Glide Effortless to Compete in File Sharing Market 160
Dotnaught writes "InformationWeek is running a story about a new consumer application suite called Glide Effortless that's slated to be released in mid-November. Think of it as iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iCal, Mail, document sharing, shopping, and a few other apps all in one seamless application hosted as a service on the Web that could be accessed by any browser on any computer. It allows file sharing without the risk of illegal copying. It might prove a viable competitor to iTunes, if it works as advertised and if it can scale to handle millions of users."
OK, fine (Score:5, Funny)
Err, how exactly?
Does it listen out for generic beats, mixed with generic vocalizations of generic lyrics, flavoured out by massive over production?
Re:OK, fine (Score:5, Insightful)
You know, that would work far better than a Slashdot-posted joke should...
Most likely not. (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Most likely not. (Score:2)
Why would they even have to do that? According to TFA, everything will be on _their_ servers. All they would have to do is have their "Brittany-BackStreatBoy-ETC" scanner delete any file they though was "infringing" and send the user who uploaded it an email saying "sorry, Charlie, we deleted your upload". Problem solved.
The PHB's of this corp will probably convince the media companies that no copyright material is ever traded since it always stays on
Re:Most likely not. (Score:2)
They could always strike a deal with the recording industry. They quietly report any violations, and the recording industry lawyers take the infringers to court. Perhaps there will be some financial benefits for the alert.
Re:OK, fine (Score:2, Insightful)
Hell, what could possibly go wrong?!
Re:OK, fine (Score:1, Funny)
It allows file sharing without the risk of illegal copying.
Yeah, the great risk of illegal copying. Everytime you start your DC client and search for (and subsequently download) the latest movies, you must understand that you you risk actually getting them. The horror!
PR people can spin just about anything. Submitters too.
Re:OK, fine (Score:5, Funny)
Three words: Amazon Magic Turk.
Amazon Turk Filesharing (Score:2)
Re:OK, fine (Score:2)
Any browser? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Any browser? (Score:2)
Re:Any browser? (Score:3, Interesting)
Geez, go to Digg.com [digg.com] for all the up to the minute tech news that you're missing if you only stick around here (the press is already labeling it a "Slashdot killer").
Re:Any browser? (Score:2)
Hmmmmn, are you really sure that "Glide Effortless" paid Slashdot to have us call them vapourware [slashdot.org] hang shit on its name [slashdot.org] and business ethics? [slashdot.org]
Re:Any browser? (Score:2)
Storing data on my own computer. (Score:5, Insightful)
I doubt their service offers anything beyond what is already possible with a solid Linux or BSD setup, while costing far more and lacking the security I've come to expect.
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
The software, disclosed in mid-October, is called Glide Effortless. It's a set of 12 applications for content creation, communication, E-commerce, and sharing. The apps are Glide Photos, Glide Music, Glide Video, Glide Docs, Glide AllMedia, Glide Contacts, Glide Calendar, Glide Timeline (Glide's search engine), Glide Mail, Glide Cast (audio, text, and video conferencing), Glide Share, and Glide Shops.
(emphasis mine) The real hook is that they are talking to media cr
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
The fact that they're including content distribution facilities does not avoid the other fact that their system may be insecure, and not a suitable place to store sensitive, private data.
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:1)
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2, Insightful)
Other than that, these on-line services provide a few advantages that typical desktop apps don't.
Portability for one. It would be nice to move around anywhere, and always have my files and applications available to me (with a net connection). Home to work, and to my mom's house for the holidays with
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:5, Insightful)
Then there is just personal correspondence that is just that: personal. I don't want other people to have easy access to letters I have sent to friends and family. For instance, I don't want others to know that my nephew James has testicular cancer, and may lose his genitals.
You keep thinking about kiddie porn. Those of us who do not deal with such filth still do have many reasons to keep our data private. Services like these do not offer the privacy that is required, and even with their advantages, the security problems still far outweigh the benefits.
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:1, Flamebait)
While yes, it is private- there is really no incentive for anyone to do anything with it. With potentially millions of customers, things like this just fall into the category of 'noise'.
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
Motivation (Score:2)
-everphilski-
Re:Motivation (Score:2)
And there's nothing wrong with storing sensitive data on a computer. You just have to do it sensibly. Often times that means making sure that physical access to the machine is limited. Running a secure operating system such as OpenBSD also helps.
