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Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

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Re: Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

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Post by conceit »

raverbashing wrote: post #169
ljk wrote: post #69

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it's funny that imgur is turning into the sites it was replacing in the first place

"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" (or until you get an investment from less ethical companies) But to be honest monetizing things like imgurl is hard. Most of the users cost more than they earn I think with adblockers becomming more common we'll have to think of better ways of coming out with feasible arrangements. Sharing bandwidth between users? JS bitcoin mining (or…

> Most of the users cost more than they earn

I call bullshit. Can you spell datamining?

also: native advertising.

Re: Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

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Post by unlinker »

tehbeard wrote: post #93
yoodenvranx wrote: post #42

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The biggest problem with imgur is that their mobile site is slow and sluggish as hell. On my Moto G2 loading and rendering even a single image takes way longer than it should be so I guess there is a lot of "beautiful" Javascript hackery going on in the background doing who-knows-what.

My money is on the JavaScript for the stupid ass swipe left/right functionality and cat paw. The same functionality that loves to go off when I'm scrolling down on an album and lose my position.

The cat paw is absolutely obnoxious. It's funny that a service that started to get rid of all the crappy image hosts would do that.

I can understand the redirect to a page with ads, and even showing unrelated images. But the cat paw... what in hell.

Re: Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

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Post by tripzilch »

welanes wrote: post #104
GhotiFish wrote: post #77

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test link: http://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg is this happening for anyone in thread? maybe try holding down CTRL and hammering the link to see if it's a probability thing? I have never seen the behavior being described.

Make it HTTPS and the direct link works: https://i.imgur.com/PhY2HUP.jpg (for me, at least).

Nope, same thing. First time I get html, second time the direct link.

Re: Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

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Post by unlinker »

oe wrote: post #184
tdiggity wrote: post #45

Here's a thread that led to people's hate of imgur: https://www.reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/46cjo5/i_just_want_... It was really annoying on mobile.

The hate seems to go both ways. Imgur community dislikes lame images from Reddit appearing on Imgur front page and would like them to go away.

That's funny, when the quality of imgur images and comments is similar to that of 9gag and reddit itself.

At least on the default subs of reddit you can find a handful of good comments if you only read the parents. If you go to the children, they all become obnoxious.

Re: Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

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Post by conceit »

onli wrote: post #179
tomtomtom777 wrote: post #172

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> A dark pattern is an UI design that motivates users to use the program/site in a way profitable to the site, but contrary to users' interest. Doesn't this definition cover all advertising ?

No. Advertising can also just provide information. It is also not an UI.

It's a UI element and a UI with just one element is an UI already, so an UI-element is itself an UI. Let's argue semantics on a Site for Hackers.

Re: Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

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Post by agumonkey »

kristofferR wrote: post #156
redthrowaway wrote: post #109

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Which is what drives the circle of life for image hosts. "Man, all the image hosts suck ass and get in the way of me just seeing the damned image. I'm gonna create a new one, without all the cruft!" "This image host is going well, but the bills are killing me. We'll have to add ads, but obviously only where they're unobtrusive." "We're still bleeding cash, but we've got a huge userbase. We need to monetize it better.…

Yeah. https://sli.mg seems to be the new imgur. I wonder how long until they start going downhill. I like their moderation log though, that's a good step.

Funny, so limited it's good

https://sli.mg/lrrDOF #testt

Re: Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

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Post by raverbashing »

conceit wrote: post #201
raverbashing wrote: post #169

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"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" (or until you get an investment from less ethical companies) But to be honest monetizing things like imgurl is hard. Most of the users cost more than they earn I think with adblockers becomming more common we'll have to think of better ways of coming out with feasible arrangements. Sharing bandwidth between users? JS bitcoin mining (or…

> Most of the users cost more than they earn I call bullshit. Can you spell datamining? also: native advertising.

Sure, good luck datamining a hotlinked image (or showing ads there)

Re: Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur

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Post by conceit »

mrweasel wrote: post #136
mbesto wrote: post #99

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To be fair, they could have operated a simple and effectively profitable business, and grown at an economically normal rate. But hey, I guess I wouldn't say no to $40M of a16z's money and a $200M valuation either.

>To be fair, they could have operated a simple and effectively profitable business How? I don't see a way from Imgur to monetize on sharing images directly.

Datamining. What FB is doing. Sell the info.
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