of the Infinite Collection, Fotolia became the first worldwide microstock organization to offer both crowd-sourced and professional images on one site. Founded in New York City in 2005, Fotolia spans the globe with websites in 10 languages and offices in 12 countries. With over 7,000,000 images to choose from, find it on Fotolia. www.fotolia.com

Media Contact:
Jennifer Laraway
Director of Communications, North America
Fotolia, LLC
Direct: 1.403.708.9398
jennifer@fotolia.com
www.fotolia.com
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Downloading the Fotolia plug-in adds a user-friendly tab along the toolbar of Word 2007 or PowerPoint 2007. Easy to navigate search results appear on the right-hand side of your document, allowing you to preview an image in your document before you buy!

Getting your hands on the images you need is easy with custom gallery, lightbox, search and purchase options built right into the application. Fotolia also offers quick tutorial videos for both Word 2007 or PowerPoint 2007to help you get going right away.

Currently supported in English only, download the free Word 2007 and PowerPoint 2007 plug-in from Fotolia’s US website: www.fotolia.com/ribbon.

“We wanted to make our very first conference appearance big,” says Garth Johnson Fotolia Executive Vice President, North America, who is leading the team at Photoshop World. “Vegas is the perfect city for Fotolia to showcase our talented artists, introduce the Fotolia community, and spread the word about our royalty-free collection of over seven-million images.”

Fotolia’s presence is definitely notable with a 20x30 booth featuring industry expert Deke McClelland, interactive presentations, and the highly anticipated photo shoots. Only at the Fotolia booth, will people be able to sign-up for a limited access, paparazzi-style night time shoot on the illustrious Vegas strip. It’s not only a chance to broaden and brush up on microstock photography skills, but to try out new camera equipment from LensProToGo and experiment with lighting from Westcott. Artists also have the option of using their free Fotolia account to instantly upload their material to the website, in order to become one of the company’s compensated contributors.

Look for giveaways, special presentations, and exclusive Fotolia swag from October 1 – 3 at the Photoshop World Conference held in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. For more information, visit www.fotolia.com/tradeshow.

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Nearly 1.5 million people prefer Fotolia, LLC for affordable, royalty-free images, graphics, and HD videos. With the introduction of the Infinite Collection, Fotolia became the first worldwide microstock organization to offer both crowd-sourced and professional images on one site. Founded in New York City in 2005, Fotolia spans the globe with websites in 10 languages and offices in 12 countries. With over 7,000,000 images to choose from: Find it on Fotolia. www.fotolia.com

Media Contact:
Jennifer Laraway
Director of Communications, North America
Fotolia, LLC
Direct: 1.403.708.9398
jennifer@fotolia.com
www.fotolia.com
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Vegas marks the launch of Fotolia University, a insider's guide to tricks of the trade and access to some of the most respected artists in the business. Swing by Fotolia's Booth (Number 624) for the Fotolia Cirque, including special presentations, and to find out our line up of daily live photoshoots featuring veteran experts Jack Hollingsworth and Deke McClelland.

We will have give aways and opportunities to participate by being a featured model or joining the photographers and instantly uploading on site to Fotolia.com to become one of our compensated contributors. Fotolias booth will be decked out with the latest lighting gear from Westcott. Plus, with cameras and lenses to try out from LensProToGo; we are taking Vegas by storm!

Win An All Access Pass - $699 Value!
We've been to PhotoShop World tons of times as attendees but this the first time we've exhibited! We love the event and want you to experience the power of this show too! We have two all access passes to the event, worth a whopping $699 each, to give away. Here's the deal: send us a one sentence reason why you should win the passes by September 18th. We'll pick the wittiest, most compelling prose and announce the winners on September 21st!
Email your entry to: pickmecause@fotolia.com

Plus! Special, limited offer: Vegas Strip Shoot
Check out Vegas through the eye of your camera lens. For all photograph enthusiasts, join us for a walking tour of the strip and learn how to kill the lights! Come by booth 624 and sign up to join us! It's free, fun, and all you need is a camera to play! Space is limited so come by early to get your spot.
Time & Date: Thursday, October 1 and Friday October 2 (9 to 11 pm)

Held at the star studded Mandalay Bay, The PhotoShop World Conference, takes place October 1 to 3, 2009.

Special Access for All Fotolians
KMG and Fotolia sweeten the deal by picking up the conference admission tab (a value of $40) and Fotolia will also throw in a Fotolia t-shirt if you come by the booth (624) a first to be made available to the public.

Download your access pass here

We're in for an unforgettable few days so we hope to see you in Vegas!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
Today's business culture abuses the art and science of public speaking. We present poorly prepared and hideously designed presentations to audiences who want to be inspired but rarely are.

