MySpace Buys Photobucket

Ah consolidation!

http://valleywag.com/tech/exclusive/photobucket-goes-to-myspace-258222.php
from WinCustomize Forums

Just a few weeks ago, popular social networking site MySpace blocked all videos hosted by digital media storehouse Photobucket.  Evidently the vast majority of all of Photobucket's traffic comes through in the form of MySpace referrals, though neither company will comment on the matter.  With this recent bout of fighting between the two companies, the last thing anyone expected was a merger.  Well, that's what just happened.  News Corp, the parent company of MySpace, shelled out the cash to pick up Photobucket, though it's unclear whether or not they met the $300 million asking price.

The news is of particular interest to other services that piggy-back on the success of sites like MySpace.  If you make something cool enough that relies on MySpace, will News Corp buy you?

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Holy Crap!
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I already have a Myspace his and her's WB theme mockup in the works.. seems I really am psychic.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Holy Crap!


Just my expression too when I read this.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What is this whole myspace thing?


  
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

What is this whole myspace thing?

It's a gathering place where paedophiles troll for fresh targets...

Where teenagers enter suicide pacts and leave parting letters....

You know, it's a fun-place-to-be-for-kids ....

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wanting nothing to do with MySpace or any similar clone, I'm not happy about my stuff being at Photobucket. %#@!&**%#@!!. Guess I'll have to move it all...   

Thanks, Zoomba, for the heads-up!   
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am glad I didnt fool with Photobucket.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
myspace just plain sucks. don't care what they bought.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Erk. bails on Photobucket and moves all his stuff to imageshack....   
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
seldomseen also. Thanks, Bebi
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top


Wanting nothing to do with MySpace or any similar clone, I'm not happy about my stuff being at Photobucket.


Well, looks like I'm moving to Imageshack
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Why does everyone on this site hate Myspace?? I will have to agree though, that imageshack is better than photobucket, but I have both....
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The news is of particular interest to other services that piggy-back on the success of sites like MySpace. If you make something cool enough that relies on MySpace, will News Corp buy you?


Evidently the vast majority of all of Photobucket's traffic comes through in the form of MySpace referrals,


Honestly Imageshack does the same as PhotoBucket, the only question is, will MySpace come looking to buy them too!
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Why does everyone on this site hate Myspace??

In my case, it's because I agree with Jafo ...in that it's a cesspit. A boil on the buns of humanity. Hunting grounds for paedophiles and sicko's.

This was a really bad/poor move by Photobucket, imo.

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Me thinks a better idea for WC users to upload their images to the forums would be a 'browse to' function that would allow us to select the images from our own PC's and add them to our posts that way. I've seen it working on other sites and it would be the ideal solution here for those who do not like PhotoBucket, ImageShack, etc.


All who agree to keep it in the family say 'Aye'


****uh oh, I dun gone n' started another petition. *****
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There goes my Photobucket account, anyone know any other good enuff picture uploading site?


Imageshack.us
Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
'Aye'


The same way you browse for images to upload to WC. Put them right here...good idea. Easier too...eliminate the middle man so to speak.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Photobucket what is that?

Imageshack.us ok i know and in more it's simple to use i stay on it

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
'Aye'


Aye Aye

And I just last week opened an account with photobucket....and now it shall be closed...I too want to stay as far away from MySpace as possible.
Why does everyone on this site hate Myspace??

In my case, it's because I agree with Jafo ...in that it's a cesspit. A boil on the buns of humanity. Hunting grounds for paedophiles and sicko's.

This was a really bad/poor move by Photobucket, imo.


And the responsibility needs to be put where it belongs...on the parents that allow their children to access these sites. They are letting the net raise their kids. Shame on them.

It's My Secret
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Who actually uses Photobucket?



Internationally, it's UNUSABLE. Slowest transfer rates I've ever seen- it's like 56k.
All hail imageshack.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Me thinks a better idea for WC users to upload their images to the forums would be a 'browse to' function that would allow us to select the images from our own PC's and add them to our posts that way


Me thinks that the amount of server space needed just spiked again.  

Maybe one of those new fangled subscriber features?
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I agree with starkers and Zubaz leave out the middleman and do it onsite. That might be just the thing that would push me to finally subsrcibe. Yes that would mean a massive spike in server space but I assume(yes I know the riddle) that most of the subscribers and many of the other users would appreciate that sort of improvement. And yes Zubaz I would also make it a subscriber feature, to expensive otherwise.