Coming out of a private beta, Scribd lets users share and store their stuff, because we all have a lot of stuff to share.Scribd's users can upload Text files, PDF's, MP3's, MS Office files into a public database. Descriptions and tags can than be attached to the ever-growing database of stuff, making it easier for other users to find, categorize, and vote on. Once uploaded, any items can then be embedded as html, or flashpaper documents onto other social networks or websites..
The Scribd site is filled with a ton of, stuff. With everything from Witty mid term answers to beautiful photography. When viewing documents, depending on formats, you have the option of downloading them in PDF, Powerpoint, Word, and Txt formats. You can also choose to listen or download the mp3 files with a built in player through Scribd's text-to-speech.
So what's the purpose of Scribd? Some say it's a text version of YouTube, I'm not so sure yet. It's a giant social network library of miscellaneous things. I guess its now up to the users, and what they want to accomplish with the service. The team has just got a fresh stack of cash from Angel investors to throw towards development.
