The search engine revealed
posted on 1st of april, 2010
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Many questions have been asked and heated debates started on this subject in the last few years. It is that thing each and every contributor wonders about at least twice a day when checking account statistics and sales. It is one of Dreamstime's greatest mysteries and best kept secrets: the mighty SEARCH ENGINE, the one we all want to get to know better. Everybody knows a few search criteria to function for sure, has heard of some that might influence placement and guessed that there might be others more to be taken into account. Between fact and fiction, real life and myth, truth and speculation, we are always left baffled, ceaselessly wondering what in earth's name sets the "creature" into motion. What stirs it to place my or your images on the first or alas, last page?
The criteria have been circulated, hinted at or alluded to many times on the message board or in blog articles. If someone spent a quite considerable amount of time to search through posts and blog articles, they would undoubtedly discover how the engine really functions. But, as we all know, this would take a lifetime because we have been quite chatty in the last years and written some thousands threads, haven't we? No worries, we will not subject you to such endless work and efforts.
Due to the increasing curiosity and frustration arousing from the secrecy, it has been decided that some crucial criteria must be publicly known at last.
First and foremost is relevancy. You've heard it before and we recommend, encourage nay, we preach it. Title, description, keywords and categories are decisive criteria in placing your images on the search pages returned. Short title, concise description, average number of keywords and appropriate categories will do miracles.
Second is, as you might have guessed, exclusivity. If you are exclusive contributor, your images will always be better placed in searches. Exclusive images also enjoy the advantage of being better placed but nothing compares to being full exclusive.
Another criteria is referral participation. If you participate in our referral program, you have referred members to our site and moreover, these members have transactions, you will get a plus in the search algorithm. The number of badges/banners on your personal site may be taken into consideration if the case.
You might not have thought of this but yes, messages and posts also count. Blogs matter but only if they receive the free credit - and the credit is rewarded only to useful/interesting articles.Posts on the message board are counted and so are messages sent to support. We hate to say this but if your messages are not nice, you get a minus.
And this takes me to another criteria: warnings received from editors. We are indeed in the habit of monitoring your general conduct, your behavior or misbehavior. If you have received warnings from our admins or your account was at one time suspended, the placement of your images in searches is negatively affected.
Your artistic statement is also taken into account. If it is acceptably lengthy and it shows that you took the time and consideration to add valuable, interesting info about yourselves and your work as photographers/artists, the search engine will be favorably adjusted for your images.
One very important criterion is of course, donating images to the free section. We do appreciate such charitable actions and we assure you that they are not overlooked. Your clicks for the free section are rewarded with points for enhanced search placement.
Last but not least, upload consistency is of high importance. Contributors whose active participation and constant desire to be a part of our community are obviously privileged. Those who contribute all the time and upload images without long periods of inactivity are very likely to be better placed in searches than those who are inconsistent.
All in all, these are the primary criteria on which our search algorithm is based. There are other tiny factors which we cannot reveal due to company confidentiality policies but you can rest assured that the ones mentioned above are top major. Of course, we may not like the color of your eyes and reset the search algorithm for your files in particular one day. The color of one's eyes is quite important and can be a new criteria anytime :). But we'll never know, will we?
The Dreamstime Team
Disclaimer: This article was published on April 1st and we kindly ask you to read it accordingly. While it may convey some true data, it also contains false info that was meant only as a pun, joke, trick. We have decided to write it in a more believable manner but truly hope we have not hurt anyone's feelings. Some of the points above are real facts and others are pure invention.
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Tags: algorithm engine search
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Comments (68)
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I have great blue eyes :)) just for your info...
- posted by
Parkinsonsniper
on June 17, 2011 |
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So now I realize why Yuri Arcurs has so few sales here. The guy has only 8 posts on the message boards :D
- posted by
Grisho
on January 21, 2011 |
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Wow, this is very informative. I look at things in a whole new light,Let me say you guys are the best,I randomly look at other stock sites and your attention to details and photos are the best. Good Day...
