Imgur( pronunced as “Image -er” or “Imager”) is an online image sharing service that allows you to to upload a picture, manipulate it, and share it with your friends, post it on digg,reddit,add it to your blog,or email it. Imgur intends to making sharing images on the internet simple and easy.

There are many image hosting services nowadays , however Imgur has two features that set it apart. First of all its very simple and does not have any advertisment on its pages and it directly shows you the link to the image file rather than the page that displays the image. Plus it does not require a registration, so it saves you the time and the hassel of filling out registration forms.

It includes a simple editor that allows to resize and crop the image. Currently the file upload size limit is 2 MB , but you can increase it to 3 MB by donating some money to them. It supports the usual image formats , JPG, PNG and GIG . The TIFF, BMP, PDF and XFC formats will be converted to PNG on upload. After you upload the image, you will get the usual code for embedding and the direct link address.

In my opinion these features do make Imgur simple and easy to use. Imgur is now also on Facebook. Go ahead and start sharing.