Yandex made its own Dropbox Yesterday Russian search giant Yandex announced the launch of Yet Another feature on their official blog: from now on Yandex users can get free online cloud storage. At first glance, the new service called Yandex Disk looks very similar to Dropbox – so let’s see what both of them have to offer.
Yandex Disc gives you:
Besides that, Yandex promises that soon Yandex Disk will be available in English. But let’s look at the competition now. A free account on Dropbox with the same functions initially offers you 2Gb of online storage space which you can extend up to 18Gb by inviting people: each friend who signs up for Dropbox following your invitation gives you a certain amount of extra space. I like the service a lot, but I have to admit that after I've used it for a few years and invited a few friends I have only 3.25Gb. It’s good for storing the files which are currently in use, but definitely not enough for pictures, music, movies and all kinds of other things that occupy my hard drive.  So I was actually looking forward to getting a Yandex Disc of 10Gb, but so far it isn’t possible to start using the service right away. You have to request registration… and wait for Yandex to notify you that you can join… – I’m still waiting… but I’ll make an account when (if?) my notification arrives. I still have a lot of questions: will Yandex offer paid accounts with more space and additional services, like Dropbox? Will it be convenient to share files? Are there possibilities for advertising? Google, Yandex’s biggest competitor, doesn’t have a similar cloud feature, so at least in the Russian market Yandex has a great advantage. So I’ll be waiting for my notification to arrive, and then try it out for myself. I’ll keep you posted.  CommentThe Craze for Waze1 comment  What was once a mobile app only in Israel, is now a global mapping marvel. On top of all this world wide recognition, Waze has now attracted the interest of Facebook a...... read more
Have a Conversation with Google0 comments  When you first use it, it may seem like something from a sci-fi movie. Confirmed just yesterday, Conversational Search started rolling out on Google.com in the latest ...... read more
Google+ Updates Announced0 comments  Google+ updates were another big topic at the annual Google I/O Conference. The updates have been in effect since Wednesday. In total 41 new features have been added t...... read more
Will Google Announce Spotify Com...0 comments  Rumor has it Google will be debuting a subscription based music service at its annual developer conference, Google I/O, commencing today. The rumors intensified yester...... read more
|
Last Comments
Bloggers
Latest Videos
  Columns
Tagcloudadwords analytics interview google maps twitter website browser searchcowboys london search engine strategies news google google tools google earth apple search app funny ses bing blogger china sem street view ads europe video gmail social media a4uexpo search engines spain microsoft yahoo youtube blog marketing mobile event androidMost Commented
Most Read
|
   Search |
© 2013 Searchcowboys.com - All Rights Reserved - All views and opinions expressed are those of the authors of Searchcowboys.
All trademarks, slogans, text or logo representation used or referred to in this website are the property of their respective owners. Sitemap
Comments (2)
Long before this new service, Yandex had (and still has) similar one: www.narod.yandex.ru It offers unlimited amount of space and you can share links to your files with your friends. Besides, the service embodies a site builder.
Vr 6 apr 2012, 18:25
There are lots of options for storing and sharing files (Google groups, for example), but Dropbox and the like have a desktop client which lets you use the shared folder like a folder on your hard drive - IMHO it makes a difference
Do 12 apr 2012, 09:35