But the question is: Would those other image dumps would have stopped putting in hotlink protection if they knew people would change back to non-direct links?
Or is it because the founder of imgur told people he made imgur just to help Reddit users?
Before imgur, most links were direct.
The answer to this question should be interesting to entrepreneurs here: Is it a good strategy to create a business for a large social network under the pretense of public good? Is the sheer number of users more important than how monetizable they are and the likelihood they will reciprocate?
Or is it because the founder of imgur told people he made imgur just to help Reddit users?
Before imgur, most links were direct.
The answer to this question should be interesting to entrepreneurs here: Is it a good strategy to create a business for a large social network under the pretense of public good? Is the sheer number of users more important than how monetizable they are and the likelihood they will reciprocate?