Shutterstock to Enhance Creative Presentations at TED

NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Shutterstock Images LLC, a leading global provider of high-quality stock photography, vectors, illustrations and footage, today announced a yearlong partnership with TED, the non-profit dedicated to ideas worth spreading. This partnership connects the two creative brands to encourage more dynamic, visual presentations from the world's most inspired thinkers. As part of this partnership, Shutterstock is providing complimentary subscriptions to speakers at TED2012 and TEDGlobal2012.

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"Shutterstock was built around sharing and supporting creativity, and we are thrilled to partner with an organization like TED that has a strong reputation for sparking groundbreaking ideas and influencing millions around the world," said Shutterstock Founder and CEO Jon Oringer. "A diverse group of TED speakers have started to enhance their presentations with visuals from Shutterstock, and we're excited to be a part of this innovative, pacesetting platform."

In addition to providing conference speakers with visuals, Shutterstock has created a multi-user account for the TED organization for ongoing use, and will provide all attendees at TED2012 events with a free, one-month subscription.

Shutterstock has previously supported TEDxDanubia, a TED event taking place in Turkey and the 2012 partnership builds on the initial collaboration.

About Shutterstock

Shutterstock Images LLC is a leading global provider of high-quality stock photography, vectors, illustrations and footage to businesses, marketing agencies and media organizations around the world.

Shutterstock works closely with its growing contributor community of photographers, videographers, illustrators and designers to curate a global marketplace for royalty-free, top-quality imagery. Shutterstock adds tens of thousands of rights-cleared images each week, and with more than 18 million files currently available, the company recently celebrated its 200-millionth image download.

Headquartered in New York City, Shutterstock also owns Bigstock, a value-oriented stock agency that offers both credit and simple Pay As You Go purchasing options.

For more information, please visit http://www.shutterstock.com, and follow Shutterstock on Twitter or on Facebook.

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Long Beach, California, along with the TEDActive simulcast in Palm Springs; the annual TEDGlobal conference is held each summer in Edinburgh, Scotland.

TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide, and TEDBooks, short e-books by speakers that elaborate on a single idea originally presented on TED's stage. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.

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