The Linkup

The Linkup
The Linkup
The Linkup
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TheLinkup.com Main Interface
Developer(s) Streamload
Operating system Any (Web-based application)
Type Web productivity tools
License Proprietary
Website thelinkup.com

The Linkup (formerly MediaMax), a spin off from Streamload (now Nirvanix), was a "social network for file sharing" and a service that let users send, receive, and store large amounts of data via the web.[1] It was one of the first Internet based storage services (winning numerous awards) and is now one of the largest failures resulting in user data loss.[2][3]

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Failures

On June 15, 2007 a system administrator's script accidentally misidentified and deleted "good data" along with the "dead data" of some 3.5 million former user accounts and files. It took until October 2007 to complete a partial restore of the data (much of it being irretrievably lost).[4]

The Linkup finally experienced a "meltdown" on July 10, 2008 which left about 20,000 paying subscribers without their digital music, video, and photo files from August 8, 2008.[4] In the site's place is a message saying We're sorry, but MediaMax and The Linkup are now closed. with an affiliate link to competitor Box.net.

See also

  • Nirvanix (formerly Streamload) is the company from which The Linkup was spun off and which hosted the data
  • Savvis is the company responsible for the application and database.

References

  1. ^ Streamload - At a glance
  2. ^ Loss of customer data spurs closure of online storage service 'The Linkup'
  3. ^ Storms in the cloud leave users up creek without a paddle
  4. ^ a b MediaMax/TheLinkup death spiral dogs Nirvanix

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