MyBloop

Infobox Website
name = MyBloop



caption =
url = [http://www.mybloop.com/ www.mybloop.com]
commercial =
type = File hosting
language = english
registration = required (free)
owner =
author = Fitim Blaku, Angel Leon, Ethan Lu, Cristian Radu, Eugene Kim, Yacine Benzine, Francis Ho [http://www.mybloop.com/pages/about.o]
launch date = Beta in 2005, Live in May 2007 [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.mybloop.com]
current status = online
revenue =
slogan = "Unlimited Free File Storage"

MyBloop is a file hosting and social networking website, based in New York, USA.
Currently (as of June, 2008) it hosts more than 2,009,422 files uploaded by more than 51,706 users. Mybloop is currently in beta stage.

Angel Leon, one of the founders of the service once said:Many formats can be streamed from the website, the plugin (Flash or Windows Media Player) is chosen based on the extension of the file.

Details of the service

*Free of cost
*No need to enter CAPTCHAs to access files
*No waiting time required to access files
*Unlimited number of simultaneous downloads
*Upload of files up to 1 GB
*No limit on the number of files the user can upload and manage
*Ability to upload all types of files
*Ability to stream .mp3 files, without the need to download them (with a flash interface)
*Ability to stream .flv files, without the need to download them (with a flash interface)
*Ability to stream .wma files, without the need to download them (with Windows Media Player plugin)
*Ability to stream .wmv files, without the need to download them (with Windows Media Player plugin)
*Ability to organize the music files in playlists
*Uploaded images are displayed in embedded form (no need to download them to see them)
*Ability to organize files in folders
*Ability to delete files
*Ability to rename uploaded files
*Files are never deleted (unless the user deletes them, of course)
*Ability to upload multiple files at the same time
*Ability to mark files as "private", so only people that know (or guess) the exact URL of the files/folders can access them
*No discrimination against people based on their location (unlike Megaupload, for example)
*Free and open source, cross-platform software, that allows the user to upload files from the desktop (BloopLoader)

BloopLoader

Infobox Software
name = BloopLoader



caption =
collapsible =
author = Angel Leon and Fitim Blaku
developer =
released =
latest release version = 0.7
latest release date = release date|2008|05|10 [http://www.mybloop.com/updates/78/blooploader-07-released]
latest preview version =
latest preview date =
frequently updated =
programming language =
python| operating system =
platform = Cross-platform| size =
language = English
status = beta
genre =
license = open source (GPL v2)
website = [http://www.mybloop.com/blooploader/ www.mybloop.com/blooploader] BloopLoader is the software that allows any user to upload files to the myBloop service, binaries are available for windows and Mac, and the source can be compiled to run on Linux [http://mybloop.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/blooploader-is-hardy-compatible/] .

Features

*Free of cost
*Open Source/Free Software
*Ability to drag and drop files from the computer to myBloop
*Ability to access the files without a web browser

Reception

*A major newspaper in Venezuela, El Nacional, recommended myBloop. [http://mybloop.wordpress.com/2008/03/16/mybloopcom-has-been-recommended-by-major-newspaper-in-venezuela/]
*Review by downloadsquad.com:

Criticism

*It is not clear how the service will work once it leaves beta stage, or what will remain free
*The website has beem accused of discrimination against users based on their location, because they only allow people from 5 countries to register. [http://www.mybloop.com/pages/faq.o#faq-023]

See also

*MediaFire

External links

*http://www.mybloop.com/pages/faq.o myBloop FAQ
*http://mybloop.wordpress.com/ Official Blog of myBloop
*http://p2pnet.net/story/12524 interview with Angel Leon, one of the creators of the service, at p2pnet.net
* [http://code.google.com/p/blooploader/wiki/RunningBlooploaderFromSource http://code.google.com/p/blooploader/wiki/RunningBlooploaderFromSource] How to install BloopLoader in ubuntu

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