Photobucket impact and alternatives

[dwardo]

Apologies if this has been discussed already.

I have been rightly or wrongly less inclined to post about trips and outing without photos. All down to the sudden repeal of the photobucket service.

I fully understand how cloud computing works being in the trade so please no "there is no cloud just someone else`s computer" .. There are plenty of services out there that make their way with advertising or realistic monthly service charges.

Tiny rant over.

So what now? What are the alternatives or will forums traffic simply slow to a text based halt only? I have seen this happening across many forums since the pbucket bomb.

I believe its around £300 a year? I have access to server space and may just have to re-upload to their and trawl thousands of posts and correct them

Anyone any idea if Pbucket are likely to change their stance?

 

[Steve27752]

I am now using Imgur.

 

[dwardo]

I am now using Imgur.

Thanks,

Free?, for now atleast? Relatively quick?

 

[Klenchblaize]

I'm watching this with great interest.

Good thread

K

 

[Bigfoot]

I have just deleted my PB account, I had nothing there I didn't have saved elsewhere although the main reason I used it was for easy hotlinking. I haven't got round to trying any alternatives but I'll be watching this thread with interest.

I'll also be interested to find out (not that they would release the info) how many users abandon PB.

 

[hughlle1]

There are thousands of options out there for free, and offer a far better service, imugr, Tumblr, instagram, you name it. I'm also on a forum who offer unlimited storage and hotlinking for a fiver a year. That's what makes PBs new direction so perplexing. Maybe it's just a last ditch cash grab before they shut it down due to the realization that they've not had a clue what theyve been doing for years now.

 

[Robson Valley]

Post Image is getting the popular nod over here in several wood carving forum groups.
No sense in keeping secrets about names and services and prices, we all seem to be able to point the middle finger at PhotoBucket.