Join Scott Schwertly, CEO of Ethos3 Communications, for an engaging session on how to build, design, and deliver epic presentations using royalty-free images from Fotolia.

Click here to Register today!

Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia, LLC, explains, “We made downloading high-definition videos along with high resolution images and vectors easy for our customers by simply introducing a plan that makes these highly demanded files accessible and affordable.”

The client’s ability to customize the premium subscription plan is what sets it apart from other competitive options. Subscriptions range from monthly to yearly commitments and can include unlimited users. Options for subscribers range from 25 to 250 royalty-free downloads/day. Fotolia's premium subscription is simply the best access plan to high-resolution photos, vectors, and HD videos. For more information visit www.fotolia.com/Info/Subscription

More than one-million people have signed up for free on Fotolia to access affordable, royalty-free images, vectors, and videos. Fotolia, LLC was the first worldwide microstock organization to offer members access to both professional and crowd-sourced image contributions. Based in New York City, Fotolia spans the globe with websites in 10 languages and offices in 11 countries. With over six-million images to choose from: Find it on Fotolia. www.fotolia.com

“Fotolia has continued to be an innovative pioneer in the microstock space. They continue to democratize the microstock industry, keeping stock imagery affordable for small business owners, non-profit
organizations, and other groups that would otherwise not be able to afford the costs of licensing imagery associated with other companies,” says Lor, President of Fotolia, North America. “A major goal for Fotolia is the continued expansion of our offerings through strategic partnerships with businesses around the world. Garth proved his competency in our previous work together, and he will make a valuable addition to Fotolia's already talented team.”

Johnson will be responsible for overseeing business development and strategic partnership opportunities for Fotolia North America, which currently has a presence in 11 countries worldwide. He will be working with Lor and Fotolia's co-founder and CEO, Oleg Tscheltzoff, on continued expansion strategies for the company, which has nearly four million monthly unique visitors (comScore), more than five million images available for license and more than 1 million members worldwide.

“I've really admire Fotolia's strategy and innovation in the marketplace," adds Johnson, of his decision to join the Fotolia team. "They have remained true to their vision of providing the highest quality imagery to media buyers for the lowest possible cost, making it possible for small businesses to legally access stock imagery that, in many cases, is essential to the success of their business, for use in creation of brochures, advertisements, Web sites and other promotional materials. Now, more than ever, with small businesses struggling to compete, Fotolia is empowering the small and home business owner. It will be a pleasure to work with the team to ensure that more businesses have access to our image library through strategic partnerships in North America."

Johnson and Lor both joined the Fotolia team on the heels of the announcement of Fotolia's expansion into the microstock video market, which was launched on April 28.

About Fotolia
Fotolia.com is one of the world's leading providers of affordable stock imagery, with a database of over five million images and over one million international members. With web sites in 10 languages, Fotolia, LLC is based in New York and has offices in 11 countries. In 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace with the launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections.

“Fotolia has continued to be an innovative pioneer in the microstock space. They continue to democratize the microstock industry, keeping stock imagery affordable for small business owners, non-profit organizations, and other groups that would otherwise not be able to afford the costs of licensing imagery associated with other companies,” says Lor, of his decision to join the team. “They also continue to make it possible for talented photographers to connect with an audience of potential buyers, without the hurdles and costs of traditional stock firms. It’s a pleasure to join such a talented global team, and I look forward to working with them on bringing the company even more success as we continue to expand and enter new ventures.”

Lor will be overseeing North American operations for Fotolia, which currently has a presence in 10 countries worldwide. He will be working with co-founder and CEO Oleg Tscheltzoff on continued expansion strategies for the company, which has nearly 4 million monthly unique visitors (comScore), more than five million images available for license and more than 1 million members worldwide.

“Patrick had tremendous success with his work at iStockPhoto, and I’ve always admired his talent and what he was able to achieve,” explains Fotolia co-founder and CEO Oleg Tscheltzoff, “Fotolia has seen a tremendous amount of growth over the past years, and we’ve continued to expand both our physical presence globally and our service offerings. We have a number of exciting projects in the pipeline and are thrilled to have Patrick on board to help us bring Fotolia to the next level of success.”

The hire announcement comes on the heels of Fotolia’s expansion into the microstock video market, which was announced on April 28.

Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer one of the world’s largest libraries of legal, micro-priced images on the Web, offering professional and amateur photographers the ability to connect with more than 500,000 media buyers worldwide – from small businesses and design firms to some of the world’s most recognizable brands. With the launch of its stock video offering, Fotolia continues to expand its reach into new markets, satisfying the needs of videographers and video buyers worldwide by providing high-quality, low-cost alternatives to traditional stock video offerings.

