Photobucket

Online picture storage

Photobucket is an image and video hosting service launched in 2003, once among the most popular platforms for storing and sharing photos online.

Users uploaded images to Photobucket and embedded them on forums, blogs, and auction sites.

In 2017, the service abruptly required paid subscriptions for third-party hosting, breaking millions of embedded images across the internet—a moment sometimes called the "Photobucket ransom."

platform

hosting

Receiving guests socially

album · embed · link · shareable · user-friendly · account · profile · subscription · premium · freemium

storage

cloud

Atmospheric water vapor mass

server · repository · files · encryption · retrieval · organization · synchronization · security · privacy · data

images

photos

Recorded light images

candid · panoramas · screenshots · thumbnails · JPEG · PNG · GIF · resolution · megapixel · compression

memories

nostalgia

Longing for the past

childhood · keepsakes · mementos · scrapbook · yearbook · reunion · timeline · archives · retrospect · sentimentality

sharing

hashtags

Metadata labels for posts

tagging · feed · viral · visibility · community · networking · timeline · collaboration · cross-posting · public

Opposites
storage location

Photobucketexternal hard drive

Removable digital storage device

offline storage · USB drive · desktop folder · hard drive · flash drive

media handling

Photobucketfile shredder

Device destroying confidential documents

data destruction

media permanence

PhotobucketSnapchat

Disappearing multimedia messenger

Family

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Familiarity
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Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G