#stocksy — Public Fediverse posts

@murtezayesil

Well I can see that #photography is art, too, and there might be a place for some creators at a stock-service. (I would suggest #Stocksy / #StocksyUnited, as it's a #PlatformCoop so creators are also owners of the platform, which is how it should be! )

So if the focus was on just selling (storefront), that might be an option. But like @olivia says, there's a lot more to #bandcamp than just selling. There should be community and supporting, connecting, "fanpersoning" and so on.

The case for cooperative tech startups - When Uber and Lyft went public, it wasn’t the drivers who got rich — it was the executives, investor... more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Y5uemKSqSdk/ #businessincubators #businessmodels #cooperative #start.coop #startups #stocksy #tc

@self intriguing thoughts, thanks for taking the time to share them. I think the dynamics of swarms and crowdfunding are what they are. I see #PlatformCooperatives like #Stocksy or #SocialEnterprises like #Scoop.co.nz as the most realistic way of creating a secure living for those whose creative and intellectual work contributes to the commons. It requires building organisations, instead of just trying to get passing swarms into a hive ;)
@icedquinn

@bhaugen except for MG, these projects are imagine as federated replacements for #SnapChat / #Instagram. But to what degree could they also be replacements for #DataFarms like #Flickr, #DeviantArt, or even #PhotoPin (a #CC image host)? How could a coop like #Stocksy participate? How can all this be explained to newbies?