Image-Hosts - What do you use and why?

[Connor Macleod]

There are hundreds of image hosts on the web. Some good, some bad, and I'm just wondering what other people use and why. Here's my :2 cents: on some of the more popular hosts:


I hate these sites:

TinyPic - Avoid this site like the plague! Their Terms of Service is too strict and other problems make it extremely unreliable.
ImageRise - This one is even worse than TinyPic! The pop-ups are a pain in the ass and the site doesn't work with TinEye.
ImageShack - This site has always been problematic, and now that it blocks traffic from FreeOnes, it's even worse.
PhotoBucket - A horrible choice to use with FreeOnes. Their Terms of Service is too strict and they block traffic from FreeOnes.
PicsCrazy - Lots of pop-ups, doesn't work with TinEye, and has been giving the "Reported Attack Page!" warning.
4Chan - Blocks traffic from FreeOnes and the pics don't seem to last for long on there.
Imgur - Not a bad site, but it has one problem: It blocks traffic from FreeOnes.


These are good:

ImageBam - One of the best image hosts on the web, but lately image loading has been somewhat slow.
ImageVenue - Another of the best image hosts on the web and currently, my favorite.
ImageHaven - A good site that's a better choice than Bam or Venue if you're uploading a bunch of pics to create a gallery.
ImageEarn - This is also a good site that's a better choice than Bam or Venue if you're uploading a bunch of pics to create a gallery. This host also has a sister site for adult video.
HotChyx - A good site that would be great if you could upload more than one pic at a time.
BayImg - This site is starting to get more popular. One good thing is it has more options for resizing. Two bad things, you can only upload one pic at a time, and it states on the main page that the site is not intended for porn, so any porn images may be deleted.

 

[jambavant]

Pics-hosting.com: it allows hotlinking.

 

[DKM86]

Stooorage is the best.

 

[ChuckFaze]

I use PostImage.org.
It's been working fine for me in my short tenure here at FreeOnes.
It's fast both for uploading and for display.
And that's even more impressive considering I have Dial Up.
I'm satisfied with PostImage so far.

 

[ChuckFaze]

I HAVE noticed that when I Click to view images and they happen to be hosted at ImageBam, it's noticeably slow. So, I lucked out that out of the various choices that were suggested on that thread over at the FreeOnes Webmaster section, I chose PostImage.

 

[xfire]

I've got a domain on justhost with unlimited storage & bandwidth. Costs less than $2/month.

 

[Connor Macleod]

Below is a site that may be of interest. It lists over 80 different hosts with info about each; what each site allows, does not allow.

http://www.findimagehost.com/

 

[Mcloud]

I use ImageVenue, had no problems and i gree with Tinypic just a waste of time with them you will lose you images.

 

[bnt]

Thank you