Comments on: Wuala Launches Social Grid Storage In Public Beta Tomorrow http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:07:44 -0800 hourly 1 By: Bob http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2449798 Bob Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:06:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2449798 So do I.. that's a good thing. We need more boobs in our logos. So do I.. that’s a good thing. We need more boobs in our logos.

]]> By: houseofseo.com » Blog Archive SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 14, 2008 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2438653 houseofseo.com » Blog Archive SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 14, 2008 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:11:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2438653 [...] Wuala Launches Social Grid Storage In Public Beta Tomorrow, TechCrunch [...] [...] Wuala Launches Social Grid Storage In Public Beta Tomorrow, TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2438539 mike Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:06:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2438539 try the download version if you are having browser issues: http://wua.la/en/launch/ try the download version if you are having browser issues:
http://wua.la/en/launch/

]]> By: mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2437532 mike Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:41:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2437532 yeah that is supposed to be a good program, the nice thing about Wuala though is you can trade space on your computer for space in the cloud it can use the same account on multiple computers, so for example my home desktop can share 10gb of space, my home server shares 50gb, and my laptop shares 5gb giving me 65gb total space, and i don't have to pay any fees for bandwidth or storage space yeah that is supposed to be a good program, the nice thing about Wuala though is you can trade space on your computer for space in the cloud
it can use the same account on multiple computers, so for example my home desktop can share 10gb of space, my home server shares 50gb, and my laptop shares 5gb giving me 65gb total space, and i don’t have to pay any fees for bandwidth or storage space

]]> By: mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2437530 mike Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:38:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2437530 Java != JavaScript it would be nice if Java weren't needed, but at least its cross-platform Java != JavaScript

it would be nice if Java weren’t needed, but at least its cross-platform

]]> By: SEM News: SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 14, 2008 - Search Engine Marketing http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2437407 SEM News: SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 14, 2008 - Search Engine Marketing Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:57:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2437407 [...] Wuala Launches Social Grid Storage In Public Beta Tomorrow, TechCrunch [...] [...] Wuala Launches Social Grid Storage In Public Beta Tomorrow, TechCrunch [...]

]]> By: skosko http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2437303 skosko Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:28:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2437303 The point is that "some Joe" will never see the files. Maybe the guys from wuala should just call it "real save file sharing". That's what it is. I agree that the interface is crap, but the tech behind it is pretty amazing IMO (see http://www.slideshare.net/adunne/wuala-p2p-online-storage). The point is that “some Joe” will never see the files. Maybe the guys from wuala should just call it “real save file sharing”. That’s what it is. I agree that the interface is crap, but the tech behind it is pretty amazing IMO (see http://www.slid...-online-storage).

]]> By: Svetlana Gladkova http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2437241 Svetlana Gladkova Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:35:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2437241 Interesting question :) And in fact they were about 50 minutes late - I was keeping an eye on them since I had a post scheduled for the embargo time and was worried the service was down for some time after I published it. Interesting question :)

And in fact they were about 50 minutes late – I was keeping an eye on them since I had a post scheduled for the embargo time and was worried the service was down for some time after I published it.

]]> By: Roshan Shrestha http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2437200 Roshan Shrestha Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:53:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2437200 One thing lacking in JungleDisk, unlike Wuala, is that you cannot share files with others. One thing lacking in JungleDisk, unlike Wuala, is that you cannot share files with others.

]]> By: Roshan Shrestha http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2437198 Roshan Shrestha Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:50:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2437198 I myself use JungleDisk, a native application front-end to Amazon S3 with versions for Windows, Mac, Linux. It integrates with the OS file browser (on Windows, it just becomes another drive, where you can drag and drop files). The application is a one time purchase of $20. My files resides on Amazon's servers, which (for most part) has solid reliability, and the storage cost is cheap. I myself use JungleDisk, a native application front-end to Amazon S3 with versions for Windows, Mac, Linux. It integrates with the OS file browser (on Windows, it just becomes another drive, where you can drag and drop files). The application is a one time purchase of $20.

My files resides on Amazon’s servers, which (for most part) has solid reliability, and the storage cost is cheap.

]]> By: mike http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2437188 mike Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:42:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2437188 "Unlike Web storage, you can drag and drop files into Wuala on or offline. " This is a little vague, you can only drag (save from Wuala) a file you have already downloaded. If you drop (upload to Wuala) a file from your computer when you are offline, it will save the file and then proceed to upload once you are online again. This is all done through a cache, the size of which can be set by the user. “Unlike Web storage, you can drag and drop files into Wuala on or offline. ”
This is a little vague, you can only drag (save from Wuala) a file you have already downloaded. If you drop (upload to Wuala) a file from your computer when you are offline, it will save the file and then proceed to upload once you are online again. This is all done through a cache, the size of which can be set by the user.