About Fotolia
Fotolia.com is one of the world's leading providers of affordable stock imagery, with a database of over five million images and over one million international members. With web sites in 10 languages, Fotolia, LLC is based in New York and has offices in 11 countries. In 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace with the launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections. For more information, please visit www.fotolia.com.

Fotolia Media Inquiries:
press@fotolia.com

“Fotolia has been, for years, one of the world’s most trusted sources for high-quality, low-priced, legal imagery and illustration,” explains Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia, LLC. “In January, we began accepting submissions for stock video clips because of an overwhelming demand from our customers, and the submissions we’ve seen in just a few short weeks – more than 10,000 accepted clips – have shown us that Fotolia is able to attract some of the best videographers from around the world to license their work through our agency.”

Fotolia’s video collection features a wide variety of content – from animation and stop motion to digital film and traditional video. Clips range in size and length from 320 X 240 to 1920 X 1080, 24 – 30 frames per second, and 5 – 60 seconds long. These clips – including HD video clips – prices are starting for as little as $10. Contributors can learn more about the offering and register to begin submitting clips by logging on to http://us.fotolia.com/Info/Contents/Videos.

Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer one of the world’s largest libraries of legal, micro-priced images on the Web, offering professional and amateur photographers the ability to connect with more than 500,000 media buyers worldwide – from small businesses and design firms to some of the world’s most recognizable brands. With the launch of its stock video offering, Fotolia continues to expand its reach into new markets, satisfying the needs of videographers and video buyers worldwide by providing high-quality, low-cost alternatives to traditional stock video offerings.

About Fotolia

Fotolia, LLC, based in New York, with offices in 11 countries around the globe and offering Web sites in 10 languages, is one of the world's leading providers of micro-priced stock images. Launched in early November, 2005, Fotolia's image marketplace has acquired over five million images in its database and over one million international members. In December, 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace, with the launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections. For more information about the company or to access the Fotolia Web site, visit www.fotolia.com.

Also Fotolia members get a 20% discount off the standard conference rate thanks to our friends at UGCX. Simply use this coupon code UGCXFTLA when you register click here.

“Fotolia has been, for years, one of the world’s most trusted sources for high-quality, low-priced, legal imagery and illustration,” explains Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia, LLC. “In response to an overwhelming demand, Fotolia is announcing a call for video submissions. We are seeking thousands of videographers from around the world who would like to sell their footage and make money through their videography passion.”

Fotolia is looking for a wide variety of content submissions – from animation and stop motion to digital film and traditional video. Submissions should be 320 X 240 to 1920 X 1080, 24 – 30 frames per second, and 5 – 60 seconds long. Beginning in mid-February, Fotolia will begin licensing broadcast-quality footage, in a variety of digital formats, including HD video, for as little as $10. Contributors can learn more about the offering and register to begin submitting clips by logging on to http://us.fotolia.com/Info/Contents/Videos.

Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer one of the world’s largest libraries of legal, micro-priced images on the Web, offering professional and amateur photographers the ability to connect with more than 500,000 media buyers worldwide – from small businesses and design firms to some of the world’s most recognizable brands. With the launch of its stock video offering, Fotolia continues to expand its reach into new markets, satisfying the needs of videographers and video buyers worldwide by providing high-quality, low-cost alternatives to traditional stock video offerings.

About Fotolia

Fotolia, LLC, based in New York, with offices in ten countries around the globe and offering Web sites in nine languages, is one of the world's leading providers of micro-priced stock images. Launched in early November, 2005, Fotolia's image marketplace has acquired nearly 5 million images in its database and over 950,000 international members. In December, 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace, with the launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections. For more information about the company or to access the Fotolia Web site, visit www.fotolia.com.
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There will be a two-fold benefit to LCN customers through this alliance -- Customers will be able get three royalty free stock photograph credits at no cost from the world's largest and fastest growing databases of nearly 4.5 million micro-priced, royalty-free images. Not only that, once signed up with Fotolia, customers of LCN, will be entitled to a 10% bonus on every order placed with Fotolia from then on.

Mark Boost, Managing Director of LCN.com commented, "Both LCN and Fotolia are dedicated to providing their customers with the best products within our respective industries. With high quality imagery being such a top level need for quality web design, it was a natural decision for us to partner with Fotolia as our imagery provider.

"With Fotolia, we have gained a trusted partner that offers the largest image bank of free and affordable royalty free images. This announcement is something new and existing web design customers will be delighted to hear." Boost noted further.

