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The best media hosting service ?

Posted by djumbox • 9/19/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic

Hi all!

I'd like to hear your opinion on existing media hosting services. I tend to use imageshack.us for the photos on my blog, but would like to give a try to some other service with more customizing options (img size and borders, cropping the image etc.) What do u prefer to use ?

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9/19/07

Kamal911

i use fsphost

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9/19/07

EndohT

I used to be on Photobucket and I think it #### big time! It's little wonder I shaft it down the toilet bowl. Now I'm on my own webhosting and no longer have any issues.

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9/19/07

djumbox

I expected more answers really. I used flickr for the few lastest posts, but I hope to see something more sophisticated then flickr or imageshack. U ppl never put the pictures on your blogs except from your own servers ?

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9/19/07

jungl

If you use Flickr there is lots of "addons" on this site: bighugelabs.com/flickr/

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1. 9/19/07
  
  djumbox
  
  thanks jungl, this looks interesting. think i could use some of those.
9/19/07

Blackysky

Flickr is the best righ now no?

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9/19/07

PetLvr

I have more control over the pictures when they are on my server, in both the sizing, placement and don't have to worry if their site is down that can affect me.

Although, I am a big fan of the concept of sharing pictures and probably am a "user" more than a "giver" because I like to BlogThis papillon dog pictures to my PapillonLvr.com/blog/ site directly from Flickr.com. I have some pictures up there, but not many.

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1. 9/19/07
  
  jungl
  
  In my first posts I used pictures hosted on Flickr and they are actually the only pictures I get hits from in google image search.
  
  Seems like google doesn't like my self-hosted shots even though I have optimized for image search.
  
  Thinking about going back to Flickr.
9/19/07

djumbox

Interesting, i put a nice behind wearing a thong on flickr and the pic isn't not visible on the blog. of course all other images are showing up just fine. i'm giving up flickr too

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9/19/07

techfun

I use NextGallery in Wordpress.

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9/19/07

Rich

Flickr seems to work fine.

If I don't size them before I put them up, I just change the sizing code after the fact. I like not having to use the space on company's server for blog pictures. And I like some of the features that we'll be incorporating for other purposes later.

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9/19/07

lafrance

I use my server and flickr
Any new quiz?
Pierre

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1. 9/19/07
  
  djumbox
  
  pierre, i just bought a domain today. i have a few ideas, but will surely need some help with programming. i hope this site will be alive and kicking by the end of october.
9/19/07

lafrance

great did you point the dns to my server?

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1. 9/19/07
  
  djumbox
  
  not yet, i think i'll point it to my existing server. but that's now very much off topic...