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Box.net launches new design, more collaboration features
We've covered Box.net before -- the file storage site with collaborative tools and a really great iPhone app -- today the company has launched a redesigned site and even more tools to make online collaboration easier and more effective.
Last year, Box.net added the ability to let users invite other collaborators to view or edit documents. Coupled with Box.net's OpenBox platform, you have a really slick light content management system that allows you to store, share, and group edit documents, spreadsheets, images and more. Today, even more features have been added to aid in project and team management.
Some of the highlights:
- Profile pages for each user that can be customized to show their role in the current project and their contact information and recent project activity
- Discussions that can take place across your shared workspace. You can also comment on individual files
- Bookmarks -- it sounds simple, but it's actually pretty cool because you can share a URL and the rest of the group can then comment on it and its findings.
- Updates - you can see updates across all your various projects to see what the newest discussions, edits and uploads are, all from one page.
