Tubes Networks has announced a new version of Tubes, a P2P file sharing and synching application. There are lots of different file sharing utilities out there, but most of them don't synch files across your own devices, or synch files to other users. Tubes is a really simple and fast way to share files and keep changes synchronized.
“Tubes unleashes your content – making it simultaneously available both on your computer and on the web – just by putting your stuff in what we call a ’tube.’ Make a change to anything in any tube on your desktop and the web version instantly updates along with the copy on subscriber’s computers and vice versa.” said John Van Siclen, CEO of Tubes Networks. “Think of Tubes as synchronized media distribution and social sharing with a level of security, control and accessibility never available before.”
I have written about Tubes before, but there are lots of new features in the new version announced at DEMO 2007. The new features include;
TubeSites: Drag-and-Drop Web Site Creation: A tubeSite is a private website that Tubes creates automatically for each tube. Anytime anyone adds or removes files, Tubes automatically updates the tubeSite. Users can have as many tubeSites as they want – all with different users, structure and access privileges. These instant websites can host any type of files such as HD video, music, even Microsoft Office documents.
Social Network Creation: Users create their own networks simply by sending invitations via email. Invited users can be assigned different roles dictating their ability to edit or contribute content in the tube.
URL access to any file on the desktop: With Tubes, simply right-clicking on any file in any tube provides a unique URL to that file. Simply email that URL to a friend or colleague and that file – on your desktop – is accessible over the web. Make changes to that file – on your computer – and the URL still points to the updated version.Tubes provides privacy controls, allowing users to assign different access rights to anyone at any time, even authorizing them to contribute to a group tubeSite. TubeSites can be made private or public at any time.
Public/Private Content Sharing: Tubes provides privacy controls, allowing users to assign different access rights to anyone at any time, even authorizing them to contribute to a group tubeSite. TubeSites can be made private or public at any time.
