Free Graphic Hosting with UpPush

Comments (1) · February 2, 2008 at 10:54 am · Free Hosting

UpPush.com is yet another of many free file hosting services out there that touts itself as being for “everybody”. They support .jpg, .gif, .png, .tiff, and .bmp uploads too so that almost covers all of your basic image formats.

The only regulations mentioned is “no adult content” which is reasonable and they are also the sister site to FileBig.com - a web site reviewed here a few days ago. UpPush is definitely worth checking out if you need a free image hosting resource that is both quick and easy to use.

 

Send Large Files with Send6

Comments (4) · January 24, 2008 at 6:49 am · Free Hosting

I have a thing for free file hosts, as you can tell from my previous list of providers. I keep getting resources sent my way though - a new one each day at least, so I wanted to share one of the more impressive ones I have seen with you, Send6.

The interface of their web site is very simple and to the point. You put in your e-mail address, the e-mail address you wish to send to and upload up to 1GB worth of files. If you hadn’t figured out the catch of the web site yet - you can send 6 files in all. One thing I really like about this service (other than the brain dead simple interface) is the fact it looks like they have a business model too. You can pay from $9 to $99 a month for a different range of limits and these additional perks:

• Custom branded version of our service with your own company logo
• Use your company domain name (e.g., http://send.yourcompany.com)
• Detailed visit and download tracking, and delivery notification
• Full hosting, tier-1 bandwidth, server management, and support

If your looking for another free file host to use to send those large photos or movies over to Grandma or your CEO - Send6 definitely deserves your interest.

 

Blogger, VP and Geek - Kayla Fleming Talks

Comments (5) · January 11, 2008 at 6:21 am · Interviews, Web Hosting

Kayla Fleming, the Vice President over at Surpass Hosting is one of those people who I had always read or watched (no wait, that makes me sound like a stalker doesn’t it?) but never introduced myself to till a few days ago. I needed an interesting personality to talk with and she seemed to take the proverbial cake. I have been a big fan of her work and wanted to learn a little more. According to her profile over at the WHIR…

Kayla has experience in all areas of web hosting from conducting market research to securing server environments. Kayla has worked with Internet companies for nine years and has been involved in the web hosting industry since 2002. Under Kayla’s direction, Surpass has reached record growth each year. She is also responsible for the company’s forum, one of the most active communities among web hosts.

Now your caught up to the same spot it Kayla’s story I was at before this greatly enjoyable chat between the two of us.

How did you “break in” to the wild and wacky world of web hosting we live in today?

Kayla: My first job was doing tech support at an all Mac powered ISP. That was powerful inspiration to stay on the geek path. I watched sites like Blogger.com pop up from thin air and saw a lot of trends unfold. I think it happened very naturally and I was at the right place at the right time.

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Micro Hosts Make Hosting Even Cheaper

Comments (1) · January 8, 2008 at 7:10 am · Web Hosting

Talking to a few people both inside and outside the web hosting game there is a certain business model that seems to be taking off in popularity. Many large web hosts looking for new revenue streams are trying to also be Micro hosts. Now what is a Micro host?

Web hosting disk space and bandwidth offers are so large these days it is getting ridiculous web hosts have to do something new. You can always lower the price - so why not make fast food’s equivalent to the web hosting world? That is Micro web hosting 101.

Now who would want to use a stripped down and less expensive hosting plan? Well you will need to toss in a few more perks. Maybe an easy to use page editor or a template system. The target for these will not be Joe down the street who has years of experience in coding HTML, PHP and working with MySQL databases. The target is Jane, who has never done a web site before and wants something simple and quick so that she can type in the content, hit save and she never has to look at the site again for six months.

So is Micro hosting a bad thing? No. It is creating yet another business model that will make the web hosts money and the customers of the web host happy.

 

Ultimate List of Free Image Hosts

Comments (27) · December 19, 2007 at 3:19 pm · Free Hosting, Popular Posts

Looking for a for a free place to upload a few of your pictures? There is no shortage of places online, I can promise you that for sure. Over the past few weeks I’ve been gathering my own list up, checking it twice and have found for you 42 of the best photo or graphic hosts out there today.

