Imgur

Imgur was founded by Alan Schaaf on February 2009 & is based in San Francisco.

Imgur is pronounced 'Imager', according to the website's FAQ.

Imgur is using an average of 7TB a month.

On January 10 2010, user accounts were introduced to Imgur which allows users to manage their images.

Users may upload images anonymously and share them only with recipients they want to share them with. If an image is shared Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Reddit and so on, it may end up in the gallery on the homepage.

Whenever an image is loaded, it will count as 1 view to that image. Multiple images uploaded at once may be edited, or grouped into an album.

The maximum non-animated file size you can upload is 10MB. Should an image be over 1MB, it will automatically be compressed or re sized to 1MB, for better viewing on the net. The maximum animated file size (GIF and PNG) is 2MB.

The formats which may be allowed on Imgur are JPEG, GIF, PNG, APNG, TIFF, BMP, PDF and XCF. However TIFF, BMP, PDF and XCF formats will automatically be converted to PNG when uploaded.

Things which are NOT allowed to be uploaded on Imgur are gore, anything that looks like pornography, advertising, solicitations, hate speech (such as homophobia, racism, sexism, insulting age etc.), or material that is threatening, harassing, calumniatory, or that encourages illegality. (such as promoting illegal drugs)

Images may only be deleted if the user has an account, or using the deletion links given right after the image has been uploaded. If you have not noted down your deletion links or lost them, you may file a deletion claim.

If an image is not accessed at least once every 6 months, it will be deleted in order to give space for newer images.