Andrew weighs in on the ways in which the web and the world are changing
Dropbox is publicly available! Perhaps I should explain what Dropbox is. Hey, I did, in a previous post.
In that post, I wondered about Dropbox as a host for streamable MP3 files. It can certainly be used as one now. Here’s an example, and here’s Kimya Dawson with Smoothie.
The email I received earlier today said, “We’re excited to let you know you’ve been selected for the Dropbox Beta. Thanks for your patience (it’s been a long wait!)” It has been a long enough wait that I’d forgotten about Dropbox. It turns out that its the online storage and sharing service that got a lot of favorable coverage (e.g., at GigaOm) in April.
So I signed up, found that I have 10 beta invites to give out, and started looking at what Dropbox has to offer. If you want one of those invites, leave a comment here.
Since I thinking of starting a podcast series, I wondered it it was possible to share streaming MP3s via Dropbox. A search of the forum told me that the feature had been 2-3 months away 2 months ago; I just asked how far away it is now. I meant no offense to the Dropbox guys in asking that. Whatever the answer, Dropbox looks cool and useful to me.