"This partnership allows LCN customers deeply integrated access to Fotolia's database of nearly 4.5 million high-quality, micro-priced images, using Fotolia's Partner API. It also gives users a platform to generate their own revenue through the intuitive Fotolia system whereby commission is earned on images they submit to the Fotolia Web site," said Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia.
Find out more about the Fotolia offer and LCN Web Hosting packages below:

www.lcn.com/fotolia_offer
www.lcn.com/web_hosting

About LCN.com
LCN is one of the top UK domain and hosting providers with over 40,000 hosting customers and over 350,000 domain names registered since its launch in 2000.

About Fotolia:
Fotolia, LLC, based in New York, with offices in nine countries around the globe and offering Web sites in eight languages, is the world's largest provider of micro-priced stock images. Launched in early November, 2005, Fotolia's image marketplace has acquired nearly 4.5 million images in its database and over 850,000 international members. In December, 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace, with the launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections. For more information about the company or to access the Fotolia Web site, visit www.fotolia.com.

SlideRocket unveiled its pricing -- with discounts available for a limited time -- as well as a set of collaboration features aimed at business users who commonly share presentations. In addition, it is debuting the SlideRocket Marketplace: an online store for browsing and buying presentation-related content and services.

"SlideRocket provides a new experience for presentation users at every level," said Mitch Grasso, CEO and Co-founder of SlideRocket. "By integrating powerful authoring tools, intelligent asset management, secure sharing, and presentation metrics in an easy-to-use Internet application, SlideRocket caters to every part of the presentation life cycle and empowers users to break free from the tired traditions and models of today's presentation solutions."

SlideRocket Redefines the Presentation Experience

With SlideRocket, users have access to their presentations both online and offline, with consistent results in any Internet browser (Windows, Mac OS and Linux) from any location.
SlideRocket incorporates:

• professional authoring tools
  
• intelligent management of rich media assets
  
• secure sharing and publishing
  
• collaboration
  
• an extensible architecture
  
• presentation metrics
  
• a marketplace of content & services
  
• online and offline playback of presentations
  
• a simple, easy-to -use interface
  

Designed with the business user in mind, SlideRocket enables working teams to collaboratively author slide decks, manage and share a visual library of presentations slides and assets, track versions, assign user rights, automatically update content across the organization, and conduct web meetings. This unique set of features results in streamlined content creation, greater organizational awareness and significantly improved reuse of intellectual property saving time and resources.

SlideRocket's wealth of features has resonated with early users: "SlideRocket redefines the way we think about presentations. It's easy to use, powerful and elegant, I love it!" said Irene Chiu, a Consumer Solutions Strategist in Sony's Media Software and Services division.

SlideRocket Availability and Pricing
SlideRocket is available immediately at www.sliderocket.com. A free version, with basic functionality, is available on an ongoing basis. In addition, for a limited time, SlideRocket is offering introductory discounted pricing on its enhanced versions:

• SlideRocket Individual, normally $15 per month is now $10 / month with an annual commitment.
  
• SlideRocket Business, designed for team use, normally $30 / user / month is now $20.00 / user / month with an annual commitment.
  

The SlideRocket Marketplace™ Streamlines Access to Services and Content

SlideRocket also announced today a set of initial partner providers for the SlideRocket Marketplace, a store within SlideRocket where users can browse and buy a wide variety of digital presentation assets (photos, illustrations, icons, themes, video, audio, etc.) and services such as printing & delivery, graphic design, copy writing, editing, presentation coaching, resource rentals, and more.

Charter partners include Mimeo, the online leader for digital printing, binding and shipping documents right from your computer, Fotolia, a leading provider of royalty-free stock photos with over 4.3 million assets, and PresentationPro, a market expert in presentation templates and graphics.

About SlideRocket:
SlideRocket is committed to delivering the best presentation experience to individuals and businesses around the world through innovative and compelling software-as-a-service (SaaS). By providing the most complete and integrated presentation solution, SlideRocket empowers users to make great presentations.

"We are pleased to be announcing our four millionth image,” says co-founder and president Oleg Tscheltzoff. “Fotolia has, since conception, prided ourselves in bringing together top photographers and illustrators with a wide variety of media buyers. We are thrilled to be able to spotlight the work of a Fotolia photographer with our own milestone. Without our photographers, we would not have had the success we have today, as one of the world’s leading providers of high-quality, micro-priced images.”

Fotolia’s contributors range from amateur enthusiasts who use the site to supplement their incomes or for the chance to see their work in print or online, to professional photographers who make generous incomes as full-time microstock contributors. Fotolia has also attracted photographers from some of the world’s largest and best-reputed agencies as contributors, due to our broad variety of media buyers.