I know that some people don’t like to register to get this type of service so the only requirement that I had for this list would be that you can upload without registering - with the exception of Flickr, Zooomr, Photobucket and some of the known and trusted photo hosting resources.

Here is the list of free photo or graphic hosts:

1. Flickr - 20 MB monthly upload limit / unlimited bandwidth
2. Zooomr - 100 MB monthly upload limit / unlimited bandwidth
3. Visadig - Max file size 1.6MB / unlimited bandwidth
4. Photobucket - 1 GB disk space / 25 GB monthly bandwidth
5. Image Vimage - Max file size 2 MB / bandwidth unknown
6. TinyPic - Unlimited photo hosting and bandwidth
7. PutPix - 2 GB of space / 10 GB bandwidth / 2 MB file size limits
8. ImageShock.eu - no limits mentioned / cool bonus tools included
9. IMGSpot - max file size 650 KB / bandwidth not mentioned
10. ImageShack - max file size of 1.5 MB / unlimited bandwidth
11. Supload - unlimited disk space and bandwidth
12. PicHostOnline -max file size of 1.5 MB / hosted for 60 days
13. UploadJPEG.com - max file size of 1.5 MB / bandwidth unknown
14. ImageVenue - max file size of 3 MB / unlimited bandwidth
15. Keep My File - max file size of 2.5 MB / bandwidth unknown
16. ImageTitan - max file size 1536 KB / unlimited bandwidth
17. ImageRush.com - max file size 50 MB / hosted 60 days
18. Pikki - says unlimited file size and bandwidth
19. PixHosting.info - max file size 10 MB / unlimited bandwidth
20. ImagesFly.com - max file size 5 MB / unlimited bandwidth
21. PostImage - max file size 4 Mb / unlimited bandwidth
22. IMGBolt.com - max file size 1 MB / 1 GB bandwidth (1,000 max views)
23. Slibe - unknown all around, very strange service
24. Picshome - max file size 300 MB / bandwidth unknown
25. ImagePile - max file size 5 MB / bandwidth unknown
26. Uploadem - max file size 15 MB / bandwidth unknown
27. ShareURPic.com -max file size 10 MB / hosted 90 days (or longer)
28. YourUpload.com - max file size 50 MB / bandwidth unknown
29. Upload and GO! - max file size 1 MB / bandwidth unknown
30. Pictiger - max file size 1 MB / bandwidth unknown
31. FreeImageHost -max file size 3 MB / unlimited bandwidth
32. ImageBam - max file size 3 MB / unlimited bandwidth
33. 2and2.net - max file size 3 MB /bandwidth unknown
34. Picfu - no limits mentioned on web site
35. Image Hosting Site - max file size 2 MB / bandwidth unknown
36. Pic-Spot.com - no limits mentioned on web site
37. 10pix.com - max file size 1.5 MB / bandwidth unknown
38. Imagefilez.com -max file size 3 MB / bandwidth unknown
39. DigitalUploader - max file size 256 KB / bandwidth unknown
40. ImageCabin -max file size 25 MB / unlimited bandwidth
41. WeImage - max file sie 2 MB / unlimited bandwidth
42. xs.to - no real rules & limits defined on uploads

Have a perfect one for number 43? Don’t be shy! Drop in a comment or leave me an e-mail and let me know about it.  Need more?  Check out my other reviews of free web hosts.

 

Hosting Debate Over 10 Terabyte Deal

Comments off · December 14, 2007 at 5:00 am · Web Hosting

It has been fun the past few days watching the debate on the Web Hosting Show about fxts.net and a segment I did talking about their “promise” to give their clients 10 terabyes of disk space. Well, I give Daniel - the guy in charge over there a lot of credit because he has defended himself and his action.

Alex (from Sliqua Enterprise Hosting) had held the fire to his feet though without going over the line. Here are just a few examples of the discussion that has been had. Read the rest of this entry »