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Oosah offers 1TB of free online media storage
There are some limitations. You can only upload videos that are 200MB or smaller, images that are 50MB or less, and MP3 files that are 9MB or less. And you can't upload executable files, office documents, or other files. Just movies, music, and pictures. But Oosah does accept most common media file types. There's also an option to upload media directly from your camera or capture device without copying it to your computer first.
Besides offering an incredible amount of storage space, there are a few other things that set Oosah apart. One of the coolest features is integration with YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and Picasa. You can associate Oosah with your other social network/media accounts and manage your media libraries from a central location. Oosah has an incredibly simple file manager that lets you easily drag and drop files from Flickr to Oosah, from Oosah to Facebook, and so on.
Does the service really provide a whole 1TB of storage to every user? Honestly, I can't say. It would take me forever to upload that much data. But if the promise of a huge amount of free storage is a publicity stunt to get people to try to use the service, it worked. And I have to say, I'm impressed.
Right now all Oosah accounts are free. The company says it may eventually create a premium service that offers paying customers even more storage.
One word of warning. When I signed up I had to check a box that said I agreed to Oosah's privacy policy. But there was no clear link to said policy. A quick Google search turned up a list of terms and conditions which also makes mention of a separate privacy policy. But it's nowhere to be found.
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Transcontinental said 3:54PM on 9-17-2008
1 TB sounds nice, and far ;
200, 50, 9 MB sound bad, and close.
Not this game with me :)
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Duke said 4:15PM on 9-17-2008
Other file types can be uploaded by changing the file extension.
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Duke said 4:16PM on 9-17-2008
Other file types can be uploaded by changing the file extension.
For media storage, I prefer steekr.com because their upload and download speed are much better for me.
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Daniel said 4:10PM on 9-17-2008
I was down until I saw the upload limit, 9mb per mp3 file? c'mon! I want to upload my DJ Mixes!
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K-IntheHouse said 4:34PM on 9-17-2008
Hey Brad, thanks for the link love. :-) My humble is site is spelt shankri-la. (word play on the mythical shangri-la if you were wondering wth kind of name is that!)
I kind of wondered about that too with the 1TB claim. But, my account is showing me atleast that for now. We'll have to see how it goes about that. In fact, one of the FAQ's did seem to suggest 2GB free space.
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Brad Linder said 4:39PM on 9-17-2008
Thanks for the correction. I should really look at the screen when I type. :)
Danny said 6:03PM on 9-17-2008
Below is from the terms and conditions on their site... It looks like they will have the right to use, modify, and distribute your content. Take a look at the TC and let me know what you think. I would use the site and I have already signed up for an account, but I don't want them to use my sh*t...
"Ownership of Content: You retain all ownership rights in your Content. However, by posting Content to Oosah, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Oosah (and its successors) an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, assignable, royalty free, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, distribute and to prepare derivative works of such Content in connection with the Site and any current and future services offered by Oosah, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing."
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Aniruddh said 6:29PM on 9-17-2008
I think it can be a marketing trick and for testing their space will take too time. I think its like a yahoo story..dose yahoo provides unlimited storage? my answer is no.
Yahoo offers “unlimited” space and bandwidth etc…but after about 20gb you get a “disk space error; please contact yahoo customer support” message on the ftp client. Then you contact Yahoo and their tech support says that they will increase your allotted disk space (it should be unlimited; however they flag anyone going above a certain level of usage), but nothing ever gets done. I think there is an unspoken policy at yahoo to just simply ignore anyone that goes above their unofficial limits. In summary, don’t trust Yahoo’s unlimited disk space marketing rubbish.
I also send a email to Oosah people regarding not having a private policy.. Lets see what answer we will get from them..
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daviid said 6:29PM on 9-17-2008
I've been using http://www.mybloop.com/ which has unlimited storage. They limit you to 1GB file uploads, but you can have as many as you like.
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Aniruddh said 6:29PM on 9-17-2008
Hay I got one line email from them is as under:
"Yes we really offer you 1TB of free space. The terms and service and privacy policy are consolidated"
I think then they should write "terms and conditions & privacy policy" link on the website.
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Danny said 6:30PM on 9-17-2008
Below is a reply I received after emailing them about content ownership. They say they wont use content that isn't public, but they say they have the right to use it... I emailed them back to see if they mean that they wont use private content at all or can if they feel like it. The response I received was quick, but vague...
"We won't use any content that isn't public. We also won't sell your content. It simply means we have the right to use it in ads, or other campaigns.
Our Terms and Conditions are pretty much the same as YouTube's, or anyone else's.
We definitely do not and will not "own" your content."
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Aniruddh said 7:00PM on 9-17-2008
It means that they can use content in their advertisement but it also means that if they tie up with other partners for advertise then they can use it as derivative work ...
Stuart Halliday said 9:49AM on 9-18-2008
Great, you've agreed that they can use your content. But does it say they won't pay you for the use of it?
If not, just invoice them...
Danny said 7:00PM on 9-17-2008
and a response...
"If we ever using anything, it's only content marked as public.
If you go to flickr and look at their homepage, there is a nice photo. It was uploaded by a flickr member.
That's an example of what that section permits us to do."
Looks decent as long as they do not use private photos. I basically would use the site as online storage for my ever growing photo collection. As with all my photos, I burn them to DVD after uploading them to my PC. With 30GB of pictures, it would be nice to be able to free up some drive space. I uploaded a few pictures and one mp3 to see how the site works, you can view and listen in a flash based viewer. You can download the files by clicking the down arrow at the top right of the file... I wonder if I could back up my mp3 collection??? hmmm??
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Chris said 7:44PM on 9-17-2008
I have to skip this only because I know I'll never remember the name when I need it again.
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Ben said 8:03PM on 9-17-2008
Found the following in their terms (Emphasis mine):
Ownership of Content: You retain all ownership rights in your Content. However, by posting Content to Oosah, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Oosah (and its successors) an
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irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, assignable, royalty free, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, distribute and to prepare derivative works of such Content in connection with the Site and any current and future services offered by Oosah, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.
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K-IntheHouse said 11:16PM on 9-17-2008
Looks like Oosah's response is pretty solid on this if it's anything like Youtube or Flickr. I do agree they should make the consolidated stuff more apparent so people signing up for it don't wonder.
Brad, I also seem to find a new scraper stealing your content anytime you link to me. :-) Here's a new one scraping Download Squad unabashedly http://webkeeps.com/wordpress/2008/09/17/oosah-offers-1tb-of-free-online-media-storage/
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Roy Garringer said 6:44AM on 9-18-2008
Is there an easy way to automatically encrypt your content before uploading it to Oosah?
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Dan K said 6:45AM on 9-18-2008
Thanks for the great discussion around Oosah, we are happy to hear that you guys are enjoying the service! As noted in our response to your inquiries around the T&Cs, they are similar to many of the popular sites that millions of people use every day. All major content hosting sites have a provision similar to our item 9.c.
In fact, many other services have provisions that appear to be even stronger than Oosah's. The purpose of the license provision is not so that we can take ownership of users' content, but rather use content that is marked “public” for promotional materials. You have the option to click private on your media, and Oosah will not use that content.
Oosah respects the rights of its members, and is not seeking to exploit their relationship with Oosah, and we hope that you continue to enjoy the service and the 1TB of free space! We have some additional cool features in the pipeline that I can’t wait for you guys to check out. Feel free to chat via Twitter – Twitter name: Oosah.
Dan
CTO, Oosah
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Jash Sayani said 6:45AM on 9-18-2008
I had signed up last month, but the interface was not that good. But the new interface seems promising....
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