Watch Out for Big Brother: Getty Images Strong Arms Unsuspecting Small Businesses

Posted by centralpawebster under Online Marketing
From http://strellasocialmedia.com 3721 days ago
Made Hot by: fundpr on September 17, 2014 12:41 pm

A ‘heads up’ to all well intentioned small business owners, marketers and entrepreneurs who are managing their online presence, but may be unaware of how big companies like Getty Images can line their pockets with your hard earned dollars.

Who Voted for this Story

Top BizSugar Users

This week's most active BizSugar users. Join Them!

Comments

Written by 27will
3710 days ago

This was a great case study, it's important for small business owners to be vigilant since there are many scams that target them, knowing that they may not have the same level of security and resources that larger companies do.

- 0 +

Written by centralpawebster
3710 days ago

Exactly! Thanks for looking out for the little guy!

- 0 +

Written by lyceum
3711 days ago

Rachel: I have added Compfight and ImageCodr on my browser bar as plug-ins.

- 0 +

Written by lyceum
3711 days ago

Rachel Strella: Thanks for the link. I saw that post, searching for "free Getty images"! ;) Have you used Compfight creative commons images?

- 0 +

Written by centralpawebster
3711 days ago

I have not, but I heard good things.

- 0 +

Written by lyceum
3711 days ago

Didn't Getty Images started a free service this year?

- 0 +

Written by centralpawebster
3711 days ago

They started an open embed program but it's rather confusing how it works: http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/5/5475202/getty-images-made-its-pictures-free-to-use

- 0 +