- posted by
Deviney
on January 21, 2011 |
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thanks for sharing it
- posted by
Deskcube
on May 04, 2010 |
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OK, got to learn a few points here, and hence marking this as an useful post.
Agree with that on upload consistency.
- posted by
Joezachs
on May 04, 2010 |
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Thanks for sharing :)
- posted by
Frantab01
on April 27, 2010 |
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It‘s useful，great thanks...
- posted by
Easyhwa
on April 20, 2010 |
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hi carmen,
thanks
- posted by
Softdreams
on April 19, 2010 |
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Wow... I knew some of this data, but this blog gives me a much better idea.... Now we know what to do.... Thanks.
- posted by
Egomezta
on April 08, 2010 |
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This is a very important article.It made me get much harvest from it!
Thanks for sharing it!
- posted by
Linqong
on April 08, 2010 |
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Thx for sharing this! Good idea :)
Berrie
- posted by
Berart
on April 08, 2010 |
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Carmen, thank you for your suggestions. I think they're all-true, just more or less relatively. One thing in common, we got the same percentage in the Stock Rank :)
- posted by
Charon
on April 07, 2010 |
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Thank you very much for your acknowledgement. Great blog
- posted by
Davulcu
on April 06, 2010 |
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great info, keep up the good work.
- posted by
Felixcasio
on April 06, 2010 |
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Thx Carmen, most of it I suspected (but I wasn't sure, that consistency counts, although it sounds logical :)
@Alvera: that bla-bla, maybe it takes you farer from your goal and not closer (I just guess ... :-)
- posted by
Bramble100
on April 06, 2010 |
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Very good, Carmen, LOL! Too bad that I have perfect blue eyes and they wont be considered... All and all, I think participating actively in DT community makes a difference, and thats probably true.
- posted by
Afagundes
on April 06, 2010 |
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Counting how many times you mentioned Dreamstime in your Twitter and Facebook pages? Good idea!
- posted by
Achilles
on April 06, 2010 |
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Wow, this was so entertaining and useful that I should post it on Facebook, which surely will help my image placement, too. LOL. Seriously - very well written. smiles - Ann
- posted by
Parrypix
on April 05, 2010 |
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Let's see now... oooh! All my images are on first page! And editor's choice too!!! IS TRUE!!!
- posted by
Alvera
on April 05, 2010 |
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So many messages are good?????
MORE bla-bla-bla :D:D
- posted by
Alvera
on April 05, 2010 |
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So many messages are good?????
bla-bla-bla again
- posted by
Alvera
on April 05, 2010 |
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So many messages are good?????
This is the second!
- posted by
Alvera
on April 05, 2010 |
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So many messages are good?????
This is the first!
- posted by
Alvera
on April 05, 2010 |
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The artistic statement and the eye color could be guessed easily, but exclusivity, keywords, AR, regularity of upload and forum message were a total surprise!
- posted by
Fleyeing
on April 05, 2010 |
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Hi Carmen - fun, delightful, witty, and insightful - THANKS! And Happy
Easter, too. LEE
- posted by
Leesniderphotoimages
on April 04, 2010 |
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Thanks Carmen, for useful info and a bit of fun too.
- posted by
Amyemilia
on April 04, 2010 |
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thank you for this information
- posted by
Dansopdedeel
on April 04, 2010 |
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Useful tips from an insider, how cool is that! Thanks sooo much, Carmen. I'll keep this in mind--especially the part about eye color--time to order those new contact lenses...
- posted by
Jeniicorv8
on April 03, 2010 |
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I didn't see much in the article that was outrageously fictional - it all seemed fairly logical. I won't mention the color of my eyes unless DT has a favorable algorithm for blue. If not, they're definitely not blue!
- posted by
Jacklouis
on April 03, 2010 |
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it's a real facts? you brought up some points.
- posted by
Onime
on April 03, 2010 |
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