The document describes an automated marketplace called Lobster.Media that allows users to purchase photos and videos from social media users for $0.99-2.99 each, which provides worldwide royalty-free licensing. The marketplace aims to value individual creativity over expensive stock photos by sourcing content directly from Instagram and Flickr users with their permission. Lobster.Media is run by a creative startup team and mentor from Mashable who want to disrupt how online content is sourced in 2015 by allowing searches across 250,000 photos filtered by keywords, usernames, locations, and dates.

1. THE AUTOMATED MARKETPLACE
WHERE YOU CAN BUY PHOTOS &
VIDEOS FROM REAL PEOPLE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA AT $0.99-2.99
AND GET THE ROYALTY-FREE
WORLDWIDE LICENSE.
WHAT
WHY
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN THE INDIVIDUAL
CREATIVITY AND YOUR CAMPAIGNS CAN
BE SOCIALLY APPEALING AND PERSONAL.
AND IMAGES DON'T HAVE TO BE DULL
AND AS EXPENSIVE AS PHOTOSTOCK.
BECAUSE NOBODY LIKES TAKING
CONTENT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA
WITHOUT PERMISSION.
HOW
WHO
WE ARE A CREATIVE
STARTUP TEAM AND A
MENTOR FROM MASHABLE,
GOING TO DISRUPT THE
CONTENT SOURCING FOR
YOU IN 2015.
YOU CAN SEARCH ACROSS 250 000
PHOTOS FROM INSTAGRAM AND FLICKR
USERS AT LOBSTER.MEDIA WITH
MULTIPLE KEYWORDS, USERNAME,
GEOLOCATION AND DATE RANGE.
LOBSTER.MEDIA
THE LEGAL LICENSE IS ISSUED
IMMEDIATELY AND SENT TO YOU
BY E-MAIL. THE PHOTO IS
DOWNLOADED IN ITS MAXIMUM
RESOLUTION RIGHT AFTER
PURCHASE.