Since its launch in November, 2005, Fotolia has grown to offer the world’s largest library of legal, micro-priced images on the Web. Professional and amateur photographers alike have the ability to connect with more than 300,000 media buyers – ranging from small home businesses to the world’s top brands.

About Fotolia:

Fotolia, LLC, based in New York, with offices in nine countries around the globe and offering Web sites in eight languages, is the world's largest provider of micro-priced stock images. Launched in early November, 2005, Fotolia's image marketplace has acquired over 4 million images in its database and over 750,000 international members. In December, 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace, with the launch of Fotolia Infinite Collections. For more information about the company or to access the Fotolia Web site, visit www.fotolia.com.

Fotolia Media Inquiries:
press@fotolia.com

"The Fotolia corporate subscription service grants customers complete
control over media buying, enabling account owners to manage multiple
users within a single organization tied to a central account."
explains Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia, LLC.
"This allows corporations more control over tracking microstock
purchases without the need to open multiple accounts. As always, our
goal is to offer the highest-quality imagery to our buyers, by
attracting the best professional and amateur photographers in the
world and offering solutions that meet the media buying industry's
needs."

Corporations wishing to enroll in the subscription service will be
able to tie unlimited user IDs to a central account, which will make
media purchases and itemization much more efficient. Through a central
account, multiple users will also be able to access a central bank of
credits for media purchases, without the need for an accounting
department to monitor remaining credits on multiple accounts.

The packages offer customers ease of use, giving the administrator of
the account total control over the media buying process. Features
include the flexibility to download 25 to 250 images per day,
automatic renewal of your subscription, unlimited number of users, and
flexible subscription options for your organization's needs. For more
information on the service, or to subscribe, visit
http://us.fotolia.com/Info/Subscription.

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About Fotolia:
Fotolia, LLC, based in New York, with offices in nine countries around
the globe and offering Web sites in eight languages, is the world's
largest provider of micro-priced stock images. Launched in early
November, 2005, Fotolia's image marketplace has acquired nearly 4
million images in its database and over 750,000 international members.
In December, 2007, Fotolia became the first independent microstock
agency to enter the traditional stock marketplace, with the launch of
Fotolia Infinite Collections. For more information about the company
or to access the Fotolia Web site, visit www.fotolia.com

Fotolia Media Inquiries:
press@fotolia.com

The partnership integrates Fotolia's collection of nearly 4 million
images directly into the pingg platform and seamlessly powers the pingg
Plus+ application. The API is integrated into the site allowing users to
license an image from the Fotolia database for a fee directly through the
pingg site.

pingg Plus+ provides consumers a truly unique opportunity to design
fully customized online and print invitations. Hosts can search for then
select a unique image from the Fotolia collection. Once an image is chosen,
a host can utilize cropping and layout tools to further customize their
online and/or print invitations.

"This partnership grants pingg's users on-demand access to our database
of high-quality stock images and gives Fotolia the ability to further
expand our offerings through strategic partnerships with innovative Web
companies," says Oleg Tscheltzoff, co-founder and president of Fotolia,
LLC. "Fotolia's image collection will give pingg users deeply integrated
access to images for use in their custom invitations."

Our Business API allows partners to integrate and offer Fotolia
services to their customers. This is an ideal solution for companies who
want to produce customized on demand items for their clients in an
automated fashion.

"Fotolia has built an incredible collection of high-quality images.
Partnering with them," stated Lorien Gabel, Co-Founder/CEO of pingg,
"enables us to offer the pingg consumer the widest selection of images
anywhere for designing and personalizing their online and print
invitations."

About Fotolia

Fotolia, LLC, based in New York, with offices in nine countries around
the globe and offering Web sites in eight languages, is the world's largest
provider of micro-priced stock images. Launched in early November, 2005,
Fotolia's image marketplace has acquired more than 3.7 million images in
its database and nearly 700,000 international members. In December, 2007,
Fotolia became the first independent microstock agency to enter the
traditional stock marketplace, with the launch of Fotolia Infinite
Collections. For more information about the company or to access the
Fotolia Web site, visit http://www.fotolia.com

About Pingg.com

Based in New York, pingg.com was launched in March '08 by brothers
Lorien Gabel and Matt Harrop. Lorien and Matt are CEO and CTO respectively.
Their third business venture together, pingg.com is a new, free online
invitation and event management platform that lets image conscious hosts
seamlessly create, send and manage stylish online and print invitations
from one platform and then follow-up via email, SMS, web and Facebook. The
platform also features advanced list management and reporting tools,
gift/charity registries and more. For additional information, visit
pingg.com.

