August 15, 2006

Finally (Almost): AllPeers

Michael Arrington

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UK/Prague-based AllPeers is a Firefox extension that will allow for group P2P file sharing using the browser. A persistent buddy list in a sidebar is created. Files can be shared with those buddies by dragging a file, folder or URL into their name. It’s just as easy to share the file with multiple people. The core technology is based on bittorent.

We’ve followed Allpeers through the initial rumors, first public screenshots and their March venture funding by Mangrove Capital and Index Ventures.

They’ve kept quiet recently, saying they’ve been making small changes to their interface and big changes to their infrastructure to handle scaling issues at launch. I’ve been testing the product with co-founder Matthew Gertner - this is going to be a very popular application. Very large (video) files transfered in my tests without difficulty, including after repeatedly shutting down the browser mid-transfer. Like other bittorent clients, the transfer picked back up again after relaunch.

The company won’t say when they are launching, but they’ve been bleeding in beta users for a few weeks and the date is clearly not that far away. They’ve also said they’ll allow me to give 50 300 immediate access accounts away immediately - these are first come, first serve in the comments. Just give me the email address you want to use, in the comment.

A potential competitor in this space is Zapr, which we recently covered. Zapr is handling file sharing via a stand alone client. AllPeers says they’ll have a non-browser client as well, later this year.

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I would love to try it out. Thanks Michael!

 

I would love an invitation to test out AllPeers! Please send to kskobac@yahoo.com if you have one.

 

need email address, in the comment.

 

I had put it in the comment field but here it is: tech@cybernetnews.com

 

Me too, Allpeers sounds neat :)

stefanbjarni@hotmail.com

 

How is it compared to Pando? If anybody tests it, can you post it here. Any compelling case to switch to?

 

I would like an invitation: erwin@hoonhorst.nl
Thanx in advance

 

Thanks Ryan. It’s not me who’ll be doing the invites, and they don’t have access to the email address because it’s hidden.

 

Hi Michael!

I’ve been waiting to test AllPeers for a long time! I would be glad to receive an invitation. My e-mail is: nick AT inf.ufrgs.br

Thank you,
Nick Vidal

 

Hi Michael,

I would like to get invitation to AllPeers, but only if it works on mac firefox as I am not in the posession of windows PC. Thanks in advance.

 
 
 

I wish this comments section will focus discussion on acutal topic rather than on invite requests.

 

Thanks for the invites. Mee too! :-D

 
 

i’d love an invite.

xxdesmus AT gee mail.com

 
 

i like this idea and want to try
thanks
bastien.quelen@gmail.com

 

Nice idea, I’d like to give it a try too. commweb AT gmail.com. Cheers.

 

err thats lwhittaker (at) (g)(mail)(dot)(com)

 

Of course an invite here if any will be left :)

 
 

Thanks, Michael.
mahoski@gmail.com

 
 

I’ll go for one of those please.

giginger@gmail.com

 

jnewland (at) gmail (dot) com

Thanks!

 
 

To briefly address the question of how we contrast with Pando and other P2P filesharing clients: the key difference is that we are constructing a new web browser experience that blurs the line between normal web content and content that comes from your friends and family. With a standalone client, you get the advantages of P2P (much more efficient, ability to share with precisely who you want, no file limits, etc.) but with a user interface that pales in comparison to a fully-featured web browser. What we’re doing is to create what basically amounts to a new generation web browser, where you get all the power of Firefox plus a bunch of new P2P capabilities.

You can already see the advantage of our approach in the way we let you share webpages, images and text from the web with a simple drag-n-share operation. This will become even more apparent as we extend our feature set to enable better integration with media-focused websites.

With regard to Pando specifically, my feeling is that in most cases I don’t want better email attachments, I want a better overall approach to receiving and managing media content that people share with me. The AllPeers buddy list is kind of like an RSS reader where every contact is a feed. Experience with RSS has shown that this type of organization is much more convenient than pouring everything (normal mails, shared files, spam, work-related stuff, etc.) into a single chronologically organized inbox.

Another advantage is that we don’t rely on .NET, as many simple file sharings client do, so we run on Mac (PPC and Intel) and Linux as well as Windows.

 
 

“Best thing happenned to firefox since firefox? ”

huh…Too ggressive, lines like these tend to be counteractive most of the time.

Most of the time, users give these lines, not the companies themselves, at the least they should have waited for the product release and for the initial repose. Let’s see.

 
 

I would kiss you on the mouth for an invite! chance.mcclain@gmail.com!!!

 

myprdx @ yahoo . com

Thanks!

 

I’d love one of those, thanks!

 

superkicky@gmail.com

We’ll get to discussing as soon as we can see how it works ;)

 

ctoudic [ at ] yahoo.fr

Many thanks.

