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Working as a professional studio drummer, producing a radio show, learning by trial and error, and kite surfing in his spare time. This week we meet Kenaudio from AudioJungle.
If you’re an Envato marketplace author and would like to be interviewed for the blog, head over to this form. We’d love to hear from you.
We recently made a post about how and when to use embedded videos from social video sites, as part of our ongoing series about our Content Policy and using assets in marketplace items.
You can find that post here. Now we, like our authors, really like Vimeo! But unfortunately their terms of service are quite strict when it comes to saying no to all ‘commercial’ use of Vimeo. That’s why in our previous post we thought it best to recommend not to use Vimeo embeds in your marketplace items.
And that’s where our fantastic, engaged community comes in. Thanks to our author CodingJack, who took the initiative to discuss this with Vimeo, Vimeo has clarified that they are OK with authors using embeds from Vimeo. Here is how to do it:
We’re not sure who to love more – CodingJack and our community, or Vimeo!
Questions or something to say? Fire away in the comments!
Many authors use photos of people in their item previews – it’s a great way to liven up your preview and make it real to buyers.
There are some things to consider in using photos of people, because those people might have something to say about how and where you’ve used their image! In short, we think the best way to get images of people is from reputable stock photography ”commercial use” collections. There are some other options, but this is the most straight forward one. Read on, and I’ll explain why. Continue Reading
Handicapping horse races, aspiring to a political career, developing landing pages, and taking pride in his work. This week we meet Thomas Logan (beetlesales) from ThemeForest.
If you’re an Envato marketplace author and would like to be interviewed for the blog, head over to this form. We’d love to hear from you.
With a new month upon us, I’m pleased to announce March’s Community Superstar winner. He’s been an AudioJungle rockstar since 2011 and has already made a big impact on our Marketplace Forums. A huge congratulation goes out to PhilLarson!
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Congratulations to our second Power Elite author Peerapong! Peerapong has been a member of the Envato community for 2 years and in that time has amassed 2,754 followers! He surpassed $1,000,000+ worth of sales in the last month and has worked exceedingly hard to get there! Peerapong’s story is inspirational and we are so proud to have him as a leader in our community.
As a Power Elite author Peerapong receives a day in his honor and a special Power Elite care pack including the Power Elite ring. We’ve interviewed Pete (as he likes to be called away from the Marketplaces) for Peerapong Day and we hope you enjoy reading about his incredible journey to this milestone.
Getting into graphics at the age of twelve, learning Photoshop by playing around, having a love for simplicity, and encouraging new authors not to quit when they are rejected. This week we meet Eli Isakov (Studio9Resources) from GraphicRiver.
If you’re an Envato marketplace author and would like to be interviewed for the blog, head over to this form. We’d love to hear from you.
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Copyright Sign Made of Jigsaw Pieces from FlickrAs all Envato Marketplaces authors are no-doubt aware, Envato has been educating users over the past couple of months on how best to avoid potential issues to do with copyright and intellectual property with their Marketplace items. Today I’m here to announce another update to our policy where users must update their Marketplace avatar to an image which lowers their risk of infringing on another’s copyright or intelectual property.
As of April 1, 2012 all Marketplace users must update their public avatar on the site to one of the following:
1) A picture of yourself
2) A picture of a pet or animal owned by you
3) A solid color or shade
Failure to comply with this may result in requests for proof of creative ownership over items in your avatar and or a model release, in the worst case scenario we may warn or remove users who do not comply with our requests.
Oh yeah, one last thing…. Happy April Fools! 
What tune did you march down the aisle to when you got married? Chances are it wasn’t an AudioJungle track. Shame on you.
But if you’re single, here’s a great idea for when you’re ready to tie the knot. Do what this couple did, and choose AudioJungle! Not only did they march down the aisle to a tune by Andy Slatter (Slats), they also featured it on their Flash wedding invitation (above). Now that’s a forward-thinking couple!
Classic Buttons Photo by creativecommonsFor Marketplace users, CC-licensed materials can be a great source of assets to use in item previews and even item downloads. In this post I’ll explain a bit about what kinds of licenses you should be looking for, where to find content, and what to avoid. Continue Reading
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