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qnext - a bit like Izimi? No (Read the comments)

Our PR guru James Warren pointed me to this bunch www.qnext.com who are doing some P2P stuff which at first glance looks a little like Izimi.

Its a bit like Izimi in some ways, which is a good endorsement of what Izimi is doing (like I said before, I always expected someone somewhere to pop out of a garage with a similar idea), but they talk about webcasts which sounds a little odd - I want ANYONE to be able to see my stuff, anywhere on the Internet with just a web browser. Sometimes those people may be known to me (in which case I guess a webcast works), but others may not already know me and they may find my content through another website, search engine, blog, forum, or via a search on Izimi.

Here’s one of their interesting FAQs:
Does my computer need to be turned on for my friends to access a Webcast?
Yes, your computer must be turned on and Qnext must be running in order for your friends to access the Webcasts that you send them. This is because Qnext shares your stuff securely right off your computer; that’s why it only takes seconds to share an unlimited amount of music, photos, and files.

And another…
How do I know if another Qnext user has shared something with me?
When someone shares a Webcast with you, you will get a notification by IM. In the future, you can just click on the ‘+ sign’ beside their name to see all the Webcasts that are available.

So, like many P2P apps it still sounds a little ‘closed’ and a bit ‘point to point’. One of Izimi’s strengths is its openness: that ANYONE ANYWHERE ON THE WEB WITH JUST A WEB BROWSER can see my published media.

I think the talk of webcasts introduces another layer of complexity that the recipient doesnt want to have to bother with, why not just a URL???

D

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One Response to “qnext - a bit like Izimi? No (Read the comments)”

  1. David Ingram Says:
    January 24th, 2007 at 12:10 pm

    NOT LIKE IZIMI. Upon investigation, its now clear that this is not like Izimi at all.

    The big killer for me is this… Your audience must also have Qnext (closed audience).

    There doesnt seem to be any way to share/publish my stuff to the general internet.

    To me it comes across as just another file sharing app, albeit with integrated messenger.

    Sorry, its nothing very exciting.

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