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Microsoft Unveils Web Storage Beta

Microsoft Corp. is giving computer users up to 500 megabytes of online storage for their documents, music, photos and video.

AOL Offering 5 Gigabytes of Free Storage

As part of AOL's push to begin giving away most of its services, the Internet company will offer a free online storage bin that will let people back up their photos, music and other important files.

Companies Unveil Online Data Storage Item

A first-of-a-kind online data storage product seeks to ease the way consumers share their digital photos, music, video and documents.

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Will Your Data Disappear When Your Online Storage Site Shuts Down?
Source: PC World

Canadian freelance photographer Ryan Pyle lost thousands of digital photos when Digital Railroad abruptly shut down last October. The online storage service posted a note to its Web site (text of note) stating that it ran out of money and would have to close.

Google stumbles again, accidentally shares docs
Source: Download Squad

Google has confirmed that an error indeed caused some users' text documents and presentations to be unintentionally shared with others.

Windows Live Folder Beta transforms into Live Skydrive Beta
Source: NEOwin.net

Good News! Windows Live Skydrive (formerly Windows Live Folders) is now available in the United States in English and Spanish, Great Britain, and India

Yahoo! Mail goes to infinity and beyond - Yodel Anecdotal
Source: yodel.yahoo.com

I'm not sure if this was seeded or noted, but Yahoo! Mail is now UNLIMITED STORAGE!!! That's a big hit on Google and Hotmail!!! Let the email wars continue, as I love reaping the benefits from it all!

viksoe.dk - GMail Drive shell extension
Source: viksoe.dk

This is a very cool software download that I found that I had to share with everyone. I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but anyone who has a gmail account will love this program.

Welcome to Writely!
Source: writely.com

As per has been my usual of late, this is via Boing Boing. I've been using Writely for a bit now, and love it, and I'm psyched that 1. Google has taken it over and 2. that they've gone "public" with that info.

Implications of Google's GDrive on the Online Storage Industry
Source: putfwd.com

What GDrive might mean for the online file storage industry and existing service providers, from the perspective of one vendor in this market.

An Interview with John Luxford, Creator of putfwd.com

Personal file storage provider putfwd.com recently announced it was offering 1GB of free online storage, plus innovative social networking and publishing features not seen before in online file storage services.

Google 'infinite storage' plans leak out
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

Google is preparing to offer online storage to web users, creating a mirror image of data stored on consumer hard drives, according to company documents that were mistakenly released on the web.

putfwd.com - An Online File Storage Manifesto
Source: putfwd.com

Interesting opinion piece from the developer of putfwd.com on the state and future of free file storage services online.

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