"Oh, wait, this is our fault...."

Honestly, this wasn't actually meant to be a 'pile on iStock' day, but when you have a target-rich environment, you have to make the most of it.

Last week we reported (8/24 - Getty Site - Site Down as Stock Is Down?) on the new Getty Images site as being down. Well, what happened here?

It seems that Mr. Livingstone's at it again. Where is Ranz when you need her?

(Continued, with another error after the Jump)

I was just minding my own business, following a link from another site, and this is what I ran up against.

Perhaps it's (as reported at StockPhotoTalk) the "...Feel free to download 30 of our 60 sample photos for free and get a 20% discount on your first purchase..." server load? Or, maybe, it's because everyone's over at the iStockalypse and no one is minding the store? So, I go back to check again 10 minutes later, and here's what I get at the main site:


Down for maintenance? Isn't that what the IT department does on a Saturday night, when there is little traffic (relatively speaking)? Not on a Thursday around noon!

I guess it's a good thing that today isn't 100% royalty day!

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