BrowserPlus looks interesting, but something’s missing…
uploadr is a demo of Yahoo’s upcoming BrowserPlus and it looks amazing. When you install the browser extension, developers get access to features usually not available in browsers. Such as drag-and-drop from the operating system and browsing-for-multiple-files. That should some on handy. And I want it for 23. Now.
Now the question though: What do I do with those files? How do I transfer them from the user’s computer to my server? According to the current list of services, that isn’t on the menu for version one. From the demos it seems that the only way to actually use the dropped or browsed files is through Ruby (on which a FlickrUploader corelet is based). Weird. It’s nice to see Yahoo trying to compete with Google on openness and extensibility, but am I the only one seeing a big black whole in the service offerings here?
The Notify service look interesting as well. Too bad that it’s text based only. I’d love be able to show recently uploaded photos to interested people visiting 23. Or buddy icons when people post on twitter. Or … [Update: Even better. There's a Yahoo logo on popup notifications in Growl.]
May 28th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
that list of services is a dynamic thing :)
May 28th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Absolutely. The question is how dynamic.
Will Yahoo allow 3rd-party developers to add plugins to that list? And how are they going to ensure security if that’s the case. It certainly is interesting, but its utility is still in question ;-)