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
You can read my e-mail, which is pretty boring. And maybe look at the Excel spreadsheet of my college credits, and see that I do very poorly in math. (And by viewing my e-mail, you'll see that I've been going to college since 1986 and still don't have my degree.)
Let's see what else...I lost about $6,000 in a really bad purchase
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:3, Insightful)
Only around the middle...
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2, Insightful)
I mean, nobody would care about your stuff. And with so many cars and homes and drawers and cubicles and bank accounts and voicemail accounts out there, your measely stuff will just get lost in the noise.
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:5, Funny)
Uncle Cy, I can't believe you just posted that.
Dad's right, you are an asshole.
Don't bothering visiting me in the hospital anymore.
-James
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:1, Insightful)
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
Maybe you're the kind that thinks being on Big Brother would be 'cool'. Maybe you're the kind of guy who talks openly about everything including but not limited to your sex life chatting in your cell phone on public transportation (Yes, I hear you without trying to listen in because I'm sitting in the seat right in front of you in what would be normal talking distance). Maybe you're the kind that is so completely oblivious to
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
Re:Storing data on my own computer. (Score:2)
a.) Hard drives fail.
b.) Some of us actually use several different computers where the only common connection is the internet. Myself, I have a desktop, laptop that travels with me, and my workstation at work. I use GMail for sharing stuff between them. I wouldn't mind a better solution.
c.) Extra options is a good thing, not a bad thing.
TransMedia Corp (Score:5, Informative)
Personally, I think this looks very impressive, and it will be interesting to see how it pans out.
Re:TransMedia Corp (Score:2, Funny)
Re:TransMedia Corp (Score:2)
But you're right, it does leave a very bad impression. I'm sure there are many users here now who will forever associate this company and product with a completely dead server.
Re:TransMedia Corp (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:TransMedia Corp (Score:2)
But then again, let's consider what this company is doing. They're offering a web-based service. One would think that they're capable of setting up a server, regardless of the operating system, that can handle a fairly significant load. And in all fairness, a Slashdotting is not a large load in the whole scheme of things. They're lucky they didn't make the front page of the BBC or New York Times sites!
Re:TransMedia Corp (Score:2)
Re:TransMedia Corp (Score:5, Interesting)
If things like this exist, they dont magically ship completely formed. You hear about them for a while and then they slowly add features and scale up. From what I can tell from the google cache, there is not a single reputable technology person in the company, only a nobody CEO.
According to his bio, he was previously a director at "RxRemedy" which apparently no longer exists. In fact that company was under investigation by the SEC according to a simple google search. Here is a link to the SEC investigation into the company that my google search for RxRemedy turned up: http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/comp1765
What a freaking joke. This man probably belongs in prison.
I am amazed that slashdot would put vaporware garbage like this on their front page.
Zzzz (Score:2, Insightful)
Submitter and article forgot something... (Score:2, Insightful)
Seems like they're planning one gargantuan Flash site to run it all, judging by their current introductory site and the "flashy" screenshots [transmediacorp.com] of their upcoming one.
Re:Submitter and article forgot something... (Score:1)
Bullshit (Score:5, Insightful)
Will run on any browser, phone, mobile device, set top box.. and will do everything office, itunes, windows etc does... and magically solves music piracy on the sidelines by magically knowing what's legal and what's not.
Same old story... Noname company comes out of nowhere, claims their product will cure cancer, end hunger and guarantee world peace all in one go. I call 'bullshit', until presented with real proof of the claims laid out.
Re:Bullshit (Score:1)
Re:Bullshit (Score:3, Funny)
Welcome!
Re:Bullshit (Score:2, Insightful)
Jack of all trades... (Score:5, Insightful)
The software, disclosed in mid-October, is called Glide Effortless. It's a set of 12 applications for content creation, communication, E-commerce, and sharing. The apps are Glide Photos, Glide Music, Glide Video, Glide Docs, Glide AllMedia, Glide Contacts, Glide Calendar, Glide Timeline (Glide's search engine), Glide Mail, Glide Cast (audio, text, and video conferencing), Glide Share, and Glide Shops.
Sounds like a "jack of all trades, master of none" situation here. Purely speculative, of course, but these individual apps would take quite a long while to polish to the level of their competitors, requiring a huge staff that a start-up just wouldn't have. It would be nice to have an all-in-one, platform-agnostic, Web-accessible solution, but it reminds me too much of those multi-function printers and mobile devices where the sum is less than its parts.
