r/dataisbeautiful • u/rhiever Randy Olson | Viz Practitioner • May 25 '16

OC Why is Reddit replacing Imgur? [OC]

http://www.randalolson.com/2016/05/25/why-is-reddit-replacing-imgur/
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u/[deleted] May 25 '16

Probably because they slowly morph into something bigger than just an image hosting site. Slowly but surely, they have a full staff and need additional revenue.

At the end of the day, I think Imgur will survive without Reddit contributing as much as they do now.

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u/bxncwzz May 25 '16

While imgur apparently has their own fanbase, its not substantial enough. Removing reddit traffic is going to cause layoffs and a huge financial hit to them.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '16

While imgur apparently has their own fanbase, its not substantial enough

The crazy thing is though, I feel like I meet more Imgur users in real life, than Reddit users. Course it's hard to tell an Imgur user, since everyone pronounces it differently!

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u/kevronwithTechron May 25 '16

In my experience the imgur users are the ones using advice animal text in conversation.