Fotolia Media Inquiries:

press@fotolia.com

Press Contact pingg:

Margo Spiritus
pingg.com
VP, Marketing & Business Development
(w) 646.277.7348
(c) 917.757.9241
skype: margospiritus
mspiritus@pingg.com

It was just amazing the way she would recapture the essence of beauty, form, and substance of by gone ages that continue to influence the way we work today. She shared with us the story behind the images she worked on, adding the emotional touch to her work.

The way she would give the face energy and individuality by applying those fine details to render the expression of the soul was the part of the seminar that I enjoyed the most.

If you have the chance of attending this seminar I would encourage you to do it!

In my case, the mood of William Shakespeare reminds me of spring. In a humorous and lyrical way he would create and capture the essence of the spring season.

With the emotional change of the beautiful aspects of spring he would emphasize his feelings and fears. Shakespeare would imply everything we understand about the seasons of the year in our lives and the phenomena of spring.

It is the effect of what we have seen, heard, smelled, tasted, and felt internally that brings the SPRING season to life. So now is your turn to share with us the images of your spring memories.

If you are looking for more spring inspirations click here.

Martin Helmrich - Fotolia.com

Yuri Arcurs - Fotolia.com

• Open a Free Fotolia account http://www.fotolia.com
  
• Open your QuarkXPress 7 software or download a free trial from here.
  
• Create the best magazine (A4) and banner ad (120x600) in JPEG or PDF format using Fotolia images and QuarkXPress software.
  
• Submit your entry to contest@fotolia.com before May 9, 2008.

We look forward to seeing your designs!

"Unleash Your Creativity" (the "Design Contest") with the first-ever design contest co-sponsored by Fotolia and Quark (the "Sponsors"). Combining the imagination of Fotolia images and the creative power of QuarkXPress® 7 software, you - the designer - have the opportunity to promote your passion for design, creative skill, and even win $5000 in cash and prizes - and build your portfolio - by designing the next generation of Fotolia advertisements.

Unleash your creative genius, free your mind from focus groups, market research, red tape and corporate egos. Take your skills to the next level and create an advertisement that will impress your peers and inspire the stock photography industry.

What does the next generation of Fotolia Web and magazine advertising look like? Capture our essence and you can win $5000 in cash and prizes - and have your work featured both online and in print publications worldwide as Fotolia's new advertising campaign!

Here's how to enter

Simply use Fotolia images and QuarkXPress 7 software to create a magazine ad in A4 size at 300 DPI and a banner ad at 120x600 pixels in JPEG or PDF format and submit both files to contest@fotolia.com before May 9, 2008 12:01 AM EST. All entrants must agree to and comply with "Contest Rules and Regulations" as outlined below. Make sure to include your Fotolia login name and contact info.

We encourage all entrants to review the Fotolia and Quark websites to understand who we are as companies but we give complete creative control over to you.

Prizes

Grand Prize: The winning designer will receive an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of $5000 (USD) in cash and prizes. In addition the winning design will be used in Fotolia’s global advertising campaigns.

Important Dates to Remember

Entrants may submit designs from March 14, 2008 to May 9, 2008 12:01 AM EST.

The Winner will be announced May 20, 2008 at the How Design Conference in Boston, MA (The HOW Conference is a leading industry event focused entirely around professional graphic designers. click here to learn more)

Contest Rules and Regulations

ELIGIBILITY

Void where prohibited. You must be 18 years or older to enter the Design Contest to win prizes. Fotolia is acting as the “Design Contest” administrator for itself and Quark. This contest is not open to employees of Fotolia.com LLC, or Quark Inc., their Partners, Sponsors or members of their household. No purchase necessary to enter. By entering the “Design Contest” the entrant agrees to the terms and conditions of this contest.

ENTRIES:

Entrants in the “Design Contest” must use Fotolia images and QuarkXPress software to create their entries. Entries must use copyright-free and royalty-free images. If entrant does not own QuarkXPress software and is not willing to or unable to purchase said software, a free 30-day, fully functional download is available at: http://www.quark.com/products/xpress/evaluate/demos.html

The “Design Contest” will accept one design per entrant per contest term, a maximum of three entrants per organization per contest term. Multiple people may collaborate on an entry (so long as all meet the eligibility requirements stated above), however, only a single person may submit an entry and the prize will only be awarded to that person. Sponsors are not responsible for any decisions regarding re-distribution of prize money within a team. Entries will be accepted starting March, 14, 2008 12:00 AM EST until May 9, 2008 12:01 AM EST. Entries may be submitted by sending an email to Contests@fotolia.com and must accept the Terms and Conditions of this contest. All entries must include a high resolution PDF or JPEG of your Ad in A4 format at least 300 DPI plus a banner ad at least 120 x 600 pixels. All eligible entries will be reviewed based on the criteria listed below, each to be weighted equally. Each entry will be scored on its own rating sheet based on how well it meets the criteria of design excellence described below.

