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500px
Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
Social Networking
Headquarters20 Duncan St.
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerVisual China Group
Founder(s)Oleg Gutsol
Evgeny Tchebotarev
Employees45
URL500px.com

500px (pronounced "five hundred p-x") is a Toronto, Canada-based online photography community[2][3]. It was co-founded by Oleg Gutsol and Evgeny Tchebotarev on Halloween 2009.[4]

500px is seen as a place to gain exposure, find inspiration and connect photographers.[5] It facilitates direct connections between photographers and clients. As of January 2018, the site had 13 million users.[6]

History

500px headquarters in Toronto

Evgeny Tchebotarev started 500px in 2003 on the social blogging website LiveJournal,[7] as a hobby while he completed a business degree at Ryerson University.[8] Back then, 500 pixels was considered a good size for web display[9] and was therefore the limit placed on photos submitted to the community for review.[8] Once photographers submitted their photos they were moderated and only those of a high quality would make it past the community’s curators and be published on the site.[7]

Tchebotarev joined forces with Oleg Gutsol and in early 2009[8] they began work on the mostly automated incarnation of 500px. Image size grew to 900 pixels but the name remained. The two launched the official site on October 31, 2009.[7]

In 2009, the site had 1000 users, purely through word of mouth.[10] By late November 2012, the site had more than 1,500,000 users.[11]

500px's blog was named one of the best blogs of 2012, by Time magazine.[12]

In July 2015, the company raised $13 million in Series B funding[13] led by a strategic investor, the Visual China Group, and included participation from existing backers of the company.

In August 2015, the company launched a new version of its iOS app.[14]

In September 2015, Google announced 500px as one of their first external Chromecast photography partners.[15] More than 20 million Chromecast users are able to view and display a curated collection of 500px photos on their HD TVs. They can discover the photographers who took them via the attribution links.

In April 2016, 500px announced the launch of verified accounts for brands. Red Bull Media House will be the first brand to participate, and will be able to share its wholly owned photography on the platform.[16]

In November 2016, the company launched 500px Studio which allows brands to access custom and on-demand photography from 500px’s photographers after their January launch of a global photographer directory.[17]

In August 2017, 500px announced support for wide-gamut images.[18]

On February 26, 2018, 500px was acquired by Visual China Group.[19] As a result, 500px Marketplace was shut down, with users directed to Getty Images and VCG, and all publicly-licensed images (such as Creative Commons) were removed from the service.[20]

Technology

500px has an algorithm in place to allow recently uploaded photos that takes views, likes and comments into account and results in a photo's rating or ‘Pulse’.[21] The higher the Pulse the more likely it is to get to the Popular page and the higher the chance it has of being seen by other users.[citation needed] The algorithm allows all users, not just those with a following, to have a chance to get their work to the front page of the Popular photos, increasing exposure.[22] This results in the Popular page always displaying fresh content and motivates users to regularly upload new images.[23]

Each user also has an overall rating titled ‘Affection’. Taking into account the likes and favorites they have received across all photos, it is a reliable indication of how popular a photographer is within the community.[21]

Apps for iPhone,[24][25] iPad,[26] Android,[27][28] were also made for the site. Versions of Windows Phone 8[29] and Windows 8[30] was shutdown by the end of April 2015.[31]

Controversy

On April 12, 2012, 500px's Terms of Service rose to the top of popular site Hacker News, garnering attention for displaying full-on lawyer speak on the left-hand side of the page and summing up the legalese into basic points on the right-hand side. The resulting discussion on the Terms was mixed, with positive feedback such as ‘awesome’[32] and ‘one of the cleanest in the industry’[33] alongside negative feedback that believes 500px may have put themselves at undue risk.[34]

On January 21, 2013, Apple removed 500px's iPad app from its store, citing concerns of nudity available via the app.[35] Apple restored the app on January 29, following the release of a new version with a "Mature 17+ rating" and a report button.[36]