There's also the Google Mail syndrome, where people don't get on board en masse because they already have a Yahoo/MSN/whatever email address. Not only does the Glide suite have to be compelling, it has to make the user say "I need the whole thing" in the face of him or her already possessing individual programs they're already familiar with and are paying for. If I were TransMedia, I would have released demo versions of their individual apps, rather than cramming everything into one high-profile release. I think that's just asking for trouble.
Re:Jack of all trades... (Score:2)
I got one because I already had a Yahoo and MSN address. Hotmail deleted my name because I didn't sign in a whopping 30 days and the Yahoo one is swamped by mailing lists/spam - now I know better to prevent that - by keeping on signing services to my Yahoo address:)
Many others I know got a gmail address just because.
Astroglide Effortless (Score:5, Funny)
The subliminal association would undoubtedly boost sales.
Re:Astroglide Effortless (Score:2)
I do not think that word means what you think it means.
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Re:Astroglide Effortless (Score:2)
Subliminal:
"below the threshold of conscious perception"
Reference: wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
The association would be on an unconcious level.
BWAAAAAA! (Score:2)
Re:BWAAAAAA! (Score:2)
Re:BWAAAAAA! (Score:2)
My issue is the idea someone could come out of nowhere and make a net based application suite anywhere as good as iMovie, iMail, etc. Take iMovie, IMO an incredible program that could almost justify buying a Mac Mini just for that alone. IMO these guys hit me as all sizzle and no steak.
Now if Google said they had something like this I might believe them but not these guys.
Reminds me of... (Score:3, Interesting)
Ads for Nerds? (Score:5, Insightful)
Do these people have any track record? It's a startup? So I guess not.
Why is this making news before it comes out?
All I'm reading here are big promises on a product that a cross between
Oh wait....
From TFA:
"Not only is TransMedia selling Glide to end users, it's also licensing the software to media companies [b]so they can sell it as a branded service.[/b ] As a result, companies like Comcast, Disney, SBC, and Verizon will have the opportunity to offer an integrated, monetizable service that, at first glance, look significantly more compelling than the offerings from Internet portals like AOL and Internet software services like MySpace.com."
Gee, what I wanted, along with those Disney and eBay branded credit cards I don't have nor want.... just the corporations I trust with my personal info.
Slick... (Score:2)
See, this creates the impression that they've already got contracts with Comcast, Disney, SBC, and Verizon.
But they don't. They're just saying companies *like* those, who decide to buy in but have not yet done so will be able to do the promised things...
It's like if I write a web page saying "through placing my personal ad on Craigslist, women like Elle Macpherson, Angelina Jolie, the Spice Girls, Christina Aguilera, Audrey Tauto
Re:Ads for Nerds? (Score:2, Interesting)
Slashvertising must be cheap too.
Indeed. If you follow the link to the homepage of the submitter of this story, [lot49.com] you'll see that it leads to Thomas Clayburn's weblog. Follow the link to the submitted article, [informationweek.com] and you'll see that it's written by Thomas Clayburn. Of course, it's not immediately obvious, because, when submitting this article, Thomas Clayburn hid behind the alias "Dotnaught".
I'm also a bit wary that Transmedia's website, [transmedia.co.uk] the company behind this product, uses almost identical styles to
why the urge for net computing? (Score:2)
Doing EVERYTHING via the web is a waste, if you really want it that badly, make the Xprotocol standard
part of mozilla, then we can run X apps.
Are people that lazy they cant download an app in 12seconds? or do corporates prevent app installations?
Or is the real ticket here, controlling the user, via one app, no 200 versions to maintain ??
Competitor to iTunes? (Score:4, Insightful)
Also, it seems that they're striving to have a lot of features however many sites that do this do indeed come out with many features however they don't perform any of those features exceptionally well. I guess we'll have to wait and see, but a startup company boasting this many features doesn't exactly give me a lot of confidence in the quality of all these services. This service, from what I can see, is also only available in a subscription based service model which quite frankly the majority of this market is not interested in. Their free plan also only comes with 50MB of space which is not going to persuade people to yet again switch service providers.