The entry which in the judge’s sole opinion best meets the criteria listed below will be named the Grand Prize Winner of the “Design Contest”.

• Basic Requirements: does the design meet the basic requirements, A4 size at 300 dpi, PDF or JPG file format, using Fotolia images and QuarkXPress 7 software to create the design?
• Innovation: is the design new and unique?
• Aesthetics: how does the design enhance the emotional appeal of the advertisement?
• Technical skill: how much technical skill was required to create the design?
• Quark Software: how strong does this design showcase the power of the QuarkXPress 7 software?
• Fotolia images: how well does this design portray the vast collection of Fotolia’s creative images?
• Marketability: How strong does this design appeal to the intended market of graphic artists, designers, art directors, and advertising agencies?

JUDGING:

Entries will be judged by a panel of the Sponsors. The judges reserve the right to disqualify an entry if in their sole opinion the design does not meet the minimum qualifications.

The decisions of the judges are final and binding in all matters related to this contest. The judges reserve the right to not award a prize if in their sole opinion no entries meet the minimum standards of the criteria listed below.

WINNER and PRIZES:

Only one (1) Grand Prize winner will be chosen. Descriptions on prizes are available below in on the contest details section. All prize values in U.S. Dollars. Prizes cannot be substituted or redeemed for cash except at the Sponsors’ sole discretion. Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason.

PRIZES:

Prizes may increase Winner’s taxable compensation. Prizes have an approximate retail value (“ARV”) as stated within the Contest Rules. The ARVs stated herein are subject to adjustment based on current market value of the Prizes, taxes, licenses and other related expenses at the time of the Prize delivery. All dollar amounts stated within the Contest Rules are based upon United States currency. Prize winners ("Winners") have the right to refuse any Prize.

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a Prize of comparable or greater value if the Prize is unavailable or cannot be awarded as described for any reason. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and are non-assignable and non-transferable in whole or in part. Any and all federal, state, provincial and local taxes, sales taxes, service, fees and surcharges on Prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Submitted materials become the property of Sponsors.

Sponsors shall not be liable to Winners or any other person for failure to supply the Prize or any part thereof, by reason of the Prize becoming unavailable or impracticable to award, or for any force majeure event, technical or equipment failure, terrorist acts, labor dispute, or act/omission of any kind (whether legal or illegal), transportation interruption, civil disturbance, or any other cause similar or dissimilar beyond Sponsors control.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

Sponsors have the right to investigate and verify Contestant eligibility, and compliance with these Contest Rules, and to disqualify any Contestant on the basis of its findings. In addition and without limiting any other provision in these Contest Rules, Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any Contestant that commits any act or does anything that is or shall be an offense involving moral turpitude under federal, state, or local laws, or which association with any entity that could bring Sponsors into public embarrassment, disrepute, contempt, scandal, or ridicule, or which association insults or offends the community or any substantial organized group thereof, or which might tend to injure the success of the Design Contest or Sponsors' product.

Each Contestant agrees to grant to Sponsors (and agrees to confirm that grant in writing) and those acting pursuant to the authority of Sponsors', the right to print, publish, display, broadcast, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed, including, but not limited to, the World Wide Web and the Internet, at any time(s), the Contestant's name, statements about the promotion, and the name, image, picture, voice, hometown, and likeness of the Contestant as news, information and for Sponsor's trade, advertising and/or promotional purposes without additional compensation or review. Sponsors' failure to enforce any provision of these Contest Rules shall not constitute a waiver of any provision. Nothing herein shall constitute an employment, joint venture, or partnership relationship between Contestant and Sponsors.

Winner is responsible for all applicable taxes, fees, and duties with respect to prizes. Prizes may be subject to U.S. withholding taxes and non-U.S. winners may be required to complete an IRS W8-BEN. No barter, transfer, or assignment of any prize will be permitted, except by Sponsor at its sole discretion. Winner reserves the right to refuse any prize.

Odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible registrations. Winner will be determined within two weeks after the end of the contest. The winning design will be announced and showcased at The How Design Conference. The winner will be contacted within two weeks thereafter. Results will also be announced in the June 2008 issue of the Fotolia Newsletter and on the contest website.

In the event of multiple submissions for the same design, the winning award will go to the first qualifying entry to be received by Fotolia.com. Fotolia, will promote the winning design in press and industry outreach, as well as sustain the website for a short time after launch for enthusiast browsing.

