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500px
Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
Social Networking
Headquarters20 Duncan Street,
Toronto,Ontario
,
Canada
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerVisual China Group
Founder(s)Oleg Gutsol
Evgeny Tchebotarev
Employees35[1]
URL500px
LaunchedOctober 31, 2009;15 years ago(2009-10-31)
Current statusActive

500px(pronounced "five hundred px" ) is a global online photo-sharing platform that is a subsidiary ofVisual China Group.It is based inToronto,Ontario,Canada.[2][3]It was co-founded byOleg Gutsoland Evgeny Tchebotarev on October 31, 2009.[4]

History

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500px headquarters in Toronto

Evgeny Tchebotarev started 500px in 2003 on the social blogging websiteLiveJournal[5]as a hobby, while he completed a business degree atRyerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).[6]At the time, 500 pixels was considered a good size for web display[7]and was therefore the limit placed on photos submitted to the community for review.[6]Once photographers submitted their photos, they were moderated, and only those of high quality would make it past the community's curators and be published on the site.[5]

Tchebotarev joined forces with Oleg Gutsol and in early 2009,[6]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.[5]

In 2009, the site had 1000 users, purely through word of mouth.[8]By late November 2012, the site had more than 1,500,000 users.[9]

500px's blog was named one of the best blogs of 2012, byTimemagazine.[10]

In July 2015, the company raised $13 million in Series B funding[11]led by a strategic investor, theVisual China Group,and included participation from existing backers of the company.[12]

In August 2015, the company launched a new version of its iOS app.[13]

In November 2016, the company launched 500px Studio, which allows brands to access custom and on-demand photography from 500px's photographers after their launch of a global photographer directory.[14]

In August 2017, 500px announced support for wide-gamut images.[15]

In November 2017, 500px was the recipient of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award, which recognizes Canadian companies for their innovation, rapid revenue growth, and entrepreneurial spirit.[16]

On February 26, 2018, 500px was acquired byVisual China Group.[17]

On July 1, 2018,Getty Imagesbecame 500px's exclusive distribution partner for licensing outside China, as per its existing agreements with VCG.[18]As a result, 500px Marketplace was shut down on June 30, 2018. The service also discontinued support for publicly-licensed images (such asCreative Commons), citing that the function was underused.[19]

On July 5, 2018, 14.8 million accounts had "partial user data" (including e-mails, personal information, and hashed passwords) leaked via security breaches. 500px reported the breach in February 2019.[20]

Technology

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500px has analgorithmin place to evaluate 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 a photo is to reach the site's Popular page, giving it a higher chance of being seen by other users.[22]The algorithm allows all users, not just those with a following, a chance to get their work to the front page of the Popular photos, increasing exposure.[23]This results in the Popular page always displaying fresh content and motivates users to regularly upload new images.[24]

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 foriPhone,[25][26]iPad,[27]Android,[28][29]were also made for the site. Versions forWindows Phone 8[30]andWindows 8[31]were shut down by the end of April 2015.[32]

Controversy

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On April 12, 2012, 500px'sTerms of Servicerose to the top of popular siteHacker News,garnering attention for legalese 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"[33]and "one of the cleanest in the industry"[34]alongside negative feedback that believes 500px may have put themselves at undue risk.[35]

On January 21, 2013, Apple removed 500px's iPad app from its store, citing concerns of nudity available via the app.[36]Apple restored the app on January 29, following the release of a new version with a "Mature 17+ rating" and a report button.[37]

