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07/27/2010 05:01:56 AM · #1 |
I just added this photo to my workshop 
in relation to this recent entry of mine 
Anyway, I noticed that the thumb number was 900003 and was just wondering if anyone noticed if their's were the 90,000 upload? A bit of a milestone that may be kept in mind when the 100-thousandths arrives.
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07/27/2010 05:18:04 AM · #2 |
| Looks like 90,000 was entered into minimalism in black and white! That is a lot of pictures... |
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07/27/2010 09:33:01 AM · #3 |
That is a lot of pictures
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07/27/2010 09:40:01 AM · #4 |
Aren"t you all a factor of 10 out here? it's 900,000 not 90,000 :)
Assuming the first image was actually image number 1.
Message edited by author 2010-07-27 09:46:07. |
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07/27/2010 12:50:00 PM · #5 |
| 100,000 more and we've made it to the millon mark :) |
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07/27/2010 01:08:33 PM · #6 |
| If my memory serves me correct, there was a thread one time predicting when we would hit one million. I looked briefly for it, but couldn't find it. May be interesting to dig it up and see if anyone was close. |
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07/27/2010 01:26:49 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by salmiakki:
Aren"t you all a factor of 10 out here? it's 900,000 not 90,000 :) |
The first one I could see was #101:
Cat-dog!And no. I didn't go from 1-100 to test. I used a bit more intelligence, and I can definitely say that is the first image that's on here now.
Edit: Whoops. Quoted wrong person.
Message edited by author 2010-07-27 13:30:56.
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07/27/2010 01:30:20 PM · #8 |
Just for some perspective, Shutterstock has over 12 million photos online (my puny contribution is here).
I can't remember the exact figures (posted in another thread a few months ago) but archives like Corbis, Getty, and the New York Times have something like 40-80 million images ... |
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07/27/2010 03:04:25 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by NiallOTuama:
Originally posted by salmiakki:
Aren"t you all a factor of 10 out here? it's 900,000 not 90,000 :) |
The first one I could see was #101:
Cat-dog!And no. I didn't go from 1-100 to test. I used a bit more intelligence, and I can definitely say that is the first image that's on here now.
Edit: Whoops. Quoted wrong person. |
LOL
Nope.. :)
This entire challenge is numbered below 100...
Message edited by author 2010-07-27 15:07:41. |
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07/27/2010 03:06:46 PM · #10 |
And just for good measure, here is the lowest #'d shot on DPC.. Ribbon winner too!
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07/27/2010 03:09:33 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Just for some perspective, Shutterstock has over 12 million photos online (my puny contribution is here).
I can't remember the exact figures (posted in another thread a few months ago) but archives like Corbis, Getty, and the New York Times have something like 40-80 million images ... |
Hmm, well, let's re-up the pool here.. :)
I'll bet it happens on October 23rd 2011 at 4:21 P.M. |
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07/27/2010 06:03:11 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by karmat:
If my memory serves me correct, there was a thread one time predicting when we would hit one million. I looked briefly for it, but couldn't find it. May be interesting to dig it up and see if anyone was close. |
I did the prediction long ago. It followed a really nice exponential growth curve. I updated it it a few months back, and got depressed. According to the then-trend, we should have crossed 1 million some time ago. As it is, I can't predict anything, because the rate of change (slowing) of the trend is a complete unknown.
ETA: Here's the original analysis, which predicted 1 million in early June of 2009.
Message edited by author 2010-07-27 18:12:51. |
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07/27/2010 06:08:47 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by karmat:
If my memory serves me correct, there was a thread one time predicting when we would hit one million. I looked briefly for it, but couldn't find it. May be interesting to dig it up and see if anyone was close. |
I did the prediction long ago. It followed a really nice exponential growth curve. I updated it it a few months back, and got depressed. According to the then-trend, we should have crossed 1 million some time ago. As it is, I can't predict anything, because the rate of change (slowing) of the trend is a complete unknown. |
Wow, don't get depressed..
Sounds like you're suffering from the same syndrome that killed a ton of businesses during this recession.. Essentially growth is limited, and will always slow then halt, plateauing in some period of time.
This holds true for anything I can think of - even sand is eventually subducted and remelted.
So, I submit this should be something that is to be celebrated, as it would indicate that DPC has matured.
Now, when you see exponential decline, then, and only then, I would say that being depressed is legitimate. |
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07/27/2010 06:09:49 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
ETA: Here's the original analysis.
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Cool! Do you have a graph of the updated analysis? |
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07/27/2010 06:18:25 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by coryboehne:
...growth is limited, and will always slow then halt, plateauing in some period of time.
This holds true for anything I can think of - even sand is eventually subducted and remelted.
So, I submit this should be something that is to be celebrated, as it would indicate that DPC has matured.
Now, when you see exponential decline, then, and only then, I would say that being depressed is legitimate. |
Heh, well, let's take your last point first... it's hard to see a decline in images submitted ;-)
When growth in uploads slows dramatically, it truly is reason for concern, especially when one compares to other sites that didn't even exist when we were already a couple years old, and now have orders of magnitude more uploads.
Now don't get me wrong, uploads aren't everything. But they are a big thing.
ETA, Yes, I do have the updated analysis, just not on this computer. I'll push it up to the site and link it later this evening if I get a chance... hey, another upload!
Message edited by author 2010-07-27 18:19:40. |
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07/27/2010 06:24:27 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by kirbic:
Originally posted by coryboehne:
...growth is limited, and will always slow then halt, plateauing in some period of time.
This holds true for anything I can think of - even sand is eventually subducted and remelted.
So, I submit this should be something that is to be celebrated, as it would indicate that DPC has matured.
Now, when you see exponential decline, then, and only then, I would say that being depressed is legitimate. |
Heh, well, let's take your last point first... it's hard to see a decline in images submitted ;-)
When growth in uploads slows dramatically, it truly is reason for concern, especially when one compares to other sites that didn't even exist when we were already a couple years old, and now have orders of magnitude more uploads.
Now don't get me wrong, uploads aren't everything. But they are a big thing. |
Too true, and I suppose I was referring more to rate than actual numbers. Although, given that we would of course need to see a plateau before we could even speak of decline.
And I suppose, it would be more useful to measure how many submitters are active, rather than how many submissions, or perhaps a metric that takes both into account, giving a submissions/user/month measurement...
And I do think, rather strongly, that the other places are just better at marketing.
Indeed, perhaps it would be even more useful to look at member lifespans and member bounce rates, I would suspect that DPC has an unusually good track record with member retention, which is perhaps more important than any other measure. |
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07/27/2010 06:37:42 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by salmiakki:
Aren"t you all a factor of 10 out here? it's 900,000 not 90,000 :) |
They're photographers, not mathematicians. :D |
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07/27/2010 06:52:02 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by david_c:
Originally posted by salmiakki:
Aren"t you all a factor of 10 out here? it's 900,000 not 90,000 :) |
They're photographers, not mathematicians. :D |
Arr, yes, err and ooops!
I looked only at the zero's and missed the 3 (900003). On this site I try to ingore single figures below 4 as, for some reason, they bother me :-)
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