So, it took me a while to think about this first post about the first lecture.
We were presented with many web tools that allow sharing of content, but I’ve already knew about all of them, and I was really surprised that others didn’t.
I have actually felt that something is off… I couldn’t put my finger on it, but even thought I’ve known about, and used all of them for a while, the tools were presented in a different light.
Now I know what it was.
In my head I had these tools categorized under a different category.
For me Dropbox.com, Delicio.us and the others were mostly for something I call “self-sharing”. I would share the files, but with my other computers or just would use the service for backups.
For “real” sharing, with others, I’ve always used services like Rapidshare.com, MegaUpload.com (RIP) and torrents. These were the “real” sharing services for me.
I’m still struggling with this idea and when I need to share a file SugarSync is not the first thing that comes in mind.
Will see if it changes….
The lecture has also reminded me of Google Wave (RIP) and the fact that it has never took off , which maybe has something to do with us not being ready to accept sharing as our tool for success.
Please explain in detail why you prefer Rapidshare for sharing
ReplyDeleteI'm just used to that idea.
ReplyDeleteDropbox and the followers are relatively new players on the web, and I guess I'm stuck with what I'm used to.
Rapidshare will also provide you with a little bit more anonymity, but I can't say that this feature alone would make a difference.
So this is a note to myself to stop being stuck with old ideas.