=

ImageShack

ImageShack

ImageShack

2003

01

January

ImageShack was launched.

2006

01

May

ImageShack had 100,000 concurrent user requests.

2008

01

June

ImageShack began hiding the direct link to images in an attempt to reduce the number of directly linked images since they provide no advertising revenue.

2013

07

November

ImageShack stopped accepting image uploads from anonymous users.

2014

17

January

ImageShack was moved from an advertising-based model to a subscription-based model, allowing only premium users to upload images.

2015

01

August

ImageShack silently started replacing deleted embedded images with advertising.

2015

01

November

The company announced that free accounts would be discontinued on January 31, 2016, if they were not upgraded.

2016

31

January

free accounts not converted to paid accounts were deleted after that date.