 

I’d love one as well - droskill at hotmail dot com. Thanks!

 

allpeersbeta [at] loosemore [dot] com

 

Hit me! ~ bmurphy1984 [at] gmail [dot] com

 

Count me in

juniorbonner at gmail.com

cheers

 

i’d like an invitation : torgeir dot waterhouse at gmail dot com

 

sdotson at yahoo dot com thanks…

 

I’ll be gald to test it.
Thanks.

 

Sorry about that -
idanmashaal [at] gmail [dot] com

 

would like an invitation too sjors.timer at xs4all dot nl

 

Invite would be smashing thanks

 

klonkd at yahoo de, thanx!

 

made a typo, right adress is: sjors.timmer (at) xs4all (dot) nl

 

Go on, you know you want to.

 

Invitation please:)

rob.flate (at) gmail (dot) com

 

Like an invitation too! mdejager1977 dot gmail dot com

 

milan @ kryl.info
thanks ,-)

 

Why thank-you good sir. I’ll be having me some of that allpeer goodness please.

 

I’d like one too if possible :)

jon_cooperuk (AT) hotmail_com

 

I would love to test this out if there is any invites left!

turbonallen (at) gmail [dot] com

 
 
 

sign meup - cheers al

 

sign me up too
tate.ryan (at) gmail.com

 

if any left still, sign me up at
gmetropol AT gmail DOT com

thanks to techcrunch and to allpeers

 

Yeah, me to, thanks!

 

I would really appreciate an invite.

lucesean AT gmail DOT com

Thanks!

 

Ooh yeah, my email address in the comments, you said: it’s jaapstronks [at] gmail.com :-)

 

redbarren at gmail dot com

 

terencepua at gmail dot com

 

If any invites left - would appreciate one. Thanks!

mdornich@hotmail.com

 

Would love access!

 

damn! missed!

ill try anyways….

thatgrumguy at gmail.com

 

This is a great move, but I fear not quite there.

Browser-Bittorrent/p2p integration has a great future on the internet (in my opinion). Imagine YouTube users contributing bandwidth to others’ downloads. Or news stories on tv stations’ websites. Or just generally big files on a webpage. A request to a .torrent file should be as simple as requesting a .jpg, and the browser should do the rest.

Getting everyone to install and use a p2p ‘client’ is not easy. Even Red Swoosh requires a client install.

Bittorrent support sould be standard in Firefox, like it is now in Opera. All peers is getting closer to proper browser/p2p integration for Firefox.

 

Would love an invite if any left!! :) jezarnold at gmail

 

Please provide me an invite at oliver.wagner@gmail.com

thank you!

 

Hi!
I’d be glad to try this out if there’s any invite left!
contact@clement-biger.info

Thanks!

 
Jean-Pierre Gattuso - August 15th, 2006 at 4:58 am PDT

Just in case there are some left: gattuso (at) obs-vlfr.fr

 

I guess I’m too late, but here is my email: mats@henricson.se

Mats

 

Would like an invite thanks in advance

 

I too would like to try this out, if there’s a spot left.

jrehagen (at) gmail (dot) com

Thx!

 

I would like an invite

 
 

itsmrdumass [ ] gmail [ ] com

 

Michael, if it’s not too late I’d like to test AllPeers also.

tgrundy [AT] gmail [DOT] com

 

Mike,

I would love to get an invite, if any is left.

rjtohme [at] msn [dot] com

Hey, you haven’t replied to my proposal (you know, Spanish version of TC)

Cheers.

 

jonnyblu (at) gmail (dot) com

 

What a nice way to harvest emails and have spam bots come and grab them.

A simple wordpress contact form may have been a better approach.

No I am not sour because I was too late to get an invite. lol :)

 

Gee, I should wake up even earlier… would love to try, thanks.
zoliblog at gmail

 

Just waking up on the west coast of Canada, 6:00 am. Comment count is 84 but would still like to get an accout if possible.

 

Sounds awesome Mike, if Matthew gives you anymore…pitdevil (gmail)

 

One way to see who are all lurking :)

 

Hey! just trying my luck!

auspicious85@gmail.com

 

I agree with what Andy said.

A whole new experience is out there once we can integrate bittorrent into firefox and IE seamlessly. All of a sudden you tubes $1 million+ per month or whatever it is hosting bill drops considerably.

 

This looks very interesting.
If I’m not too late, here’s my e-mail: bastenfeld -at- gmail.com

 

Lost count checking to see how many invites you’ve already given, but thought it might still be worth trying, so here goes:

godbout[at]gmail[dot]com

Thanks

 

sure, I’ll try it.

datasetgo@gmail.com

 

Well if you all of the sudden get 42 more invites…
eric.mooney@gmail.com

[crossing fingers]

 

Please give me a beta tester - neill_a.NOSPAMhotmail.com.
To limit spam crawlers please remove the NOSPAM and replace with @.

