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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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
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