PasteHTML lets you do just that; it’s a free service that lets you easily publish html pages online without registration. Copy and paste your HTML code into the text area, fill out the captcha and click on the “Create page” link to publish it online. Thats’ it.

Features:

• Free tool for publishing HTML pages and text online.
• Service is free, pages have no ads and are kept online for as long as necessary.
• Publish as many pages as you need.

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All listed hosted packages are nicely organized by categories. Users can pick the category that meets their needs and then refine packages by monthly price, platform, disk space, memory, bandwidth, CPU type and management.

Features:

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• HostMonk aggregates data from over 2500 hosting companies.
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First, its very simple, has no annoying ads and prominently shows a direct link to the image file, rather than the page that displays the image. Secondly, it provides a short link for the image address, which makes it more convenient for sharing (ex:http://imgur.com/2YRGQ).  No registration required.

It includes a simple editor that allows to resize and crop the image. File upload size limit is 2 MB. After you upload the image, you will get the usual code for embedding and the direct link address.

The service is free and if you donate some money, your file size limit will be lifted to 3 Mb.

Features:

• Online photo hosting and sharing tool
• Free to use, no ads, no additional features.
• Prominently displays direct link to the image file
• provides with short (ex:http://imgur.com/2YRGQ)
• Supported image formats: JPG, PNG, and GIF.
• Upload file size limit 2MB. Donate money to increase limit to 3 MB.
• Free and no registration.

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The site doesn’t require users to register, it’s optional. Although registered users get additional features like multiple file upload, keeping track of your uploaded images, giving/editing title and description of your image galleries.

They also offer a Premium account, which removes ads from your image pages, provides access to premium tools and promises faster page loading.

Features:

• Unlimited image upload, hosting and sharing.
• 3 MB image size limit.
• Supported Image types: JPG, GIF and PNG.
• Automatically creates image galleries from uploaded images
• Upload images from a zip file (up to 100 images and 100 MB total size).
• Get BB and HTML codes for images. Show/hide the codes on image pages.
• Premium account with more options also supported.
• Similar websites: Pict, Picupine and some more.

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To store your text online simply paste it into provided field and click on the “Host it” button. You will then get the URL that can be used to access and share it with others.

Additionally you can add password protection, use preformatted text and even make links in your text clickable.

Features:

• Host plain text online.
• Limit of 50,000 character per URL.
• Share text by forwarding a URL.
• Password protect your text.
• Use preformatted text and make links in your text clickable.
• Free and no registration.

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There is no limit on hosting and uploading as long as the images are in JPG, GIF or PNG formats. The site also automatically resizes images and makes them available in 2 different sizes.

Sharing images is even easier than uploading, there are two options on image sharing:

1. Share multiple images (album) by forwarding a link.
2. Share single image by emending or forwarding a link.

Additionally, Pict.com provides you with a Firefox add-on that allows you take screenshots with one click and automatically upload them to Pict.com. Moreover, you can also just right-click on any image you see online and upload it to Pict servers.

Features:

• Fast and easy way to upload and share images online.
• No limit on size and hosting.
• Supported image formats:  JPG, GIF or PNG
• Upload multiple images at once.
• Uploaded images are auto-resized.
• Fast uploading speed.
• Share images as albums or one by one.
• Embedding supported.
• Firefox addon available. Get it here.
• Free and no registration.

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Features:

• Free image hotlinking
• Supported formats: jpeg, jpg, png, tiff, bmp, gif, ico, icn, svg, pdf, icns, hdi, psd.
• Maximum allowed single image file size: 6mb.
• Upload as many pictures as you like.
• Stores your image indefinitely
• No email or sign up required.
• Important: No adult material allowed.

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Features:

• Host and share your images online for free.
• Upload images from your computer or directly from the web.
• No limit on image size or file type.
• Share images by forwarding the URL.
• Embedding supported.
• Manage and organize uploaded images from one place (signup required).
• Hotlinking allowed.
• For more similar websites see best free image hosts.

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Further you can organize your images using tags and also share them on your website or different social media sites. Photie actually claims to be your one stop online photo backup solution.

Features

• Host your photos with no file size restrictions and unlimited storage.
• Use tags to manage, organise and sort your photos.
• Share your photos on your website, social network profile and with the photie community.
• Keep track of where your photos are being seen on the web.

If Photie goes on to become a reliable brand like Flickr, it could easily give the other photo storing and sharing sites a run for their money.

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“FileSavr’s goal is to simply the process of file hosting. We provide fastest and easiest file hosting service as an alternative to sites like MegaUpload and RapidShare. Unlike the other sites, we do not force users to sign up for paid accounts to download files, we do not show long countdown timers, pop up ads, or any other spam related activities.“

The process of uploading files is as simple as it could be. There are no sign-ups, email requests or confirmations. Just click the “upload” button, select the file you want to host, and wait until it gets uploaded to FileSavr. Once finished, bookmark the file URL and use it to share and download files from any computer.

Features:

• Host and share large files online. Max. file size 10 GB.
• No sign-ups, download countdown timers or pop up ads.
• Share files with others by forwarding a URL.
• The files are kept online as long as they are regularly downloaded.

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Apart from free photo hosting it also allows you to organize, edit, and even track visitor statistics to your shared images. Quite handy in case you want to know how many people checked out your photos.

Features:

• Host and share your images online for free.
• Host as many images as you like. No file size or bandwidth limitations.
• Edit your images online using integrated image editor called Picnic.
• Track visitor statistics to your shared photos.
• Embed desired photos onto your blog or personal profile page.

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Features:

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FilePub Features:

• Host your files online. Maximum file size is 500 mb (registered users).
• Registered users (free) are able to upload files larger than 20 mb and manage them in one place.
• Allows image hotlinking.
• Upload everything from documents to videos: jpeg, png, gif, bmp, mp3, txt, avi, wmv, mpg, mpeg, doc, zip etc.

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The best way to find a reliable hosting service is to check who hosts popular websites. And WhoIsHostingThis is a free no-registration app that can help you with this. Enter the website adress and it will get you a link to its hosting company.

WhoIsHostingThis: “We’ve found that the best way to find good web hosting is to check out what your favorite web sites are using. This tool makes it very easy to do”.

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ImageShack Features:

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• Bandwidth Limit: 100 MB per hour.
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Features:

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