Today I would like to briefly point out two projects that are still more or less in their infancy, but could set off a very interesting movement.
On the one hand, there is the central meeting point for Private sales of camera equipment, which is free for buyers and sellers - and should remain so, said developer Markus in an email to me. I like the fact that I don't have to search through all possible photo forums, but rather only have one place to go. Besides, I just hate eBay. Since the Paypal requirement for sellers around 4 years ago, I haven't taken part in any transactions. Of course, a project like this depends on the number of offers and also the demand. That's why take a look DSLR Marketplace over - you can certainly sell mirrorless cameras there too...
Even more interesting, but also more difficult to realize, is one Search engine that steals images to find. When I was informed about this Kickstarter project, my first thought was: "Oh, not another image search engine that burdens me with a lot of work and only serves lawyers." Because up until now, I have only ever been recruited by companies that work with law firms. So I upload images to a page, a company searches the web for my images and when they are found, a law firm writes an invoice. That sounds like a big money-printing machine - and I don't have to provide any content for it.
Spookfish is different: a relatively inexpensive program - in the end it should only cost around €30 (at least for the Kickstarter with an entry-level package) - ensures that my images, which are on a computer with an Internet connection, search for the same images on the WWW and presented me the results. This is comparable to a Dropbox, where I save my pictures anyway, which then searches for similar pictures on the internet. The charm for me here is clearly due to the very low entry costs for me, the apparently very little effort to determine the images that are being searched for and ultimately it is and remains my own decision as to which alleged thefts should be pursued and, above all, how I pursue her. That sounds more than fair!
It is explained again in this video:
The current problem with Spookfish on Kickstarter is that the so-called pledges - the packages with which I support the project in advance - are relatively small, but the amount to be achieved for software development is quite large. A lot of supporters are still needed to realize the project. So join in: it's not expensive and it's definitely worth implementing. You have until March 28th to get yours To secure access to the Spookfish.
