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By: EveryDigg » Blog Archive » Exclusive: Mysterious Paypal Secure Storage

EveryDigg » Blog Archive » Exclusive: Mysterious Paypal Secure Storage — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:16:37 +0000

[...] PayPal is preparing a new feature on a select range of users that allows them to securely store files with the payments provider. The new service, called DropBox, creates a secure storage area that is associated with the account.read more | digg story [...]

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By: Drama 2.0

Drama 2.0 — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:53:03 +0000

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By: Geoff Dorn

Geoff Dorn — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:02:58 +0000

If it could access Mp3’s and such it would be great for sites like mine.

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By: Gillian Carson

Gillian Carson — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:56:29 +0000

Yes - if it is a file transfer system then it is very similar to our DropSend. Infact, DropSend was originally called DropBox but we couldn’t secure the trademark so we changed it to DropSend. http://www.barenakedapp.com/th.....d#comments

We were told that DropBox was not trademarkable since its a well-used phrase within the computing industry.

It’s possible that if PayPal’s DropBox service is within the main PayPal service then they won’t need to trademark it. If it’s a separate service then they probably will.

By: Jacek Artymiak

Jacek Artymiak — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:50:38 +0000

For pay digital downloads, of course.

Now I know why they can’t deliver on their promise of letting PayPal users in Poland request money as of September 14, 2006–they’ve been too busy working on this new feature.

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By: Scot

Scot — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 06:46:54 +0000

Stay as far away from Paypal as possible!!

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Nitin Badjatia » Blog Archive » links for 2006-09-23 — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 06:22:51 +0000

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By: agus romli

agus romli — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:15:29 +0000

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By: mac-finance

mac-finance — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:17:46 +0000

Does anyone know how many movie downloads amazon has done? I’m wondering whos doing better so far amazon or apple?…

By: PayLoadz

PayLoadz — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:04:20 +0000

This is an existing feature for large merchants to download logs. Anyone that has tried to export logs through PayPal’s normal web interface knows it is pretty poor. This is the solution.

We provide a digital delivery system based on the PayPal payment system for those commenters posting about that topic (Also won 2 Star Developer Awards at eBay Live!).

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By: Dave McClure

Dave McClure — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:17:01 +0000

likely one of the items speculated on above, or perhaps for hosting secure logos (previously not provided by PayPal, but required for merchant logo branding on checkout page).

my guesses:
1) digital goods download (aka http://www.PayLoadz.com)
2) fax / order fullfillment docs
3) logo / other files needed for SSL-enabled pages

[full disclosure: i used to work for PayPal, and we suggested a few of these options a couple of years back]

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By: Jon Rapport

Jon Rapport — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 22:13:15 +0000

More likley just a way to download account reports.

By: Jitendra

Jitendra — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 21:30:03 +0000

Possibly a way to upload detailed invoice data…Another potential use could be to share data that could facilitate transaction between two parties on eBay.

Just guessing really

By: Ernest Nova

Ernest Nova — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:31:31 +0000

Probably just a way to upload files for processing bulk payments or other catalog data

By: Todd Dominey

Todd Dominey — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:08:48 +0000

As a merchant who uses PayPal to sell software, I’ve always wondered why PayPal didn’t build their own digital product delivery service that tied into their payments system, especially considering the huge number of software developers using their API to securely deliver content.

By: Super Justin » Blog Archive » PayPal DropBox

Super Justin » Blog Archive » PayPal DropBox — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:55:02 +0000

[...] Originally this story was found over at TechCrunch, where you can also see screenshots of the actual service. [...]

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:29:26 +0000

I wonder if they are working with Etonica.com to deliver DropBox - they spell it exactly the same with a capital D and B. Also, I use DropBox Pro from Etonica and love it - awesome app - export locked accounts to my clients and they just start sending me over large files - it is an awesome product. I have often wondered if they were working with companies like ebay, photocucket, etc.

By: Rich Sharples

Rich Sharples — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:19:33 +0000

I can’t imagine why any software vendor or PayPal would be interested in PayPal hosting software binaries - it doesn’t make any sense. For popular software (eg. Skype, Java - not a great example as both are free) - Paypal would have to deal with millions of downloads / hour - that’s not their business.

What would make sense is a secure digital safety deposit box for software keys and contracts - things you don’t want to loose, things you don’t want to have stolen. That makes a lot of sense (for users, vendors and Paypal).

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:58:47 +0000

If its file transfer could you argue that it is confusingly similar to Ryan Carson’s DropSend file transfer service? I’m sure they have that trademarked.

By: c@v3m@n

c@v3m@n — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:52:34 +0000

Probably a delivery location for soft deliverables, like purchased software, SOW, pr0n, etc. Business has lots of paperwork involved, and this makes a decent method of delivering.

By: Ravish

Ravish — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:59:56 +0000

This definately seems like an online storage & distribution service for downloadable products. If our assumption is right, then this could be helpful for vendors of Software, ebooks or other downloadable products.

This service could also save vendors from those fake chargebacks. When a seller recieves a chargeback, there is no option for seller to provide tracking info for intangible items. Paypal only asks for shipping tracking info to ensure delivery. Downloadable items do not have a Fedex or UPS tracking number. In such cases, Paypal would be able to track the delivery & evaluate chargeback accordingly.