RIGHTS TO USE ENTRIES / RESIDUAL CLAUSE:

By entering this Contest, you are granting to Sponsors an irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up, worldwide license to use, review, assess, and otherwise analyze your entry and all its content in connection with the “Design Contest” and Sponsors promotional marketing activities. You’re also giving Sponsors permission to have the opportunity to feature your entry and any associated materials, and any medium including, but not limited to, website, television, radio and/or printed materials to promote this “Design Contest” and the Sponsors websites.

Further, you understand that Fotolia and Sponsor cannot control the incoming information you will disclose to our representatives in the course of entering, or what our representatives will remember about your entry. You also understand that there will not be restrictions placed on the work assignments of representatives who have had access to your entry. By entering this Contest, you agree that use of information in our representatives’ unaided memories in the development or deployment of Sponsors products or services does not create liability for Sponsors under this agreement or trade secret law. You will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your entry, other than what is described in these Official Rules.


LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

By entering, participants release and hold harmless Sponsors and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotions agencies, prize suppliers, Sponsors, and all of their employees, officers, directors, shareholder’s and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Competition, the use of any entry, or the acceptance or use of any prize won, even if its Sponsors have been advised of the possibility of such injury, loss, or damages. Furthermore Sponsors are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, including that caused by participants, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions in the Contest. All materials provided at this website and concerning this contest are provided “As-Is” and without any warranties of any kind, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. In no event shall Sponsors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, or loss of profits, incurred by you or any third party, whether based on warranty or in contract, tort, or other legal theory,

CONSTRUCTION:

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Contest Rules, or the rights and obligations of any contestant, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of New York State, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the invalidity or unenforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein. Potential winners may be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and where legal, Publicity Release, within 14 days following the date of issuance of notification. Non-compliance within this time period or return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Sponsors, and their agents to use winner’s name and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation unless prohibited by law. This contest is void where prohibited by law.

SPONSORS:

The Design Contest is Sponsored by Fotolia LLC, Quark Inc., and all other Sponsors as listed here. For any questions, contact:

Fotolia LLC
Attn: Fotolia.com Design Contest
41 E 11th Street
New York, NY 10003 USA
Telephone: 718-577-1321

After my grandfather’s death in 1987, I left the Philippines and landed a job at the Mandarin Oriental, Macao – where I first met Oliver. In 1990, I left my job there as Training Manager to join Oliver in the Philippines. Two weeks after I arrived in BaguioCity, a strong earthquake struck, killing hundreds of people and destroying the Hyatt Terraces Hotel where Oliver was working. We survived it without any scar, and the rest is history…

Tomorrow is grandpa’s 21st death anniversary. This year Oliver and I will celebrate our 18th wedding anniversary with 3 energetic children. And we stumbled on Fotolia almost exactly a year ago – while we were trying to set up our own Art Print Design website. Fotolia has a fantastic set-up for buyers and sellers. The amazing range of photos cater to different needs of a wide variety of people, from real-life snapshots to highly sophisticated ones.

Our photo technique is a mixture of experience, relationship with the subject and technology. We are using Olympus SLR digital camera with 10 million pixels, standard lens 14-42mm, angle viewfinder plus expodisc filter. Most of our photos are shot in daylight. Oliver the passionate chef in our family has over 25 years of experience.

We congratulate Ana (and Oliver)who earned herself 3,000 Credits and we want to thank all other contributors who took part in this contest. You all are winners because your images will be generating sales.

With far above 14,000 images Ana Liza is one of the most industrious photographers on Fotolia. So it is no surprise that she won this contest. Check out her portfolio!

• Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.

• Some people said if you found a glove on the road on Valentine's Day, your future beloved will have the other missing glove.

• Some believed the first man's name you read in the paper or hear will be the name of the man you will marry.

• Pick a dandelion that has gone to seed. Take a deep breath and blow the seeds into the wind. Count the seed that remain on the stem, and that is the number of children you will have.

• Or, cut an apple in half and count how many seeds are inside, you can also tell how many children you will have.
  

Happy Valentines Day! Enjoy, have fun and get ready to meet your TRUE LOVE!

Click here for some great Valentine images from Fotolia.

Click here for some great love related images from Fotolia.

With the introduction of these two new licenses we adjusted our price structure. Here is a link to the new pricing structure

Eric Isselée - Fotolia.com

All you need to do is download the 12 images (supplied by Fotolia to Popular Photography Magazine) and use elements from at least 4 of the images to create a brand new work. Completed works should be sent to Popular Photography to be judged.

You can begin to upload images February 1, 2008 and the Contest will end March 31, 2008.

Click here to get more details.

Click here to see the Fotolia images used in the contest.