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Shutterstock updated free photo and vector on homepage. This time the photo comes from Mark Doherty and vector from debra hughes. Here is screenshot:

Stockxpert has just announced that they will be ceasing operations.  Here is an email I received:

Serban Enache (founder and CEO of Dreamstime) has just announced on Dreamstime's blog, that Dreamstime reached 2 million accounts, and it adds around 100,000 accounts every month.

From Fotolia blog

NEW YORK, NY, February 2, 2010 – Microstock entrepreneurs Lee Torrens and Amos Struck, teamed up to launch the Microstock Photo Plugin for WordPress.

iStockphoto updated free photo of the week.  This week it features "Videographer filming" by exclusive contributor selimaksan from Turkey.

iStock has new Photographer of the week. This week it features exclusive photographer from Germany  - ThomasVogel.

123 RF is the latest microstock to announce that they will now be accepting photos under editorial licence. Editorial photos are already offered at Shutterstock and Dreamstime. Here is their annoucements:

I was going through my old emails (well.. this is 17 Dec), and came across Fotolia newsletter which shares interesting stats from Fotolia.

iStockphoto held an action in its offices and raised $13000 in proceeds which will go to the Canadian Red Cross and Doctor's Without Borders.

Shutterstock updated free photo and vector on homepage. This time the photo comes from Stana and vector from Seamartini Graphics. Here is screenshot: