yfrog
yfrog is a defunct image hosting service formerly run by ImageShack. It was designed primarily to allow users to share their photographs and videos as links on the Twitter microblogging platform.
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Type of site | Image sharing |
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Available in | English |
URL | http://yfrog.com |
Alexa rank | ![]() |
Registration | Required |
Launched | February 2009[2] |
Current status | Defunct |
History and features
Yfrog was launched in February 2009.[2] The name yfrog was based on "yellow frog", which is the logo of ImageShack. The original yfrog logo featured a yellow frog, but in May 2011 was changed to a circle of six speech balloons in different colors.[3]
Images and videos were uploaded to yfrog via the website interface, or by email. The URLs of yfrog links were shorter than on ImageShack (e.g. http://yfrog.com/1upend), in order to fit within the 140 characters limit of a tweet. The yfrog website was optimized for mobile viewing, and aimed to capture a market similar to TwitPic's.[4][5] As of October 2010, 25 applications supported the yfrog upload API, including the official Twitter for iPhone app, TweetDeck, Seesmic, Twitterrific, and Twittelator.[6]
Yfrog had approximately 29% of the Twitter photo sharing market in 2011.[5][7]
See also
References
- "Yfrog.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
- Wauters, Robin (February 18, 2009). "ImageShack Launches Mediocre TwitPic Alternative". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- Frog Loses Battle to Speech Bubbles Brand New, May 17, 2011.
- "Example of yfrog mobile viewing". Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- "A Snapshot Of Photo-Sharing Market Share On Twitter". TechCrunch. June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- http://yfrog.com/partners.php - yfrog Partners
- "How People Currently Share Pictures On Twitter". Sysomos. June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2011.