RIP Photobucket...
Discussion
GetCarter said:
I have had my own website domain and hosting for nearly 20 years, and have never had a problem. If someone hotlinks any photos on my site I e mail them and they either pay me money or take the photo down.
If you have your own domain, you control it.
That's nice dear, but none of that changes the fact that 99.9999% of the population just want somewhere to quickly dump and host their pics and not have to concern themselves with monitoring their bandwidth, site traffic, nor having to spend time sending out emails and take down notices when someone decides to hotlink their images.If you have your own domain, you control it.
I understand that geeky techie types (as evidenced in the replies in this thread) and pro 'togs such as yourself are happy to deal with that and all the hassle that comes with it, but you (collectively) are very much in the minority.
NoIP said:
GetCarter said:
I have had my own website domain and hosting for nearly 20 years, and have never had a problem. If someone hotlinks any photos on my site I e mail them and they either pay me money or take the photo down.
If you have your own domain, you control it.
That's nice dear, but none of that changes the fact that 99.9999% of the population just want somewhere to quickly dump and host their pics and not have to concern themselves with monitoring their bandwidth, site traffic, nor having to spend time sending out emails and take down notices when someone decides to hotlink their images.If you have your own domain, you control it.
I understand that geeky techie types (as evidenced in the replies in this thread) and pro 'togs such as yourself are happy to deal with that and all the assle that comes with it, but you (collectively) are very much in the minority.
Trouble is, dear, that I just want somewhere to quickly dump and host my pics and not have to concern myself with monitoring my bandwidth, site traffic, nor having to spend time sending out emails and take down notices when someone decides to hotlink my images.
So I just have my own URL, and it's no problem at all, dear.
HTH
NoIP said:
That's nice dear, but none of that changes the fact that 99.9999% of the population just want somewhere to quickly dump and host their pics and not have to concern themselves with monitoring their bandwidth, site traffic, nor having to spend time sending out emails and take down notices when someone decides to hotlink their images.
I understand that geeky techie types (as evidenced in the replies in this thread) and pro 'togs such as yourself are happy to deal with that and all the hassle that comes with it, but you (collectively) are very much in the minority.
There is no hassle. Filezilla to drag+drop photos to host. I've never had a bandwidth problem. I don't monitor anything. It takes zero regular maintenance.I understand that geeky techie types (as evidenced in the replies in this thread) and pro 'togs such as yourself are happy to deal with that and all the hassle that comes with it, but you (collectively) are very much in the minority.
I can reach a bandwidth limit whether self hosted or third party hosted. The only difference is whether a company can permenantly break all your links and you have no choice, or whether you have the opportunity to rectify the problem when it happens. This might be by paying a nominal amount more or it might by be adding some lines to a simple htaccess file.
bloody photobucket!!
i have 3000 images hosted and linked all over forums in technical guides etc
luckily i pay an annual fee so they haven't all gone straight away but its gonna take me AGES to try and sort out all the guides i have written over the years
think i need to set up my own domain
JJ
i have 3000 images hosted and linked all over forums in technical guides etc
luckily i pay an annual fee so they haven't all gone straight away but its gonna take me AGES to try and sort out all the guides i have written over the years
think i need to set up my own domain
JJ
NoIP said:
I understand that geeky techie types (as evidenced in the replies in this thread) and pro 'togs such as yourself are happy to deal with that and all the hassle that comes with it, but you (collectively) are very much in the minority.
Yep and it's that minority who don't need to fix 3000 images or complain to the internet as they understood (being geeky types) that all this costs money and someone has to pay for it.Hot linking images is essentially theft of someone's bandwidth - if the 'free' provider isn't getting ad revenue they can't continue.
Expect to see much more of this happening going forwards. Owning the domain is the only way to avoid it....