See also

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References

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  2. ^Bonnington, Christina (2012-03-28)."8 Eye-Popping Retina Display Photography Apps for the New iPad".Wired.Retrieved2012-05-01.
  3. ^Deubele, Simon (2012-04-11)."German Review: 500px is photography - Die Fotocommunity".22Millionenpunkte. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-11-07.Retrieved2012-11-04.
  4. ^Taylor, Colleen (2011-10-17)."500px, the website for photo buffs, hits its stride".Wired. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-05-01.Retrieved2012-05-01.
  5. ^abcTaylor, Colleen (2011-05-17)."Move Over Flickr - Hot Shots Love 500px".Gigaom. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-05-04.Retrieved2012-05-01.
  6. ^abcHo, Trung (2011-09-13)."Business Management 2007: Evgeny Tchebotarev".Ryerson Folio. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-01-18.Retrieved2012-05-01.
  7. ^Dzierza, Michal (2011-05-09)."500px - where quality meets simplicity".Michal Dzierza. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-30.Retrieved2012-05-01.
  8. ^Havlik, Dan (2011-07-25)."Photographer-run 500px is giving Flickr a run for its money".The Daily.Retrieved2012-05-01.
  9. ^"Gorgeous Photos, Now In Your Pocket: 500px Arrives On iPhone".AOL Inc. 2012-11-28.
  10. ^"25 Best Blogs 2012".Time.2012-10-22.Archivedfrom the original on 2012-10-24.
  11. ^Lunden, Ingrid (21 July 2015)."500px Raises Another $13M To Take On Getty And Flickr".TechCrunch.Retrieved2015-10-22.
  12. ^"500px nixes Creative Commons option and replaces Marketplace with Getty and Visual China Group partnerships".TechCrunch.Retrieved13 March2021.
  13. ^"The new 500px app is a high-resolution Instagram".The Verge.6 August 2015.Retrieved2015-10-22.
  14. ^"500px for Business serves up photography on-demand for brands".Digital Trends.2016-11-15.Retrieved2017-12-31.
  15. ^"Photos and Color Profiles: The Quickly Approaching Move to Wide-Gamut".PetaPixel.2017-08-25.Retrieved2018-02-05.
  16. ^"Deloitte Technology Fast 50 winners achieve strong growth in a challenging labour market".Deloitte – press release.2017-11-09. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-10-29.Retrieved2018-10-29.
  17. ^Zhang, Michael (2017-08-26)."500px Acquired by VCG, the Getty Images of China".PetaPixel.Retrieved2018-07-02.
  18. ^Galang, Jessica (2018-06-05)."500PX announces distribution partnership with Getty Images".Betakit.Retrieved2018-10-29.
  19. ^"500px will no longer allow photographers to license their photos under Creative Commons".The Verge.Retrieved2018-07-01.
  20. ^Liptak, Andrew (2019-02-13)."Personal information of 14.8 million 500px users leaked in security breach".The Verge.Retrieved2019-02-14.
  21. ^abMuchmore, Michael (2012-02-28)."500px Review & Rating".PC Mag.Retrieved2012-05-01.
  22. ^Waltman, Jason (2013-07-09)."My thoughts on 500px's Pulse 2.0".Jason Waltman | Photographer.Retrieved2023-01-30.
  23. ^Burrard-Lucas, Will (2011-07-23)."500px Review [and Giveaway]".Digital Photography School.Retrieved2012-05-01.
  24. ^Chen, Yi (2011-10-05)."Photo Sharing Website Review 500px".Photoble.Retrieved2012-05-01.
  25. ^Lodi, Erin (2012-11-28)."500px releases iPhone app".Digital Photography Review.Retrieved2018-07-02.
  26. ^Rehm, Lars (2015-08-07)."500px launches redesigned iOS app".Digital Photography Review.Retrieved2018-07-02.
  27. ^Henry, Alan (2011-10-18)."500px for iPad Is a Gorgeous Photo Browser and Slideshow Creator".lifehacker.Retrieved2018-07-02.
  28. ^Banerjee, Ankit (2012-04-23)."500px app for Android now available on the Google Play Store".Android Authority.Archived fromthe originalon 2018-07-03.Retrieved2018-07-02.
  29. ^Lewis, Rob (2012-04-19)."Toronto's 500px Continues Tear, Launches Android App".TechVibes. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-04-22.Retrieved2011-10-25.
  30. ^Sabri, Sam (2013-12-19)."500px officially comes to Windows Phone".Windows Central.Mobile Nations LLC.Retrieved2018-07-02.
  31. ^LeBlanc, Brandon (2013-09-24)."500px for Windows 8 now available in the Windows Store".Windows Blogs.Microsoft Corporation.Retrieved2018-07-02.
  32. ^Ali, Khurram (2015-05-01)."Here is why 500px ended support for Windows Phone and Windows 8 apps".Tech Prolonged.Retrieved2018-07-02.
  33. ^Garber, Megan (2012-04-11)."Behold, a Terms of Service Agreement That Is Actually User-Friendly".The Atlantic.Retrieved2011-10-25.
  34. ^Bourne, Scott (2011-07-12)."500px Mini Review".Photofocus. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-10-23.Retrieved2011-10-25.
  35. ^Thomas, Knowlton (2011-04-12)."Toronto Startup 500px Ignites Controversy Over TOS: Is it Helping Users or Tricking Them?".TechVibes. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-11-23.Retrieved2011-10-25.
  36. ^Joanna, Stern (2013-01-23)."Apple Removes 500px Photo App From App Store Over Nudity Complaints".ABC News.Retrieved2013-01-25.
  37. ^"500px back in Apple app store after 'porn' complaint resolved".CBC.2013-01-29.Retrieved2013-01-30.
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