Flickr-competitor and photo-focused startup 500px is launching a trio of new things today, including a new blog called ISO that’s designed to build stories around member photos, revamped upload and management tools, and new collections which are curated photo groups that are designed to provide members with more sources of inspiration.
The ISO blog and the Collections initiative are both designed around the idea that 500px can continue to grow its audience and increase engagement by providing its users with more beyond the photo portfolios that members themselves create for their collections. Highlighting member content in a way that puts choice photos in front of more eyes is a necessary step as the 500px network increases, making it more difficult for any single artist to stand out on the basic Featured images discovery pages that have been part of the network since the start.
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