However even that has a downside; if the domain owner forgets to renew, looses interest or dies - then that content is lost forever.
eliot - i get that totally and i even pay for additional bandwidth BUT thats what photobucket was about
they have changed their business model and are making a money grab based on the reliance people have on it
its like facebook suddenly hiding all your friends from you and making you pay £500 to see their pics again (for bandwidth usage)
don't set up a business to offer a service then take that service away once people become dependent
i'd pay £10/month but not £40
they have no clue
JJ
they have changed their business model and are making a money grab based on the reliance people have on it
its like facebook suddenly hiding all your friends from you and making you pay £500 to see their pics again (for bandwidth usage)
don't set up a business to offer a service then take that service away once people become dependent
i'd pay £10/month but not £40
they have no clue
JJ
problemchild1976 said:
eliot - i get that totally and i even pay for additional bandwidth BUT thats what photobucket was about
they have changed their business model and are making a money grab based on the reliance people have on it
its like facebook suddenly hiding all your friends from you and making you pay £500 to see their pics again (for bandwidth usage)
don't set up a business to offer a service then take that service away once people become dependent
i'd pay £10/month but not £40
they have no clue
JJ
It's £25 per month?they have changed their business model and are making a money grab based on the reliance people have on it
its like facebook suddenly hiding all your friends from you and making you pay £500 to see their pics again (for bandwidth usage)
don't set up a business to offer a service then take that service away once people become dependent
i'd pay £10/month but not £40
they have no clue
JJ
Additionally, their model was flawed from the outset, as they were being used as a content provider which was probably never their intended model.
Someone has to pay for the data storage, the bandwidth and staff to maintain servers etc. and without revenue from advertising it was never going to work.
They have done what many other providers are going to be doing in the future, and that's charge for their services.
I came across this elsewhere, and it provides the ability to view images hosted by PB on forums, BB's etc
It's an extension built for the Chrome browser, appears to be an open source project shared on GitHub;
On the Chrome Webstore here;
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobuc...
On GitHub here;
https://github.com/kzahel/photobucket-embed-fix
I've no connection to it, and found it linked to elsewhere. We're all adults, so please make your own decisions to use it if you see fit !
(You will likely have to clear the image cache in your browser if you've visited pages before)
It's an extension built for the Chrome browser, appears to be an open source project shared on GitHub;
On the Chrome Webstore here;
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/photobuc...
On GitHub here;
https://github.com/kzahel/photobucket-embed-fix
I've no connection to it, and found it linked to elsewhere. We're all adults, so please make your own decisions to use it if you see fit !
(You will likely have to clear the image cache in your browser if you've visited pages before)
I wrote back to the email on the same day I received it. I deleted everything and deactivated my account.
2 days later I get another mail saying I'm 3rd party hosting.
2 days later I get another mail saying I'm 3rd party hosting.
WarrenG said:
Bugger off, I have deleted all my content and cancelled my account 2 days ago.
Idiots.
$400 a year. Really?Idiots.
PB seem to think like a lot of other firms/places - that we need them more than they need us. I did get an e mail from them about third party hosting. My reply-I'll upgrade - TO ANOTHER SITE ( as I suspect a lot of other users will ). given that there'll be less ad income from those that remain, PB might find they've killed the golden goose.
Perhaps there is a business opportunity here.
Start a new photo hosting thing for forum/e-bay pics etc..
Get a million people on board with discrete ads to cover the costs.
Bury deep in the t&C the option to start charging/change the site policies blah blah..
After two/five years do a 'photobucket' but only demand £50 to keep pic links.
A lot would pay £50 a year to keep forum stuff etc alive..
If only 1 in 50 go for it that's a nice million quid..
Rinse and repeat...
Start a new photo hosting thing for forum/e-bay pics etc..
Get a million people on board with discrete ads to cover the costs.
Bury deep in the t&C the option to start charging/change the site policies blah blah..
After two/five years do a 'photobucket' but only demand £50 to keep pic links.
A lot would pay £50 a year to keep forum stuff etc alive..
If only 1 in 50 go for it that's a nice million quid..
Rinse and repeat...
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