DivShare: Free, Awesome, Easy File Hosting

By admin    July 12th, 2007

divShareSo, what’s the coolest place to host stuff these days? Free, awesome, and easy as well? That’d be DivShare, a self-funded file hosting site out of Dewey Beach, Delaware which, along with doing the above four, has quickly grown into one of the fastest growing sites on the web with over 100,000 registered users.

The idea is simple: “Upload any file. We host it forever. You share it anywhere.” Their homepage features a simple upload form, which is as simple as selecting a file (any type, format, etc.) and clicking ‘upload.’ Once the file is uploaded, you’re presented with a link (example: here’s mine) and a long list of simple embed codes. Anonymous uploads expire in 7 days, so using their simple registration form below ensures ‘hosting forever.’

divShareYou’re probably wondering by now what the catch is. In DivShare’s case, I was extremely happy to find that there is none. DivShare does what is says, and its simplicity exceeds any expectations you’d have with a free file hosting site (yeah, ImageShack!). I’m not sure how they pull it off, but along with simple file hosting, DivShare also offers streaming Flash video and audio. And how do they make money? With their only ‘premium’ service they call ‘Direct,’ which allows users to brand their flash players or turn their blog into a personal YouTube for only $5/month.

Something that also stands out with DivShare and really brings them into the ‘awesome’ category is their integration options. They have a Facebook Application which lets users upload files directly from within Facebook and post it to their profile or share it with their news feed. Additionally, they have a WordPress plugin for bloggers which beats’ WordPress’s own any day. By offering these two simple things, they individually target the two markets they ought to be: a traditional consumer (Facebook) and a prosumer (WordPress).

DivShare simply proves that if you do something right, the users, attraction, and attention will automatically come to you. Personally, I’ve never seen such an example of a ‘done-right’ solution. From step one to ten, they crack it all, and provide a solution that’s so awesome it gets people using it. How they’ll solve the problem of making enough money to pay for the storage/bandwidth and the whole bunch of legal strings attached with the concept seems questionable to me, but if they keep going the way they have, it may indeed become the new way to host files on the net (for the consumer/prosumer at least).

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  • SandraMillhouse
    I see there's no file size limit. Am I mistaken? If not, DivShare is an awesome service for file hosting!
    Sandra @ VPS Servers
  • riju
    good really good
  • It's just like dropbox I think.
  • Sonia Trevor
    I don't think so because dropbox is like a ftp service and not a file hosting service.

    File hosting service is just like web hosting wherein the concept of thier work and service is just the same and what differs only for both of them is that the web hosting handles websites including the data on it while in file hosting it saves files and not a website as far as I know.

    Sonia Trevor
    Marketing Consultant of Naples Web Hosting Services
  • Hello

    A new file hosting is open and it is faster =)

    http://www.rfshare.com

    - easy to use
    - no soft for dl/up
    - no registered required and registered/prenium accounts.
    - safe and secure
    - ads 10s for download
    - up to 1gb
  • steven
    Why just use simple upload hosting when you can do multiple hosting in one click?

    Use "Upload Mirrors" and your files will be uploaded to Rapidshare, Megaupload, Easy Share, ZShare, DepositFiles, sendspace, Badongo, Netload, Megashare, Zippyshare, Flyupload and Uploaded.to in only one simple click!

