# Royalty-Free Image Services Thinkstock Uses Twitter So Users Can Find the Perfect Picture By Tiana Reid | Published 2010-07-01 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thinkstock References: [springwise](http://www.springwise.com/marketing_advertising/thinkstock/) & [thinkstockphotos](http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/) Thinkstock is a service that features royalty-free photographs and illustrations from sources including iStockphoto, [Getty Images](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/image-datasets) and Jupiterimages. With more than five million user photographs, subscribers are able to find whatever images suit their needs best. Thinkstock has begun testing a Social Art Buyer program, which enables a user to contact their [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-4) account (@Thinkstock) in order to request specific images. **Implications** - The explosion of blogging and other forms of online writing and photography have created a copyright conundrum. Not all content creators understand copyright law, and even fewer are willing to pay professional photographers for the perfect image. Royalty-free stock image websites offer a legal solution to the photo quandary that pleases all parties. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 20% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Royalty-free Image Services:** More companies will adopt similar services offering seamless access to royalty-free images. - **Social Media Experiences:** We will see more social media integrations with e-commerce and stock image websites. - **On-demand Image Sourcing:** Users will increasingly demand faster access to images through channels like social media and chatbots. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **E-commerce:** Companies can integrate social media features into their e-commerce platform allowing for on-demand and image sourcing. - **Digital Marketing:** Marketers can leverage individual social media experiences for targeted campaigns using royalty-free images or creating user-generated content. - **Chatbots:** Chatbot services can integrate access to royalty-free images and link to on-demand download services. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Aesthetic Stock Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dupe.md) - [Free AI Image Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stock-cake.md) - [AI Stock Photo Databases](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-stock-photo-database.md) - [High-Quality AI-Training Image Datasets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/image-datasets.md) - [Discounted AI Photo Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jumpstory-essentials.md) - [AI-Generated Illustrated Libraries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illustrated-libraries.md) - [Copyright-Free Image Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/no-more-copyright.md) - [Stock 3D Visuals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unsplash.md) - [AI Image Generators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/imitate-ai.md)