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This is off topic, but the next web really needs to make an effort to properly credit images. They've been called out on this a number of times before, but the

This is off topic, but the next web really needs to make an effort to properly credit images. They've been called out on this a number of times before, but the way they credit image sources is just plain wrong. In this article, for example, at the very bottom of the page is a generic link that says SOURCES: IMAGE CREDIT. With this particular image, the photographer very clearly says "please, kindly credit me (Nan Palmero) with the photo and link back here" - nowhere do they credit him by name. A quick check of all of the other publications using her photo do properly credit her by name, but the next web can't be bothered. If the author of this article is reading - PLEASE CREDIT THE PHOTOGRAPHER

madrona 14y ago
TNW rips off more than just pictures.
- rjsamson 14y ago
  Agreed (although this article appears to contain some original reporting), but their neglect for proper image attribution is especially egregious. It is most bothersome to me because all they have to do is mention the guy's name and they get to use his image free of charge, but instead they resort to some sort of half-hidden generic link-back.
  - mpanzarino 14y ago
    I've made a change to credit the image more prominently with the photographer's name. As a photographer myself, who does offer images under a CC license, I understand the importance of crediting. It was not my intention to slight them in any way. And you'll find that a good many of the articles that we publish contain original reporting. Thank you for reading.
    - rjsamson 14y ago
      Thanks Matthew - glad to see you're willing to make that change. I noticed a number of other TNW articles from today also using the same anonymous attribution, one of which was another of yours (http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/06/05/apple-tv-5-0-2-software-update-released-for-2nd-gen-and-1080p-models/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/06/05/apple-tv-5-0-2-softwa...). If you'd take a moment to fix the attribution and mention something to your colleagues as well that would be awesome. A couple of the other articles I noticed are here: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/06/06/bid-for-a-dinner-with-sean-parker-on-ebay-right-now-proceeds-go-to-cancer-research/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/06/06/bid-for-a-dinner-wi... http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/06/05/trickster-for-mac-helps-you-find-all-of-your-recently-used-apps-and-files/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/06/05/trickster-for-mac-help... http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/06/05/tvs-status-quo-may-be-strong-but-technology-will-change-it-soon-whether-the-industry-is-ready-or-not/ http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/06/05/tvs-status-quo-may-be... http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/06/05/here-are-the-winners-of-the-appsfire-app-star-awards-for-2012/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/06/05/here-are-the-winners-o... Thanks!
richiezc 14y ago
sort of off topic but I used to work at LinkedIn and created the foil wrapped logo'd chocolates being photographed. we used them as a giveaway back at CES in 2010 in the blackberry booth. its cool that the images is offered under CC license and has been included in so many articles about LinkedIn, he should get a photo credit
- rjsamson 14y ago
  That's pretty cool actually - small world!
damncabbage 14y ago
And if the photographer is reading - PLEASE FILE A DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE. (Companies aren't going to pay attention to you as a little guy until you kick them in the pants. Have at it.)
uptown 14y ago
Here's everywhere that's using that photo: http://www.tineye.com/search/3dab4395c0ce1c3e010b2fa699cfbfb749582f4b/?pluginver=chrome-1.1 http://www.tineye.com/search/3dab4395c0ce1c3e010b2fa699cfbfb...
nanpalmero 14y ago
Thank you very much for looking out. It appears that this has been going on a bit. Matthew, can you help with the following pieces that also do not have my name attached to them, please? Doing so on both the desktop and mobile version would be greatly appreciated! http://thenextweb.com/location/2011/08/01/foursquare-reportedly-to-roll-out-new-pages-that-anyone-can-sign-up-for/ http://thenextweb.com/location/2011/08/01/foursquare-reporte... http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/05/14/milestone-foursquare-hits-10-million-users/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/05/14/milestone-foursquar... http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/03/17/agora-helps-you-meet-new-foursquare-friends-when-you-check-in/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/03/17/agora-helps-you-meet-n... http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/10/24/linkedin-fixes-bug-which-exposed-celebrities-email-addresses/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/10/24/linkedin-fixes-bug-... http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/16/linkedin-launches-slick-new-iphone-android-and-html5-mobile-apps/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/16/linkedin-launches-slic... http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/01/13/32-of-my-friends-changed-jobs-last-year-how-many-of-yours-linkedin-will-tell-you/ http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/01/13/32-of-my-friend... http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/08/31/mtv-to-reward-std-checkups-with-a-foursquare-badge/ http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/08/31/mtv-to-reward-std-ch... http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/03/25/foursquare-plans-to-open-uk-office-during-the-next-year/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/03/25/foursquare-plans-to... http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/01/27/linkedin-files-its-ipo-developing/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/01/27/linkedin-files-its-... @Richiezc what a cool chocolate wrapper, thank you for making such a fun piece.
- rjsamson 14y ago
  Wow - I knew they were bad at image attribution, but that's just plain awful. And these are just the photos from one photographer that have been improperly used! TNW clearly has a large gap in their reporting standards that needs to be corrected.
  - nanpalmero 14y ago
    I'm hopeful that they'll do the right thing.

