Posted on 03/27/2005 7:04:20 AM PST by rice08
Hello all, I posted this over at protestwarrior also...
I recommend checking out out http://ourmedia.org it seems they are offering a free service to host public domain media, including video, since one wrong link can drive up a bandwidth bill I think this is quite cool.
I think registration just opened up so they are getting slammed a bit, but it does work
You have to register there and at archive.org, but it seems well worth it, especially considering I didn't really have to give them any personal information to do so,
cheers
BT
oops looks like I did a Chaney, but .com and .org go to the same place this time :)
bump
For us non-computer geeks, what is the utility and wonder of these sites?
Thanks for the heads up.
It means you don't need a website host if all you need space for is pictures/digital media, they'll do it for free. There's more to it than that, but that's the basics.
Now me for instance, my husband and I have a website, with a service that doesn't measure space or bandwidth unless you go nuts with it. But, we might get more exposure for our creations (he's a musician and I'm an artist), if we put stuff up at a community website like ourmedia.
It's a place to hold images, video, etc. so that you can link to it from Free Republic or elsewhere.
And it's a totally FREE service - how can they do that??
DOT COM wonders never cease do they?
Thank you"rice08"Information ping good friend Thank you
Well .. I've seen several Bush-bashing messages - so I have no interest in becoming associated with it.
Sponsorships and ads on the site I would imagine.
In addition, it is possible that they "sell" your email address to spammers, send you spam themselves, etc.
Years ago internet companies used to do this kind of thing for a limited time. After that limited time and after they felt that they had people "hooked" on the service they then began selling the service.
Dialpad is one very good example. They provided free long distance service PC-to-phone-number for several months then started charging for the service.
XDrive is another. They provided free online storage service for backups, etc, ( whereby you could upload important files to their server for safekeeping, ) for a period of time then started charging for the service.
There are many such examples and many internet companies are still using that tactic.
It's just the way business is done on the internet.
Give-them-something-free-for-awhile-until-they-are-"hooked"-and-can't-do-without-us-so-then-we-start-charging.
It's a new concept because of the internet. Prior to the internet no commercial company has ever offered free services for a certain period of time then started charging or if such companies existed they were few and far between to the point that I have never heard of any.
For example, the telephone company never gave anything away. They even want a deposit up front.
Car companies never let you use a car for X number of days then charge you. They start collecting on day one.
Utility companies never give away power, water, etc. They all charge you from the very first day right up front with most requiring deposits.
The internet is here. :-)
http://www.archive.org/download/cryptopimpRevolution/revolution.mpg
is what I am using it for so far :)
rice08
The only thing I have ever allowed myself to get suckered into were e-cards. But the service extremely cheap and I pay only once a year. It's fine.
But I knew going in that I was going to have to pay eventually - because there were fewer and fewer FREE cards available.
So .. I think I'll pass on "ourmedia.com".
I dont think you'll get suckered. You dont have to provide any info except a valid email address. The left is already using this as a tool, no reason we shouldn't
Interesting ~ Thanks Sara!
Drug dealers have been marketing that way for years. The first few hits of Coke or Heroin are always free.
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