I wrote about “social backup” provider Zoogmo back in 2007. At that time, they summed up their service as follows: “With Zoogmo you get FREE unlimited backup that automatically runs in the background and lets you protect your data at multiple remote locations that YOU choose.” I wondered then about their business model. It now seems possible they didn’t have one, because I just received the … [Read more...]
Peer-to-Peer Viral Backup: Cucku 2.0 Definitely Scores Points for Imagination
Cucku didn’t invent “social backup,” but they are, to the best of my knowledge, the only backup provider that uses Skype’s peer-to-peer network to transfer your files to your chosen partner’s computer. This is both original and clever. Partnering with Skype not only saves them building their own network, it brings them to the attention of Skype’s millions of users (more than 10 million of them … [Read more...]
Backing Up My Mom: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 09-26-08
My mother came to visit last week and we engaged in Extreme Tourism. (Example: at the time I normally write this reminder, we were catching a helicopter for a tour of the Bay Area.) The last time my mother had a computer was in 1999. It ran Windows 98. She used it for (CompuServe) e-mail and not much else, and ended up giving it to her uncle—who actually still has it, and still uses it. Mom got an … [Read more...]
The CrashPlan Social Backup Club: FileSlinger™ Backup Reminder 02-02-07
Rafe Needleman of Webware came up with a great headline for his post about CrashPlan: “Back Up Your Mom.” For me, at least, this phrase conjures images out of science fiction novels where people keep clones of themselves in case of injury. Now and then I’m sure a spare mom would be useful for all of us, but of course that’s not what he meant. CrashPlan (www.crashplan.com) is a new service for Mac … [Read more...]
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