Eagle Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 As most of us probably already know, Photobucket has ceased to be a viable site for hosting photos, unless you have deep pockets and want to sign up for one of their pay-to-play plans. (And, even then, the Photobucket site may go down for extended periods with no warning and no explanation.) I've looked at several alternates, and until today I hadn't found anything worth even considering. I stumbled across a site called Shutterfy. https://support.shutterfly.com/s/article/The-Shutterfly-Guarantee-1 It looks promising ... I think. Unlimited storage, for free. But the page in that link doesn't tell us if the free accounts allow hotlinking to images for use on web forums such as the Comanche Club. I just wasted a quarter of an hour in a chat session with a customer support drone, who finally admitted that he/she doesn't know where the terms of service are to be found. He/she said he/she will get the information and send it to me. I'm not holding my breath. Has anyone used Shutterfly? If so, how satisfied are you? Is it a viable alternative for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87MJTIM Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 My wife uses it. I will ask her about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I use imgur, hasnt given me any issues since photobucket broke the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High2by Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Honestly, I have found that using tapatalk to post images to be the best for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I have used imgur since 2012. However, you never know when an image host will pull a Photobucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 I have looked at Imgur. Technically (IIRC), their terms of service prohibit using them as third-party host for images displayed on external sites. (Which, of course, is just what most of us want to use it for.) ... Yeah, it's in their terms of service: Quote Also, don't use Imgur to host image libraries you link to from elsewhere, content for your website, advertising, avatars, or anything else that turns us into your content delivery network. If you do – and we will be the judge – or if you do anything illegal, in addition to any other legal rights we may have, we will ban you along with the site you're hotlinking from, delete all your images, report you to the authorities if necessary, and prevent you from viewing any images hosted on Imgur.com. We mean it. So the terms of service prohibit doing what we want to do. That means if you use Imgur that way -- they have the option of cutting you off at any time and, if/when they do so, you have no recourse because they warned you not to do what you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeep Driver Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 59 minutes ago, Eagle said: I have looked at Imgur. Technically (IIRC), their terms of service prohibit using them as third-party host for images displayed on external sites. (Which, of course, is just what most of us want to use it for.) ... Yeah, it's in their terms of service: So the terms of service prohibit doing what we want to do. That means if you use Imgur that way -- they have the option of cutting you off at any time and, if/when they do so, you have no recourse because they warned you not to do what you did. Laughable, truly. The world has seen with photosucket has done to themselves, others will not repeat. That said- I've owned/built three websites. $12 to register your domain. $15 per month to host your site. Host your own images and share to your heart's content. If you are serious. My images are backed up, I don't care what imgur does or does not do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 My work network admins block Imgur, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 x2 on having your own website. It's really not that expensive and you are the one who controls the content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 That's why ComancheClub hosts its photos. I can sleep easy knowing that our content is not dependent on the whims of a hosting site. Sure wish I had done it sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High2by Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 8 minutes ago, Pete M said: That's why ComancheClub hosts its photos. This ^^^ for the win!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Eagle said: I have looked at Imgur. Technically (IIRC), their terms of service prohibit using them as third-party host for images displayed on external sites. (Which, of course, is just what most of us want to use it for.) ... Yeah, it's in their terms of service: So the terms of service prohibit doing what we want to do. That means if you use Imgur that way -- they have the option of cutting you off at any time and, if/when they do so, you have no recourse because they warned you not to do what you did. Yes, you're absolutely right. If they want to delete all of my pics, they could with the press of a button. I have my own photo hosting that I use for things other than CC. I need to stop being lazy and move my linked pictures on CC over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser54 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Years ago, shutterfly had a glich and all my stuff was lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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