 

hmm.. 43 more invites

 

I am interested in beta testing allPeers. looks like a great tool.

 

would love to try this on. can you send me invite on wt.reyes@gmail.com. thanks.

 

If any left, I’ll takey:
adyule at gmail

 

Common guys..will you have the invite for your country fellowman? :) .. jezowicz at gmail.com .

(Hodne stesti s produktem! drzim palce prvnimu ceskemu startupu v web 2.0)

Janusz(in UK atm)

 

If you have any left I would love to have one! allpeers@luminousbit.com

 
 

Please send me an invite if you have enough leekraus at gmail.com

 

I’m always up for testing out extensions/applications.

areezey@gmail.com

 

This sounds like it’s going to be a big hit, I would love to try it.

 

if open places remain - please.
crosispeers@gmail.com

 

This sounds like it’s going to be a big hit, I would love to try it. robblepack@gmail.com

 

Looks like there are more than 50 people, but just in case:
romain.box@gmail.com
Thanks!

 

Just in case you got some extra invites, or some kind soul with invites to spare sees this comment…
andrew.watson@yahoo.com

 

please, invite me too

 

Not sure if you still have accounts to give away here but I would love the chance to test this service. My email is dignan2681@gmail.com. Thanks.

 
 

I would like a free account, if possible. Please, and a big ole’ Thank You.
s179712@hotmail.com

 

boriscousin (at) gmail (dot) com
I hope i’m not too late. If it’s possible.. Thanks Michael !

 

bedrock ((at))gmail-dot-com

please invite me.. I’d greatly appreciate!

 

I´m trying to get an invite for some month now ;-)
I´ll really need AllPeers for my home business!

Please invite me:

agel@gmx.at

Thanks!!

 

Chriscsanyi1 (at) yahoo (dot) com. Got to keep those spambots from getting my address but would love and invite. Keep up the good work.

Thanks

 

Pls send me a invite. [tuxrider at yahoo.com]

 

I would love a invite.

jwiseman [at] wcgonline.ca

 

If people still want invites, I’ll up Mike’s offer and add 200 invites on top of those who already requested one. Please do post your email in the comment so we can see it.

 

Noo! I was just thinking *again* today how useful this would be. If you get more invites, please invite austinstorm AT gmail DOT com.

 
 

Invite, please:

mnodonnell (at) gmail (dot) com

 
 

I am in for a long shot, considering there were 50 invites. My email is mohali at gmail dot com.

Thanks.

 
 

I’ve been waiting to try this forever - I would love to test it out! :)

 

I will like an invite also

ravirajagopal@sbcglobal.net

 

send me an invite this way: wes.nav [a t] mailnull.com

 

I’ve been waiting to try this forever - I would love to test it out! :)
panthar {at} gmail [dott] com

 
 

I’m dying to try AllPeers! Looks like Matthew’s upped the offer, so if you can, please send me an invite!

faithx5 @ gmail DOT com

 

etwillis at gmail dot com

Thanks

 

bruboo at gmail dot com

 

Would love an invite if any are left.

 

jmweirick at gmail dot com

Thank you

 

so, what happenned.No reviews yet. Is it taking that long to download :)

 

apterz at yahoo dot com

would love an invite if any remain

 

If you have any invites left: tnations at gmail dot com
Thanks.

 
Amanda Redmond-Neal - August 15th, 2006 at 9:20 am PDT

i’d like to take matthew up on his offer. my e-mail address is amanda.redmond.neal@gmail.com. thanks.

 

random4444 at gmail (dot com

If you have any left. :)

Thanks for the review.

 

BTW I should mention that we won’t send out the invites til tomorrow.

 

If any remain, include me too: prettyiyer at gmail dot com

 

I can imagine that there are no invitations left, but one can still hope! ;)
dgoering@gmail.com

 

Damn! Too slow. Oh well… paul@boagworld.com in case emails bounce.

 

“BTW I should mention that we won’t send out the invites til tomorrow.”

oh..ok, that explains it. I have been frequently checking to see whether anybody has posted feedback on the product.

 

If any remain, one for me too!

 

Invitation to AllPeers, pls.

victor.trac at gmail.com

 

The ante is uupped: 200 more invites are given a way!

 
 

holden_ankles at yahoo.com would love one

 

send an invite my way please…

svkessel at toybox.ca

 

kpesting at go dott com

 

Hi, I’d love an invite (and thanks for allowing more than the original 50 in, as I read about at the PeerPressure blog!).

jlebel@gmail.com

 

If you still got them I’ll have an invite cheers!

BTLinux at Gmail dot com

 

Hope I am not too late.
Would love an invite.

 
 

I’d love an invite as well.