No, on IS it's definately from date of upload which is how the exclusives get their main advantage in the best match

Quote from: Gregor909 on June 06, 2008, 09:10

Quote from: PaulieWalnuts on June 05, 2008, 22:11

You probably should care that it takes longer. From what I understand, supposedly, the best match gives preference to images that have higher downloads in a given timeframe. That timeframe starts at the point of upload. If that's all true, that means exclusives automatically get a headstart in the search and potential for downloads, which leads to higher positioning in the best match.

I can remember Steve from StockXpert saying that this timeframe starts at the point of approval on StockXpert, not the point of upload. So I assume it's works on IS the same way! Not sure though.

That does explain a lot! Quite a clever way of doing it really, though a pain in the butt for non exclusives like me!