]]> By: Thierry http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436969 Thierry Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:27:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436969 wuala is derived from the french word "voila", meaning "there you go", "here we are", "that's it". wuala is derived from the french word “voila”, meaning “there you go”, “here we are”, “that’s it”.

]]> By: Wuala « Wir sprechen Online. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436854 Wuala « Wir sprechen Online. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:30:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436854 [...] Social Software, Web, Wuala http://Wua.la launches social grid storage in public beta tomorrow; http://is.gd/1r3V [...] [...] Social Software, Web, Wuala http://Wua.la launches social grid storage in public beta tomorrow; http://is.gd/1r3V [...]

]]> By: reader http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436805 reader Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:13:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436805 Most users will either not know or not care about what's happening behind the scenes with their data as long as the service is generally known to be trustworthy. Most users will either not know or not care about what’s happening behind the scenes with their data as long as the service is generally known to be trustworthy.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436798 Jeremy Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:05:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436798 The logo is not bad. It has some kind of Islamic significance, I think. It also looks Arabic. The logo is not bad. It has some kind of Islamic significance, I think. It also looks Arabic.

]]> By: reader http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436795 reader Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:03:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436795 It can download a file from hundreds of computers in parallel, which will be a lot faster for the user and considerably cheaper for Wuala ;-) It can download a file from hundreds of computers in parallel, which will be a lot faster for the user and considerably cheaper for Wuala ;-)

]]> By: reader http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436791 reader Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:59:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436791 That's not a problem. It can be adapted over time. That’s not a problem. It can be adapted over time.

]]> By: Otilia @ Ad Ops Online http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436790 Otilia @ Ad Ops Online Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:54:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436790 Originally, this may have been a half-good idea. Top it with a poor execution (JS interface not behaving very well in all browsers, questionable logo etc etc) and you get the current Wuala. Nothing worth writing home about, really. Originally, this may have been a half-good idea. Top it with a poor execution (JS interface not behaving very well in all browsers, questionable logo etc etc) and you get the current Wuala. Nothing worth writing home about, really.

]]> By: david saintloth http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436691 david saintloth Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:23:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436691 Agree Wes, the Logo is beautiful if not very legible. As for the technology sounds promising as a way to encrypt user content preserving their privacy and ensuring redundancy and speedy retrieval in a clustered configuration. If it finds some success it just may be purchased by a bigger player to use internally. Agree Wes, the Logo is beautiful if not very legible. As for the technology sounds promising as a way to encrypt user content preserving their privacy and ensuring redundancy and speedy retrieval in a clustered configuration. If it finds some success it just may be purchased by a bigger player to use internally.

]]> By: Wes http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436673 Wes Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:42:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436673 I just like the logo, interesting design. I just like the logo, interesting design.

]]> By: Gebadia Smith http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436667 Gebadia Smith Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:26:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436667 Is it just me or is that a little scary? I don't care if my files are wrapped in chains I don't want them on some Joe blows computer. Is it just me or is that a little scary? I don’t care if my files are wrapped in chains I don’t want them on some Joe blows computer.

]]> By: 53x11 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436664 53x11 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:20:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436664 If your data is already backed up Wuala's own servers, what is the point of having your data replicated in fragments across the internet? Is this a way for them to save money on redundancy? If your data is already backed up Wuala’s own servers, what is the point of having your data replicated in fragments across the internet? Is this a way for them to save money on redundancy?

]]> By: ImageCo http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436663 ImageCo Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:16:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436663 I see boobs in their logo. www.imageco.com... our logo designs are boob free (so far) I see boobs in their logo.

http://www.imageco.com... our logo designs are boob free (so far)

]]> By: Otto Othman http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/13/wuala-launches-public-beta-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2436639 Otto Othman Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:38:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=21046#comment-2436639 Actually... if you read their logo in Arabic.. it says... "Mamas" or "Mams" and the word Wuala in many arabis countries means.. "Swear to god" Really weird why they would choose that word... :/ Any other arabic person agrees with me? Actually… if you read their logo in Arabic.. it says… “Mamas” or “Mams”
and the word Wuala in many arabis countries means.. “Swear to god”

Really weird why they would choose that word… :/

Any other arabic person agrees with me?

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