There plenty of ways to share files over the Internet (I like Drop.io or Skype). But when you want to share something with the world, or a larger group of friends, the place to do that increasingly is on Twitter or Facebook. Today a new file-sharing service called Sayabit launched which turns your files into short URLs which can be passed around more easily.
If the file is an image, then the Sayabit link (like http://sayabit.com/LV9llB) takes you to a Webpage where the image is hosted, just like TwitPic. But if it is another kind of file, it just starts downloading right away (this will soon be changed to also first take you to a landing page.)
Already, there is lots of competition among Twitter file-sharing services. (See TwitDoc, FileTwt, Tweetcube). Sayabit, however, also offers password-protected links so that you can control who you are sharing with a little bit better. And it gives you charts and graphs showing you how many times your file has been clicked on.
Sayabit is the first product to come out of Sayagle, a startup in Cambridge, Mass. which is working on a broader product portfolio.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/08/16-apps-that-make-sharing-large-files-a-snap/
Best way to get virus, I bet virus and malware developers will like this. you know what, graphs and charts will give them how many computer they infected.
I can’t find anything on their site showing the file size or number limitations (there’s got to be limitations, right?). Have you tried probing those limits, especially file size?
After signing up and poking around, it looks like the current total limit of uploadable files is 50MB and you’re limited to the following file formats:
.gif, .jpg, .png, .bmp (images), .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx (MS Office files), .pdf, and .txt.
Not exactly exhaustive, but hopefully the options will be expanded in the future. Also, they appear to be already trying to monetize the service by allowing you to buy “directories” for 99 cents each, though clicking the link to do so does not do anything.
Grr, I spoke too soon. (Again.) It just took a bit for the page to change.
Clicking the “Buy this Directory for 0.99 cents” link takes you to a “Purchase your home directory ([username]) for $ 0.99 / month”. They’ll need to change that link quickly so that people don’t think they are buying the directory for just under one penny (0.99 cents?) and get charged $0.99.
I like the landing page idea, especially if it details whether the file is for Windows or Mac or Linux, etc. etc. As a Mac user, I often find that website programmers simply refuse to say anything about their zip file or forget to consider that someone like myself cannot install their crapware and could conserve their bandwidth by me knowing not to download it first to find out for myself.
/rant off
I’m not sure why this is featured here; it’s a trivial service and there are many like it. This one is still very small; if they have a naive backend it’ll die soon.
Sayabit currently allows for 50MB of files to be uploaded, though you can add additional space by inviting up to 10 friends.
We will be expanding offerings, features, functionality and allowed file types over the comings weeks – we’re still working on it as we speak.
The purchase your home directory ensures that the URL Sayabit.com/Username/* is yours and no one can create a link like Sayabit.com/Username/Me. The reason being when you create a link you’re able to name the file anything you want including using multiple /slashes.
Tom
I donno what is so special in this site to be covered on Techcruch anyone can build such site in just one day. Was wondering how much did Sayabit paid Techcrunch to gt listed
Uhm a bit late to the game no?
sites like http://ifile.it/ have very short URLs, have features like drag and drop upload, and an excellent file organizer
all for free…
Am I the only one wondering about this i.e. Why ? I have files stored on S3, Gmail, FTP, SkyDrive, in fact everywhere. Occasionally I want share those files.
It took me a long time to find a solution, without copying, moving files from A to B etc. After much chopping and changing I settled on a service called SMEStorage.com. Visually the website does not look like no great shakes but that belies the power.
Firstly I can leave my filed where they are and sync the data about the files. I can do this for all my file providers. Once this is done all my files are in a windows like file system. I can share them over email, over Twitter as a TinyURL, and even as an RSS feed. I can also choose to have a public files section based on my username. Or I can just get get a TinyURLfor the file and do what I want with it.If I upload a file via the service to my file provider, I can choose to encrypt the file so if I share it, anyone trying to download it would need the password. Simples !
Easy to create sub-floders -nice