On: The Decline of Imgur on Reddit and the Rise of Reddit's Native Image Hosting

[stanmancan]

Why not use Dropbox public links or something similar?

[aleksandrm → stanmancan]

Afaik, they discontinued offering public links as a way of hosting.

[ue_ → aleksandrm]

My friend links me to pictures he's put on Dropbox all the time, usually screenshots. Is that what you're referring to?

[dylz → ue_]

No. Dropbox used to have a folder that let you share direct links.

https://www.dropbox.com/help/files-folders/public-folder

It's been retroactively removed from accounts.

[ue_ → dylz]

What do you mean by direct links? My friend can link me to things, but they display in the "dropbox viewer", and I can download them by clicking "download" in that webpage.

[dylz → ue_]

Direct links, as in <img src=""> usable, etc.

Not viewer, not ad/conversion/signup/referral filled bloated javascript page.

It was pretty much the only reason I even kept a dropbox account. No point after that.

[astrodust → stanmancan]

There's limits on what you can share. imgur's big benefit is no cap on hosting, so if your meme goes nuclear you're not going to get a "bandwidth exceeded" page.

[stanmancan → astrodust]

Fair enough, wasn't aware of the bandwidth limits. Thanks!

[maxerickson → stanmancan]

I've used imgur in the past because it is upload->url, no further messing around required.

[stanmancan → maxerickson]

If you're sharing with a limited option all you have to do is right click the file in your Dropbox folder and click "get public link" -- others are suggesting there's bandwidth caps so this isn't ideal for a Reddit post or something that might receive large amounts of traffic.

[Dylan16807 → stanmancan]

That link does not go to the image. You have to manually edit it.

[_jcwu → stanmancan]

Because they have traffic limits.

[kgwxd → stanmancan]

Unless I'm mistaken, that requires an account, accounts suck.

[stanmancan → kgwxd]

It does, but it was just an option.

Really you have three options, free services have ads, paid services which require an account, or host your own.

[kgwxd → stanmancan]

Or, for now, use imgur.

[stanmancan → kgwxd]

That falls under the free service with ads

[kgwxd → stanmancan]

Didn't even realize they had ads, I guess I should have assumed. Does it really count if you link directly to the jpg though?