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.
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.
Hi Mike -
I’ll take one!
allpeers@kopelman.com
Josh
dainius76@mac.com
I wish this comments section will focus discussion on acutal topic rather than on invite requests.
Thanks for the invites. Mee too!
I’d love to try it!
coulterjohnson@yahoo.com
i’d love an invite.
xxdesmus AT gee mail.com
oh please me !
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
Grrrr…razvan.antonescu@gmail.com
Thanks, Michael.
mahoski@gmail.com
I would like to test it out too
shuki@haiminisholdings.com
Thanks
I’ll go for one of those please.
giginger@gmail.com
jnewland (at) gmail (dot) com
Thanks!
Oooooh, yes please!
matthendrix@gmail.com
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.
coldpie@gmail.com
thanks.
“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.
engsoc11@hotmail.com
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
I need it ! Plz.
creativeweb@gmail.com if any invitation left
Thanks !
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!
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
I’d 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
david.haddad@gmail.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.
please invite me
photo@jameschou.net
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.
Thank you so much, Matt!
Invite, please:
mnodonnell (at) gmail (dot) com
Pls, invite me!
contato@diogoazevedo.com
I am in for a long shot, considering there were 50 invites. My email is mohali at gmail dot com.
Thanks.
Cool! completeja@yahoo.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
david@antos.cz
Thanks.
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.
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!
I’d love to try it guys!
jwillardcurtis@gmail.com
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.
toby.bearden@gmail.com
I’d love an invite as well.