FriendFeed Adds File Sharing, Including Support for MP3s
The lifestreaming site FriendFeed has rolled out a new feature that lets users post almost any file to the site, including MP3s.
Users can now post PDFs, text files or MP3s to their accounts, sharing them with specific individuals, private groups within FriendFeed or with the internet at large. Any uploaded file, including the MP3s, can also be downloaded by anyone who’s able to see the page.
You’ve been able to post photos to FriendFeed for a while. The upload dialog even included a little Ajax-powered upload progress bar. The new uploads use the same interface, or you can mail the file to the site’s standard posting address at share@friendfeed.com.
Once uploaded, MP3s appear wrapped inside a simple player with a volume slider and the usual controls. Here’s an example.
There’s a per-user limit of 3 uploads per day for MP3s, though there doesn’t appear to be a limit of PDFs or other kinds of files. According to user chatter on FriendFeed, there does appear to be a limit on file sizes, but that information remains undisclosed. Also, the player widget only works if you upload MP3s, not AIFFs, WAVs or ACCs. If you run into any other interesting barriers, let us know in the comments.
FriendFeed’s addition of MP3 sharing features expands its scope a bit. It’s an advancement that’s sure to draw in some new users looking for an easy way to post a quick song and get a public URL, complete with an embedded player, that can be accessed by anyone.
Of course, it will also be attractive to those of us who use FriendFeed for collaboration and real work (we use it as our daily back-channel here at Monkey Bites, as do the Epicenter writers — Mr. W. T. Monkey even has his own feed), but the MP3 sharing is super cool and the real killer feature here.
Note: Also check out additional coverage on Wired’s Epicenter blog.
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