madrona 14y ago

TNW rips off more than just pictures.

rjsamson 14y ago
Agreed (although this article appears to contain some original reporting), but their neglect for proper image attribution is especially egregious. It is most bothersome to me because all they have to do is mention the guy's name and they get to use his image free of charge, but instead they resort to some sort of half-hidden generic link-back.
- mpanzarino 14y ago
  I've made a change to credit the image more prominently with the photographer's name. As a photographer myself, who does offer images under a CC license, I understand the importance of crediting. It was not my intention to slight them in any way. And you'll find that a good many of the articles that we publish contain original reporting. Thank you for reading.
  - rjsamson 14y ago
    Thanks Matthew - glad to see you're willing to make that change. I noticed a number of other TNW articles from today also using the same anonymous attribution, one of which was another of yours (http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/06/05/apple-tv-5-0-2-software-update-released-for-2nd-gen-and-1080p-models/ http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/06/05/apple-tv-5-0-2-softwa...). If you'd take a moment to fix the attribution and mention something to your colleagues as well that would be awesome. A couple of the other articles I noticed are here: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/06/06/bid-for-a-dinner-with-sean-parker-on-ebay-right-now-proceeds-go-to-cancer-research/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/06/06/bid-for-a-dinner-wi... http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/06/05/trickster-for-mac-helps-you-find-all-of-your-recently-used-apps-and-files/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/06/05/trickster-for-mac-help... http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/06/05/tvs-status-quo-may-be-strong-but-technology-will-change-it-soon-whether-the-industry-is-ready-or-not/ http://thenextweb.com/media/2012/06/05/tvs-status-quo-may-be... http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/06/05/here-are-the-winners-of-the-appsfire-app-star-awards-for-2012/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/06/05/here-are-the-winners-o... Thanks!

richiezc 14y ago

sort of off topic but I used to work at LinkedIn and created the foil wrapped logo'd chocolates being photographed. we used them as a giveaway back at CES in 2010 in the blackberry booth. its cool that the images is offered under CC license and has been included in so many articles about LinkedIn, he should get a photo credit

rjsamson 14y ago
That's pretty cool actually - small world!

damncabbage 14y ago

And if the photographer is reading - PLEASE FILE A DMCA TAKEDOWN NOTICE. (Companies aren't going to pay attention to you as a little guy until you kick them in the pants. Have at it.)

uptown 14y ago

Here's everywhere that's using that photo: http://www.tineye.com/search/3dab4395c0ce1c3e010b2fa699cfbfb749582f4b/?pluginver=chrome-1.1 http://www.tineye.com/search/3dab4395c0ce1c3e010b2fa699cfbfb...

nanpalmero 14y ago

Thank you very much for looking out. It appears that this has been going on a bit. Matthew, can you help with the following pieces that also do not have my name attached to them, please? Doing so on both the desktop and mobile version would be greatly appreciated! http://thenextweb.com/location/2011/08/01/foursquare-reportedly-to-roll-out-new-pages-that-anyone-can-sign-up-for/ http://thenextweb.com/location/2011/08/01/foursquare-reporte... http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/05/14/milestone-foursquare-hits-10-million-users/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/05/14/milestone-foursquar... http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/03/17/agora-helps-you-meet-new-foursquare-friends-when-you-check-in/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/03/17/agora-helps-you-meet-n... http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/10/24/linkedin-fixes-bug-which-exposed-celebrities-email-addresses/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/10/24/linkedin-fixes-bug-... http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/16/linkedin-launches-slick-new-iphone-android-and-html5-mobile-apps/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2011/08/16/linkedin-launches-slic... http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/01/13/32-of-my-friends-changed-jobs-last-year-how-many-of-yours-linkedin-will-tell-you/ http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2011/01/13/32-of-my-friend... http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/08/31/mtv-to-reward-std-checkups-with-a-foursquare-badge/ http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2010/08/31/mtv-to-reward-std-ch... http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/03/25/foursquare-plans-to-open-uk-office-during-the-next-year/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/03/25/foursquare-plans-to... http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/01/27/linkedin-files-its-ipo-developing/ http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/01/27/linkedin-files-its-... @Richiezc what a cool chocolate wrapper, thank you for making such a fun piece.

rjsamson 14y ago
Wow - I knew they were bad at image attribution, but that's just plain awful. And these are just the photos from one photographer that have been improperly used! TNW clearly has a large gap in their reporting standards that needs to be corrected.
- nanpalmero 14y ago
  I'm hopeful that they'll do the right thing.