Yfrog
Encyclopedia
yfrog is an image hosting service run by ImageShack
. It has many things in common with ImageShack, and is designed primarily to allow users to share their photographs and videos as links on the Twitter
microblogging
platform.
of ImageShack
. The original yfrog logo featured a yellow frog, but in May 2011 was changed to a circle of six speech balloon
s in different colors.
Images and videos can be uploaded to yfrog via the website interface, or by email
. The URL
s of yfrog links are shorter than on ImageShack (eghttp://yfrog.com/1upend ), in order to fit within the 140 characters limit of a tweet. The yfrog website is optimized for mobile viewing, and aims to capture a market similar to TwitPic
's. As of October 2010, 25 applications support the yfrog upload API, including the official Twitter for iPhone app, TweetDeck
, Seesmic
, Twitterific, and Twittelator.
Yfrog has approximately 29% of the Twitter
photo sharing market.
with an erect penis. The image was posted on the yfrog and Twitter
accounts of Anthony Weiner, the former U.S. Congressman
for . Weiner initially denied posting the image and claimed that he had been hacked
as a prank. At a press conference on June 6, 2011, Weiner admitted that the image was of him and that he had posted it by mistake, believing it to be a private message to one of his Twitter followers.
ImageShack
ImageShack is a free image hosting website. ImageShack has a subscription service but the majority of its revenue is produced from advertising related to its free image hosting. The imageshack.us Alexa ranking in September 25, 2007 was one of the top 40, but now as of September 25, 2011 it's...
. It has many things in common with ImageShack, and is designed primarily to allow users to share their photographs and videos as links on the Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
microblogging
Microblogging
Microblogging is a broadcast medium in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically smaller in both actual and aggregate file size...
platform.
History and features
Yfrog was launched in February 2009. The name yfrog is based on "yellow frog", which is the logoLogo
A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition...
of ImageShack
ImageShack
ImageShack is a free image hosting website. ImageShack has a subscription service but the majority of its revenue is produced from advertising related to its free image hosting. The imageshack.us Alexa ranking in September 25, 2007 was one of the top 40, but now as of September 25, 2011 it's...
. The original yfrog logo featured a yellow frog, but in May 2011 was changed to a circle of six speech balloon
Speech balloon
Speech balloons are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comic strips and cartoons to allow words to be understood as representing the speech or thoughts of a given character in the comic...
s in different colors.
Images and videos can be uploaded to yfrog via the website interface, or by email
Email
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
. The URL
Uniform Resource Locator
In computing, a uniform resource locator or universal resource locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource....
s of yfrog links are shorter than on ImageShack (eg
Twitpic
TwitPic is a website that allows users to easily post pictures to the Twitter microblogging and social media service. TwitPic is often used by citizen journalists to upload and distribute pictures in near real-time as an event is taking place.-History:...
's. As of October 2010, 25 applications support the yfrog upload API, including the official Twitter for iPhone app, TweetDeck
TweetDeck
TweetDeck is an Adobe AIR desktop application for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Buzz, Foursquare, and MySpace. Like other Twitter applications it interfaces with the Twitter API to allow users to send and receive tweets and view profiles...
, Seesmic
Seesmic
Seesmic is a suite of freeware web, mobile, and desktop applications which allow users to simultaneously manage user accounts for multiple social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter....
, Twitterific, and Twittelator.
Yfrog has approximately 29% of the Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
photo sharing market.
2011 Anthony Weiner controversy
In June 2011, yfrog was involved in the controversy surrounding the posting of photograph showing a man in gray boxer briefsBoxer briefs
Boxer briefs are a type of men's undergarment which are long in the leg, like boxer shorts but tighter-fitting, like briefs; a hybrid between the two main types of male underwear in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States. Depending on the manufacturer, boxer briefs may also be...
with an erect penis. The image was posted on the yfrog and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
accounts of Anthony Weiner, the former U.S. Congressman
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for . Weiner initially denied posting the image and claimed that he had been hacked
Hacker (computer security)
In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...
as a prank. At a press conference on June 6, 2011, Weiner admitted that the image was of him and that he had posted it by mistake, believing it to be a private message to one of his Twitter followers.
External links
- Yfrog Says It Wasn’t Compromised in Wake of Weiner Photo MashableMashableMashable is an American news website and Internet news blog founded by Pete Cashmore. The website's primary focus is social media news, but also covers news and developments in mobile, entertainment, online video, business, web development, technology, memes and gadgets...
, June 3, 2011.