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How far have we come from "My Gift to Reddit: I created an image hosting service that doesn't suck."[0] I suppose it has lasted longer than anyone expected. [
by yreg 4y ago
How far have we come from "My Gift to Reddit: I created an image hosting service that doesn't suck."[0]
I suppose it has lasted longer than anyone expected.
[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7zlyd/my_gift_to_reddit_i_created_an_image_hosting/ https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7zlyd/my_gift_t...
- TazeTSchnitzel 4y agoIt was cynical from the beginning: the author made the same post on Digg also, it just didn't take off there.
- ttrrooppeerr 4y agoDo you have link/source?
- frankacter 4y agoThis is an often repeated myth, from the creator: >"Yes I did" [create it for Reddit] There's some conspiracy theory going around that I actually created it for Digg. So, here's what happened. I posted it on Reddit, Digg, and a couple forums that I frequent at the same time. The server actually ended up going down and the Reddit post got spammed with "It doesn't work!!". So, I deleted the thread, corrected the problems, and posted it again the next day. I didn't bother deleting the Digg thread; that's why it has a timestamp one day before the Reddit one. I'll try to update this with links to whatever proof I have, but I don't have time right now. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9tlwi/im_the_imgur_guy_ama/c0edmp6/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9tlwi/im_the_imgur_gu...
- zamadatix 4y agoYou seem to confirm what GP was saying. The myth seems to be a separate discussion about which was first.
- glanzwulf 4y agoTime for someone to create an image hosting service that doesn't suck part 2?
- coldpie 4y agoMore like part 2,000,000. It's an unsolveable problem. To Imgur's credit, it lasted longer than I thought it would.
- red-iron-pine 4y agoIt might still last; Tumblr is still there, albeit in a lesser form. And as other posters mentioned, the pushback against NSFW content isn't just Imgur.
- 93po 4y agosomething something blockchain
- yreg 4y agoOr rather bittorrent.
- survirtual 4y agoIt is not unsolvable. People with the money, time, and luxury just are not capable of solving it, as they exist in ivory towers far away from real problems, and can not fathom investing in people outside their circles with solutions.
- jandrese 4y agoSo what you are saying is it is easily solvable as long as you have an infinite source of free money.
- mysterydip 4y agoHeck, I'll solve it for half that much!