# What is the best way to post a single picture online? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 27, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803 "2004-12-27T18:18:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/1 "2004-12-27T18:18:06Z")
Ok, say I’ve got a pic that I want to share with all you guys. I don’t necesarily want it to be up forever, just for a week or two maybe. I don’t have a webpage\*. What is the best way to post it? Do I…use a free domain from Geocities? Set up an account at Webshots? Or ask a friend to host it? What if I can’t find a friend who can do it right away? \*I’m terribly embarrassed to ask this question. I had my own web page for a long time. I’m \*good \* with computers. I just seem to have missed this part of it somehow. :o ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/2 "2004-12-27T18:24:09Z")
I use Village Photos. They have a free level of service. [Link](http://www.villagephotos.com/members/upgrade.asp) I could host the photo if you’d like. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/3 "2004-12-27T18:33:50Z")
I don’t have one now, but many times I’ve thought (be nice to share this, if I could). So the best way is to find a free hosting service, right? I’ll try this Village thing. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/4 "2004-12-27T18:35:18Z")
Another option would be to create a dummy Yahoo! account, post the picture to it, and delete the account once you figure you’re done with it. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/5 "2004-12-27T18:40:42Z")
I’ve found [ImageShack](http://www.imageshack.us/) to be an easy, free way to host images. They have no bandwidth limitations, and, if you register (which is free), you can delete the images that you upload. If you _don’t_ register, you can still upload images, though, which is pretty unique. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/6 "2004-12-27T18:58:07Z")
If you have OS X, or XP, I beleive, and a high-speed connection, you can host it yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/7 "2004-12-27T19:36:40Z")
I like using [Webshots](http://www.webshots.com) myself, but there are dozens of places that work just as well. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/8 "2004-12-27T19:44:47Z")
There’s also [http://tinypic.com/](http://tinypic.com/). ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/9 "2004-12-27T19:46:13Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > There’s also [http://tinypic.com/](http://tinypic.com/). That one says “no nudity”, so I’m not sure it’s appropriate for **Anaamika** ’s picture. ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/10 "2004-12-27T20:05:53Z")
Just throwing [PhotoBucket](http://www.photobucket.com) out there as another option. I like it because it automatically codes links and image tags for you, all you have to do is c&p them and paste them in wherever. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/11 "2004-12-27T20:42:53Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > That one says “no nudity”, so I’m not sure it’s appropriate for **Anaamika** ’s picture. :eek: What the heck do you think I’m posting, **Shib**? Besides, I learned my lesson long ago from other people. Never, ever post anything on the Internet that you don’t want to see come back to you as a Mastercard commercial. Ok thanks people. I will use these things when I need to. ---
**Author:** ![Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rex_fenestrarum/32/7265_2.png) [@Rex\_Fenestrarum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Fenestrarum)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/12 "2004-12-27T21:20:00Z")
FYI, most of the free hosting services - like Tripod and Geocities - don’t allow you to link images remotely because they’re ad-supported. You can verify this by going to Google Images and searching for the name of an attractive female actress. For any link listed as being hosted by a free hosting service, click on the link Google provides - you’ll see an image that says “this image hosted by Geocities” or whathaveyou; you’ll have to open the actual webpage to see the pic, instead of just seeing the picture. You could always create a blank web page with the picture in it, but you won’t be able to post pictures “in-line” on any message board and people will have to click on an HTM link instead of a JPG one. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/13 "2004-12-27T21:32:25Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > :eek: What the heck do you think I’m posting, **Shib**? Hey. Ya gotta have your dreams… ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/14 "2004-12-27T22:31:41Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Hey. Ya gotta have your dreams… Exactly. Although I guess that email would do just as well for those sorts of pictures. And I promise I’d never use it in a Master Card commercial, tempting as that might be. _Nude photos of **Anaamika** … PRICELESS!!_ ---
**Author:** ![fighting\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/15 "2004-12-28T03:32:03Z")
> [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > There’s also [http://tinypic.com/](http://tinypic.com/). Just checked out tinypic and it looks like exactly what you need - except you can’t delete pictures later, in case that matters to you. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-post-a-single-picture-online/281803/16 "2004-12-28T03:47:06Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Hey. Ya gotta have your dreams… > [@ShibbOleth](#): > > Exactly. Although I guess that email would do just as well for those sorts of pictures. And I promise I’d never use it in a Master Card commercial, tempting as that might be. :o I thought there was no flirting in this forum? Although I’m terribly flattered. Two, not one! Hmm… I wonder how well they could get along? Always been curious about that.