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This is not really a surprise, this cycle happens from time to time, i.e. Photobucket, ImgShack, etc. As soon as Imgur took funding the die was cast. They hav
by redm 9y ago
This is not really a surprise, this cycle happens from time to time, i.e. Photobucket, ImgShack, etc.
As soon as Imgur took funding the die was cast. They have to show more ads, get more traffic to their pages, and drive engagement.
Imgur was at its best when it was simple to upload and link. Those days are gone.
- komali2 9y agoI don't see how you can make money from the following model: >Upload an image to easily directly link to elsewhere. From the single ad view of the OP that uploads, they expect to make enough money to fund the thousands of people that will then download the image? Doesn't make sense. I wish it did, because that's a user-friendly world, but somebody is paying to keep that server running.
- redm 9y agoPerhaps but that's how these services get so popular in the first place. There are mechanisms where free image hosting makes sense. Remember when we used to pay for email? There are always ways to monetize products indirectly, or have value add, when direct monitization doesn't work well.
- komali2 9y agoI'm not entirely sure why I don't have to pay for email. My only guess is that because it's hosted by Google, I am more integrated in the google ecosystem, which seems to be only something like google or yahoo could pull off. I can't really think of any other companies that are "spread" enough to make sense having an "ecosystem."
- bluedino 9y agoJust waiting for it's successor to come along...
- corobo 9y agoYou can give imgsir.com a go if you like. Caught with my pants down on a train but I was thinking the patreon model. No donate, basic images. More donate, things like videos etc and various inbetweens