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Radus: A media-based browser for your web browser

Radus
Radus is a Flash-based web browser that's based inside your... well, your web browser. Basically, when you go to Radus.com you'll be presented with a two pane window. On the left is your media window, and on the right is your navigation bar. You can browser content like blogs, online video, music, sports, entertainment, or music. Or you can enter searh terms. When you click on an item it will open up in the lefthand pane.

While the interface works pretty well for looking at YouTube or Hulu videos or images from PhotoBucket, Reuters, or other sources, it's a bit odd for reading text-based internet content like blogs. Basically it reformats text to fit in the media window, and shrinks any images to a postage stamp size. Then again, I can't think of too many reasons why you would choose to read a blog in Radus instead of just opening the page in your web browser.

You can also click a publish or share tab to embed content from Radus on other web sites or email to friends. If you register for a community account you'll also be able to add any content with an RSS feed.

[via WebWare]

Filed under: Internet, Video, Web services, web 2.0

Divshare for sale, is your online media safe?

DivshareTechCrunch is reporting that online media sharing site Divshare has put its domain name and web service up for sale. And this raises an important question: what happens when you upload all of your images, movies, or audio files to an online service like Divshare, YouTube, or Flickr if that site goes out of business?

Right now it's not clear what the future holds for Divshare.com. The owners are obviously selling the site, which has 200,000 registered users and a few million hits a month. A smart buyer would build on Divshare's assets and expand the business, you know, if it's profitable. But it's also possible that whoever buys the company could dramatically change the business model and either delete existing user accounts and data or start charging you to access the media you've already uploaded.

Now, we're assuming you haven't been silly enough to park valuable personal data like home movies and photos online without saving backup copies. But if you've embedded Divshare content on your blog or other sites, any serious changes to the service could turn your web site into Swiss cheese.

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