Most of the features they're boasting are also fairly standard and people are not going to switch to a new service unless it offers significant benefits. For example, why would I switch to use this email service when they only give me 50MB of space and other free services give me 50 times that amount? Switching these services is also a pain in the ass for myself and everyone who communicates with me.
Re:Competitor to iTunes? (Score:2)
Some of us don't have any friends, you insensitive clod!
Konqueror (Score:2)
I'm going to add an astromomy program to it (Score:1)
Glide *Effortless*!? (Score:4, Funny)
Glide Effortless??? (Score:1)
They forgot to use their own product.... (Score:4, Funny)
"This web document contains no data" out their server.
PRWeb has moved (Score:4, Insightful)
Vaporware of the Year Award (Score:4, Funny)
ASCAP & Transmedia (Score:1, Informative)
ASCAP ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC TECH RELATIONSHIP WITH TRANSMEDIA
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with TransMedia for the use of TransMedia's Colaborata 2.5 digital media management and collaboration platform. Colaborata 2.5 provides an integrated, online media environment to securely manage and preview music, videos, pictures, documents and related information.
"Technological innovation and member service are
Website is Slashdotted! (Score:2)
Online services in general. (Score:5, Insightful)
Some things work well being able to be accessed online (Mail and schedules are the best examples I can think of.)
I feel that alot of the service components are going to go to waste with underuse.
The era of the laptop doesn't combine well with the all-online paradigm. The most successful approach I have seen with online tools, are ones that download to your device, and sync/update when you get back to an internet connection. Simpler models of this are music download services, and video download services (rather than video streaming services.) Basically so you can carry your content with you, and back it up quickly to devices. Consumers want freedom over their data.
Re:Online services in general. (Score:2)
If editing HD footage is your everyday app, then yes. Not that many years ago, you would have said "particularly with dial-up speeds not being favourable to say running a GUI". For example, right now I'm writing a comment in my browser, and the speed is just fine. I don't think that is the biggest issue for me, for me
Re:Online services in general. (Score:2)
I agree that we will concede more applications to the web, but I think these services are designed more so that any big company can go from having a small web precense to one where they can offer all kinds of online services. E.g. for the Disney example, licensees could stitch together their own localised disney commercial, and have it burnt to disc and sent to them. Or use search to g
please stop making browser based apps (Score:1, Insightful)
they fucking suck. Admit it, you only deliver to that platform because you're too fucking lazy or stupid to code cross-platform.
Is that... (Score:2)
Seamless application? (Score:1)
You mean, like Yahoo? (Score:2)
2) Gimme a break. None of this can possibly compete with a desktop-based application at dialup speeds, DSL, or cable. Although I know many people, including my wife, who use Yahoo Mail as their only email application, it is still clunky and awkward compared to a locally hosted mail service. Of course it has compensat
Worst...article...ever (Score:2)
chocolate?? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm in!! Anyone promissing ring tones AND chocolate is a sure winner.
Turn back the clock? (Score:2)
Caveman IT Guy Lawyer (Score:3, Funny)
LY! (Score:2)
Please! They need to buy an adverb first, then start shopping for clues.
Wait a second... (Score:2)
Re:They run their servers on Windows? (Score:2)
Re:They run their servers on Windows? (Score:2)
H.
Re:They run their servers on Windows? (Score:2)
Re:They run their servers on Windows? (Score:2)
I am uninspired by the technical prowess of TransMedia's IT department.
--S
Re:They run their servers on Windows? (Score:2)
Scientific deduction or sensationalistic karma whoring? You be the judge.
Re:Video editing over the Internet? (Score:1)
It is somewhat similar to google maps, where huge dataset lives on the server, but only a small po
Re:Video editing over the Internet? (Score:1)
considering how large video files are I can't really see that this would work out so well w/o a new and much larger capacity infastructure.
I would certainly not enjoy waiting for my video to upload at my cable internets 256k upstream bandwidth.
Re:Video editing over the Internet? (Score:1)
You missed my point. You only need to transfer a tiny fraction of data in order to be able to edit video. You can splice and dice a multi-gigabyte movie by transferring little more that a few lowres keyframes.
Re:Video editing over the Internet? (Score:2)
Splice your movie together locally and you can still benefit from low-res quick previews rendered on your own machine.
Re:Video editing over the Internet? (Score:2)
If they're willing to charge through the ass, then yes, I imagine they would.