    Check it out:
    http://www.uploadmirrors.com
  • Thanks for all of the kind comments folks. Keep an eye open as we add new features and functions over the next few months.
  • Very entertaining Site. I'd have to say nice article if i do say so myself. nice site. I hope you don't mind I've put you in my rss feed now. I'm excited and look forward to your Updates.
  • They simply have lots to provide that are difficult for us to catch up with. We are also able to customize our own download pages that are catchy to people. With the free registrations, I believed there are already tonnes of users making use of this website and therefore, you will definitely able to get the stuffs you want and share those you have!
  • ryanlow
    They have more than getting your files hosted. The connections with iphone, facebook or wordpress integration, that makes sharing of photo easier with just a few clicks.Creating slides shows ,converting to flash or even streaming audios that you have uploaded are the added features that you can't turn your back against it.
  • jonaw
    The best word online is, "Free". However, some of the free things might not be that good as compared to those that you have to pay. I have come across lots of free software or hosting sources but none are up to Divshare.With the huge storage, we will not be afraid that one day our computer dies on us and that all our documents,videos or photos will be gone with it .
  • ezditto
    Did not try out any online application to host stuffs.Might try this out!
  • dupleang
    I have seen lots of people using it.Seems pretty cool!
  • ezdisqus1
    Is the uploading speed good?Didn't really try it yet.Any reviews to it?
  • replicaloh
    wow, wonder how they keep it going when its self funded.Will definitely try hosting some my files.
  • Divshare ftw! Imageshack still is very good in my honest opinion. Great review.
  • Integrating with Facbook and other great social media sites is the way to go.
  • another file sharing website? will definitely check it out.
  • I believe the catch here is hosting our files forever. I am one of the registered users and so far it has been reasonably good for a free service.
  • nankali
    dfrgf
  • Cool ~
    Divshare sounds great . I heard it from my friend .
    Thanks for the useful information , I would definitely try it out. Thanks !
  • kyawjee
    Seems good......
  • chào các b?n !
  • Maryam_m8
    Salam khubiiin
  • aryo
    thank you
  • nosee..
  • iam wery glad for using this software
  • thanks
  • Ivan Ricardo Lopez Gaona
    is cool you paj.
  • ferdis mononimbar
    send me an antivirus
  • login
    nice site keep it on ;)
  • demolidor
    bjsssss
  • First off, first impressions: so freakin' easy. Browse for a file, hit upload, done. Well, there's a bit more to it - you get to watch a smooth, Ajaxed, real-time progress bar. It's got that Web 2.0-ish look, although with a lot less Lucida Grande, gradients and bright colors (but they're there). By no means visuals to drool over, but its certainly functional.

    Uploading is so easy, it feels criminal. An image upload will get you links to the full-size, mid, and thumbnail, for forum posting, and a very important direct link. A thumbnail image right there would've been nice, of course, but it's still awesome.

    Clearly, this is a very ambitious project. I was on the prowl for web hosting services, and dedicated hosting -- Media Temple and SoftLayer seemed nice -- isn't cheap. The numbers quoted in this post - 100k+ users, is indeed encouraging. A single input textbox: browse, press upload and done.

    But those "whole bunch of legal strings attached" should be something worth exploring. Their terms of use very interestingly avoids discussing copyright infringement or intellectual property. Except, understandably, their own. This is as close a reference to "don't upload copyrighted stuff" as it gets:

    Member assumes all knowledge of applicable law and is responsible for compliance with any such laws. Member may not use the Service in any way that violates applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. Member further agrees not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or regulation.

    But that's really saying a lot and nothing at all. All sorts of questions are being asked about the legal implications of YouTube. But the voices really only surfaced after it really took off. Google came into the picture, the media followed. How far will DivShare go? And when will it really reach its tipping point and really take off?

    The "forever" bit is, IMO, the most ambitious. But they, rather understandably, reserve "the right to modify or discontinue the Service with or without notice to the Member". Yes, it's a legal requisite, but something that could prove to be very important.

    We have here a new wave of Web 2.0 startups. There's new hope and changing the world with the web isn't a very distant dream anymore. It's exciting, and the efforts of such services as DivShare is certainly exciting. Keep 'em coming!
  • Very impressive claims: "Upload any file. We host it forever. You share it anywhere." So no file restrictions; responsive Ajax interface (real-time progress bar), very little thinking demanded. What's more, post-upload, they make things really easy by providing the code to post to blogs, forums, thumbnails, direct links. So yes, a very cool surface.

    But what we want to know if this will last and remain "forever". (We'll ignore the obvious flaws with the concept at this time). Their 'about us' page is friendly enough (and a nice rejection of corporate formality it seems), but the link to the terms of agreement -- very reasonably -- mentions that the part company "reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service with or without notice to the Member." So yes, "forever" as long as we'd like. I've been researching hosting -- dedicated servers and grids, offered by the likes of SoftLayer or MediaTemple -- and they are expensive to maintain. It'll be very interesting to see how far "forever" goes in the case of DivShare (once and if it hits off, of course, and goes over that tipping point).

    Also relevant -- especially with the sort of questions people are raising about YouTube - is section 11 of said terms of use, "Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement

    Pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Diversion Web Publishing designates the following individual as its agent for receipt of notifications of claimed copyright infringement."

    So good, someone's been appointed to handle this, and they have given the DMCA consideration. And yet, no file restrictions. And nothing in the terms of use about what you can't upload. Simply that the laws of NY shall apply.

    I think that last bit -- "we reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this agreement without prior notice" -- they'll need eventually.

    Wishing DivShare - yet another Web 2.0 starup - success. It's saturated yes, but pulling off a Facebook (so to speak) seems entirely possible.
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