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Getty Images buys Scoopt

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ScooptScoopt is a cool service. It lets users upload videos and pictures, and then it sells it to the media. In other words, your crappy mobile phone pic of a car in flames could earn you cash when it shows up in New York Times.

And now Getty Images, a traditional photo agency, buys it.

According to Getty contributors will benefit from increased visibility and an extensive network of media contacts, earning a ‘significant’ percentage of the value for each license issued – although it did not disclose whether Scoopt’s current 50/50 split for submitted content would be maintained.

A good way to get into the whole user contributed content world as any I guess. Good call, Getty.

Originally posted on March 13, 2007 @ 3:04 am

BBC America, right on target

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BBC AmericaI’m a big fan of logos, they’re important and should not be taken lightly. Your logo is your brand is your presence, just like your web page design is part of your brand. In my opinion it’s more important to have a logo that sends the right message, than a kick ass design. And that’s from the designer in me talking.

That’s BBC America’s new logo. It’s a pretty strong one, very visible and using both blue and red in a manner that works (don’t try that at home, folks). Also works as a favicon which is great online. It’s interesting to see how BBC America goes after the whole target style, the logo not being too far from the British Royal Air Force (RAF you know) symbol. Brand New have found other symbols doing more or less the same thing.

BBC America won’t have to worry though, they’re a big player with strong means to reach out with their logo. They will own their sphere with it I’m sure, and we’ll associate that bullet style with them like it always has been there.

You don’t have that luxury. Create an original logo and go from there, not the other way around.

Originally posted on March 12, 2007 @ 3:47 am

Starbucks to start record label, wants Sir Paul

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StarbucksAccording to the New York Post, coffee slinger chain Starbucks might be getting ready to launch a record label. Selling CDs with the $5 coffee isn’t anything new though, Starbucks have been partnering with various labels in the past.

But now they want to do it all the way, according to the article, and they want to launch it with Sir Paul McCartney. Not a small name to wield, I’m sure it would be a good deal.

The article speculates if it’s an iTunes style model that Starbucks Records will go for, or just traditional CDs on the counter. Pop over for more.

Originally posted on March 12, 2007 @ 1:05 pm

From Heroes to Zeroes

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The NBC series Heroes is actually pretty good, I’m enjoying it so far. Now the good ‘ol marketers at NBC are doing a spoof – Zeroes – which is pretty funny. And on Youtube of course.

How very viral of them.

Originally posted on March 9, 2007 @ 6:35 am

Getting back into gear after illness

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Pills can helpIn case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been away for the site for almost two weeks now. No, I’m not canned, David is still suffering from the mental blackout that lets me wield my wordy sword here, and as long as he does I will.

I’ve been sick. Not as in lethal sickness or anything, just really sick and incapacitated of doing, well, anything at all. That includes work, which sucks of course.

Now, as if being ill isn’t enough, when you’re a blogger, web worker, designer or whatever you need to get back in gear when you feel well again. Working for yourself, as a blogger for instance, usually mean that everything is up to you. So most likely your blogs have been standing still – not all have editorial backup such as myself here at 901am, other blogs are not so lucky.

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Originally posted on March 8, 2007 @ 1:41 am