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They solved a problem for a highly engaged network, making it simple to post and share an image in formats necessary for forums and not tied to identity. The fi
by subdane 12y ago
They solved a problem for a highly engaged network, making it simple to post and share an image in formats necessary for forums and not tied to identity. The first time I used Imgur, it was so simple, so delightful and so not monetized I wondered how it would last.
- fancy_betta 12y agoThey monetize the hell out of it now. A few times a day I click an imgur link and the page will show the image for a fraction of a second before forwarding to a full-page ad. It won't last much longer before someone else comes along with something less annoying and fewer ads.
- knome 12y agoI've never seen a fullpage ad on imgur. They've got sidebar ads, and the occasional promoted image, but never an overlay or popup. If you're getting the latter, you might want to scan for malware.
- masklinn 12y agoNever seen a fullpage ad either, although I finally had to add imgur to adblock when they started autoplaying video ads.
- vilhelm_s 12y agoI see this every couple of days: http://imgur.com/gallery/AluV1G0 http://imgur.com/gallery/AluV1G0 I somewhat doubt it's malware on my computer, because it only happens on imgur.
- Spittie 12y agoA while ago, their ad network started to serve .apk to Android users (see https://pay.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1qwb2i/weird_apk_trying_to_get_on_my_phone_from_imgur/ https://pay.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1qwb2i/weird_apk_t...). This is way worse than "just a fullscreen ads", since a malware on Android can easily steal your contacts and make you pay a fortune using premium numbers. Their ads provider are probably doing this without the consent from imgur, but I doubt they'll change ads provider. After all, the one serving the more shady ads are the one paying more.