site image hosting service registration optional required for uploading files available in english russian owner imageshack corp. created by alexander levin launched november 12 2003 ; 12 years ago 2003 11 12 alexa rank 1 491 february 2015 update 1 current status active imageshack is a subscription based image hosting website headquartered at los gatos california . although imageshack previously had a subscription service the majority of its revenue was produced from advertising related to its free image hosting . 2 in january 2014 imageshack announced that it was switching to a subscription based service and would no longer offer free uploads . 3 images stored in free accounts were still available until january 31 2016 and free accounts not converted to paid accounts were deleted after that date . the new website interface does not allow direct free web based access to the original image resolution but images can be bulk downloaded at original resolution using their skypath application . contents 1 image hosting 2 torrent service 3 yfrog 4 see also 5 references 6 external links image hosting edit the site was launched in november 2003 . the main page has a file selection field where the user may select the image file to upload . the image file format must be either jpeg jpg png gif tiff tif or bmp and the file must be smaller than or equal to 5 megabytes free service or 10 megabytes subscription service . uploaded bmp and tiff tif images are automatically converted to png format . after the file is uploaded the user is redirected to a page containing different versions of urls to the uploaded image . these urls are preformatted in a variety of html and bulletin board code snippets which can be used to hotlink them on websites and message boards . these urls are not listed publicly so only the user and the people to whom the user shares the url know the file location . in mid 2008 imageshack began hiding the direct link to images in an attempt to reduce the number of directly linked images since they provide no advertising revenue . after receiving feedback from users imageshack discontinued hiding the direct links and placed them on the top of the page . however it now claims 4 you must register to see the direct link viewing the image directly or reading the url from the source code also works . images are stored on imageshack indefinitely unless the image or the user who uploaded it abuses the terms of service . the image will be rendered inaccessible if the image uses over 200 megabytes of bandwidth in a one hour period . if the image in question is not accessed a single time in one year it is removed . 4 there is also a free registration service that gives the user the ability to see and delete their previously uploaded images . in may 2006 it was reported that imageshack serves 100 000 concurrent user requests during peak operation . 5 imageshack also provides a standalone open source application for users to upload images and videos . the imageshack uploader is available for windows mac and linux . in the past users were able to upload images anonymously without an account . as of november 7 2013 imageshack stopped accepting image uploads from anonymous users so users who had signed up would have to log in or register to upload images . on january 17 2014 imageshack announced the change of its business model which was moved from an advertising based model to a subscription based model . this change now allows only premium users to upload images . 6 in august 2015 imageshack silently started replacing deleted embedded images with advertising littering many internet forums with advertising banners . 7 torrent service edit imageshack s torrent service also known as torrent drive or imageshack drive 8 offered server side torrent downloads through a web based interface . torrents were downloaded by imageshack servers and kept for 30 days . once finished an http download link was provided . it was provided for non paying registered users but limited to a quota that all such users combined can download measured by the amount of use of the servers by paying users . 9 as of 28 october 2009 imageshack stopped the free service for torrent drive 10 and has since stopped the service altogether . 11 yfrog edit main article yfrog yfrog is a service run by imageshack that is designed specifically for uploading photographs and videos to twitter . it was launched in february 2009 and allows uploads via email or a website interface . 12 see also edit photo sharing list of photo sharing websites references edit imageshack.us site info . alexa internet . retrieved 2014 04 01 . divshare launches imageshack wannabe imageshack launches profiles . mashable.com . retrieved 2011 02 27 . dead link imageshack promo archived january 11 2014 at the wayback machine . a b http imageshack.us content.php page faq imageshack simplifies image sharing . bios magazine . archived from the original on february 5 2007 . retrieved 2007 02 27 . imageshack is changing but your images will still be hosted . . retrieved 2014 02 11 . ban imageshack images because they are reusing old urls for advertising . retrieved 2015 08 28 . imageshack main userpage menu item imageshack torrent index website notice received when quota is reached imageshack drive stopped the free service . retrieved 2009 10 28 . http stream.imageshack.us content.php page drive wauters robin february 18 2009 . imageshack launches mediocre twitpic alternative . the washington post . retrieved june 8 2011 . external links edit imageshack website imageshack blog retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title imageshack & oldid 738271896 categories image hostinginternet properties established in 2003hidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010articles with wayback machine linksarticles containing potentially dated statements from february 2015all articles containing 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