Dropbox Network storage services to achieve multiple computer synchronization files

Cloud computing has always listened to the thunder and the rain, and for example, Amazon's S3 storage service, we haven't seen much of anything that developers can actually use to implement apps. Recently, online network service provider Dropbox announced the introduction of cloud storage API, developers can be in the Dropbox account of the file for free access, edit and save.

The Dropbox API is similar to Json,oauth and OpenID, where developers can hand over the user's storage needs to Dropbox, while Dropbox also saves a copy locally for the user in order to reduce the risk of cloud storage. For example, all of the Flckr images you upload will be backed up to your local Dropbox folder.

While the application of the API is tempting, initially its most important applications are mobile devices, storage limitations for mobile devices, and limitations on devices such as the IPHone and IPad, which means that accessing local files on these devices will be difficult, not to say read or write or sync. The most fundamental problem the Dropbox API has to overcome is that the mobile device does not need to use local files, and all files are synchronized to your PC computer.

Prior to the release, Dropbox had integrated the API with a number of developers, such as Air sharing, GoodReader and Quickoffice now have direct access to your Dropbox account, editing or synchronizing the files. The API currently provides a set of client-side libraries that are written in languages such as Object-c,python,ruby,java, and you can register a Dropbox Development Account to get these libraries and documents.

Dropbox is a commonly used network storage services, can achieve more than one computer file sharing and synchronization files, Dropbox provided the initial free space is 2GB, can be increased to 10gb,dropbox by invitation to the operation of a lot of recommended skills, for Internet software developers for reference.

Use experience

Any Internet product success is the first factor is the use of experience, Dropbox experience is very superior, do not occupy too many system resources, download speed, upload speed is also fast, several G files are usually a few hours can be downloaded, good transmission speed is a cloud products must.

Recommendation mechanism

Dropbox recommendation mechanism is the standard viral marketing, new registered users only 2G of space, if users want to increase their free space to 10G, it is necessary to invite their friends registered, every successful registered friends will let their own storage space increase 250M, so, Users can reach 10G space by registering with their 32 friends.

The recommended approach is also varied, Dropbox offers three, 1, shared links, and users can send invitations to Facebook, Twitter, or their own blog. 2, through the mail address Book sent to their own mailbox contacts, support Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo and other common mailbox. 3, online mass mailing, Dropbox provides an online group invitation link interface.

External publicity

Participate in some well-known Tech award competition is also an important propaganda method, Dropbox successfully won the 2008 Crunchies 2008 Award winners the Best New Product award, so that its fame increased.