Not Every Social Media Site is a Good Idea.
Today, ReadWriteWeb featured FileRide, noted as a different kind of social network because it creates a social network for you.
While that kind of intuitive-ness sounds appealing to many people, the downside lies in how they create that network for you.
FileRide requires you to run a desktop program on your computer that keeps track of the files that you put or change on your computer. It also allows you to create a list on the site of the type of files you want to be defined by.
ReadWriteWeb is impressed by many features FileRide has, and I agree that it is cool that FileRide doesn't match people by file names, but by file content. However, it seems a little Big Brother to me.
Here's 4 reasons why I wouldn't use it:
1. With so many services on the internet, I am more and more wary of anything that requires me to install anything on my computer.
2. The program only runs on Windows, and I already have way too much running on Windows when it starts, even after using hacks to clean everything out.
3. I don't want a program popping up and asking me questions everytime I copy/paste/rename a new file.
4. Despite the fact that FileRide doesn't expose your files to the world, it simply matches you up with people with similar files, do I really want anything with that much access to my files?
What do you think? Would you use something like this?
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Comment by Sherelle Salaver on May 5, 2009 at 9:05pm
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#1 John on 11.26.08 at 1:18 am PST
Hey! I tried it and it’s harmless.. You simply drag in whatever you want.. Nothing is scanned automatically.. It’s actually a brillant and very cool program! Already met some new friends through my music.
#2 Maycol Delgado on 11.26.08 at 2:25 pm PST
Your right i wouldnt like to use anything i have to upload to my computer… I also have windows and as of right now i have alot of programs dont need anything else.
#3 Sam Trevino on 11.29.08 at 12:55 am PST
Being a commercial real estate agent in Texas I’m not really impressed with the online social networking. I’ve tried Facebook, Linkedin, and Myspace (to name a few major ones). I’ve not seen any noticeable increase in business or had any client inform me that they found me via any of those sites. I just stopped using them altogether since it appeared to me that get rich quick schemers were abounding on them and inundating my in-box.
Disappointed,
Sam
#4 ulla on 11.30.08 at 6:48 am PST
It´s a brilliant idéa not only for pictures, videos and music. You can also add documents, this is a great way for students to meet and share information. You can also use FileRide in closed groups f eg within a company when you the need to share documents. FileRide do not scan your computor, it´s completely safe and totally up to you what files to share. This is the embryo for a new kind of social networking!
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