Getty Images have launched of The Feed by Getty Images, an innovative use of the Getty Images’ Connect API applied to social media platforms. This new software integration showcases Getty Images’ content based on trending topics and conversation for up-to-the-minute news, sport and entertainment imagery.
They say: ‘Leveraging Twitter’s API to determine social trending topics, The Feed searches Getty Images using the Connect API , matches the images with the trending terms and posts the corresponding content on Getty Images’ social media channels and website. On Getty Images’ Facebook profile, up-to-the-minute themed timelines have been created using The Feed to showcase relevant, trending coverage of current events, sports and entertainment.’
