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Images with "like" will get a boost to their search placement

On every picture details page at Cutcaster, there's a new "Like" button under every image thumbnail. In order to push the highest quality images to the front of the search results, all images with "likes" at Cutcaster will get an added boost to their search placement. The more "likes" your image gets, the higher it will get pushed up in search results.

Source: Cutcaster blog

Help Cutcaster and get 15 credits

In an effort to continually improve, Cutcaster wants to analyze how users navigate the site. If you want to help them (and earn 15 credits) just follow the intructions published on their blog. It's easy: use Screenr to record your desktop while you upload a file and perform some searchs.

Source: Cutcaster blog

FTP issues fixed

Cutcasters has just fixed the issues with the new FTP server and connecting with Amazon.

Notice that Mac OSX users may still have some problems with Cyberduck FTP.

Source: Cutcaster blog

Design a banner for Cutcaster

You can Win credit prizes for designing the next set of banner and referral ads for the new Cutcaster. There will be three winners who will receive 250, 175 and 100 Cutcaster credits.

Also, they will post links to the winners’ websites or Cutcaster studios on the blog, write about the winners in the newsletter and talk about them on Facebook, Twitter and Myspace.

Entries are due on March 15th, 2011. Cutcaster will select a winner and two runner-ups. Winners will be contacted by March 20th, 2011.

More info: Cutcaster

Source: Cutcaster blog

How-to search at Cutcaster

Here you have two videos to learn how to use Image Search and boolean operators. Also, you'll learn how to use what Cutcaster calls "Grouping".

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How to use the new Cutcaster

This is a video to see how to use the new Cutcaster web:

Source: Cutcaster blog

The new Cutcaster

Cutcaster has just released a new web, completely re-built from the ground up. Site improvements include faster image loading time, increased functionality, improved site layout, cleaner architecture and a simplified design. The image search tool is now superior in speed, accuracy and ease of use. Searches can be filtered by: categories, colors, contributor’s name, vertical or horizontal orientation, picture resolution, price, relevance and image format.

Source: Cutcaster blog

Cutcaster scheduled downtime

Over the next 24-48 hours, Cutcaster will take the site offline to replace it with the new site.

Source: Cutcaster blog

New and improved version of Cutcaster

From Cutcaster blog:

For the last 9 months,we have been quietly planning, re-designing and writing code for the new and improved version of Cutcaster. (This is when you can picture our team huddled around the drawing board, burning the midnight oil and planning out the re-design). The new site, which is still being tested, should launch by the first of next year. It will drastically improve the sites design, usability, search engine optimization, page load speed, sales conversions and overall visual appeal.

Learn more: http://blog.cutcaster.com/2010/11/18/complete-site-redesign-on-schedule-for-the-end-of-december/