See also

References

  1. ^ "500px.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  2. ^ Bonnington, Christina (2012-03-28). "8 Eye-Popping Retina Display Photography Apps for the New iPad". Wired. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  3. ^ Deubele, Simon (2012-04-11). "German Review: 500px is photography - Die Fotocommunity". 22Millionenpunkte. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  4. ^ Taylor, Colleen (2011-10-17). "500px, the website for photo buffs, hits its stride". Wired. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  5. ^ Chang, Alexandra (2011-06-21). "500px aims to be 'Flickr for pros'". itbusiness.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
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  8. ^ a b c Ho, Trung (2011-09-13). "Business Management 2007: Evgeny Tchebotarev". Ryerson Folio. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  9. ^ Dzierza, Michal (2011-05-09). "500px.com - where quality meets simplicity". Michal Dzierza. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  10. ^ Havlik, Dan (2011-07-25). "Photographer-run 500px is giving Flickr a run for its money". The Daily. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  11. ^ "Gorgeous Photos, Now In Your Pocket: 500px Arrives On iPhone". AOL Inc. 2012-11-28.
  12. ^ "25 Best Blogs 2012". Time. 2012-10-22. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Lunden, Ingrid. "500px Raises Another $13M To Take On Getty And Flickr". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  14. ^ "The new 500px app is a high-resolution Instagram". The Verge. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  15. ^ "500px teams up with Google to display member photos as Chromecast backgrounds". The Next Web. Retrieved 2015-10-22.
  16. ^ "500px Launches Verified Accounts For Brands". mediapost.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  17. ^ "500px for Business serves up photography on-demand for brands". Digital Trends. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  18. ^ "Photos and Color Profiles: The Quickly Approaching Move to Wide-Gamut". PetaPixel. 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  19. ^ Zhang, Michael (2017-08-26). "500px Acquired by VCG, the Getty Images of China". PetaPixel. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  20. ^ "500px will no longer allow photographers to license their photos under Creative Commons". The Verge. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  21. ^ a b Muchmore, Michael (2012-02-28). "500px Review & Rating". PC Mag. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  22. ^ Burrard-Lucas, Will (2011-07-23). "500px Review [and Giveaway]". Digital Photography School. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  23. ^ Chen, Yi (2011-10-05). "Photo Sharing Website Review 500px.com". Photoble. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  24. ^ Lodi, Erin (November 28, 2012). "500px releases iPhone app". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved July 2, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  25. ^ Rehm, Lars (August 7, 2015). "500px launches redesigned iOS app". Digital Photography Review. Retrieved July 2, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  26. ^ Henry, Alan (October 18, 2011). "500px for iPad Is a Gorgeous Photo Browser and Slideshow Creator". lifehacker. Retrieved July 2, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ Banerjee, Ankit (April 23, 2012). "500px app for Android now available on the Google Play Store". Android Authority. Retrieved July 2, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  28. ^ Lewis, Rob (2012-04-19). "Toronto's 500px Continues Tear, Launches Android App". TechVibes. Archived from the original on 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2011-10-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ Sabri, Sam (December 19, 2013). "500px officially comes to Windows Phone". Windows Central. Mobile Nations LLC. Retrieved July 2, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  30. ^ LeBlanc, Brandon (September 24, 2013). "500px for Windows 8 now available in the Windows Store". Windows Blogs. Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved July 2, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  31. ^ Ali, Khurram (May 1, 2015). "Here is why 500px ended support for Windows Phone and Windows 8 apps". Tech Prolonged. Retrieved July 2, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  32. ^ Garber, Megan (2012-04-11). "Behold, a Terms of Service Agreement That Is Actually User-Friendly". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  33. ^ Bourne, Scott (2011-07-12). "500px Mini Review". Photofocus. Archived from the original on 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2011-10-25. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  34. ^ Thomas, Knowlton (2011-04-12). "Toronto Startup 500px Ignites Controversy Over TOS: Is it Helping Users or Tricking Them?". TechVibes. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  35. ^ Joanna, Stern (23 January 2013). "Apple Removes 500px Photo App From App Store Over Nudity Complaints". ABC News. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  36. ^ "500px back in Apple app store after 'porn' complaint resolved". CBC. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

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