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AOL's new photo sharing and storage site, BlueString, borrows a lot of its technology from XDrive. That's a good thing.

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looks interesting
by mastercko September 18, 2007 10:48 AM PDT
wow, that looks like a great combination of functionality. I think this actually might be a Google-killer (at least for the products that it is competing with). 5GB for free? That's awesome. I can't wait to see this rolled out.
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looks interesting
by mastercko September 18, 2007 10:48 AM PDT
wow, that looks like a great combination of functionality. I think this actually might be a Google-killer (at least for the products that it is competing with). 5GB for free? That's awesome. I can't wait to see this rolled out.
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Too Much Information?
by deeh889 September 18, 2007 10:31 PM PDT
It looked promising, but I passed when they asked for too much personal information. Why do they need to know my home address?
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Too Much Information?
by deeh889 September 18, 2007 10:31 PM PDT
It looked promising, but I passed when they asked for too much personal information. Why do they need to know my home address?
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Needs some work
by Sautechef September 19, 2007 1:14 AM PDT
The entire site seems to be done in Flash, which made viewing the photos in their full size impossible without downloading the pic. Some photos I uploaded were not of the same quality as they were on my desktop. Also there doesn't seem to be any way to delete your account. I found the amount of personal info that they required to be a little bit unnerving. Also the only email address I found on the site, bluestringfeedback@aol.com, immediately bounced back after I emailed a request on how to delete my account. The bells and whistles of the site are cool, but they definitely need some work. I'm gonna have to pass on using it for now and stick with Flickr and Youtube instead.
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Needs some work
by Sautechef September 19, 2007 1:14 AM PDT
The entire site seems to be done in Flash, which made viewing the photos in their full size impossible without downloading the pic. Some photos I uploaded were not of the same quality as they were on my desktop. Also there doesn't seem to be any way to delete your account. I found the amount of personal info that they required to be a little bit unnerving. Also the only email address I found on the site, bluestringfeedback@aol.com, immediately bounced back after I emailed a request on how to delete my account. The bells and whistles of the site are cool, but they definitely need some work. I'm gonna have to pass on using it for now and stick with Flickr and Youtube instead.
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Another cool music app from AOL
by rajeshkumar.p September 19, 2007 3:34 AM PDT
I was checking out facebook and found this cool facebook music widget.
This allows you to show off your favorite rockers, rappers and divas with the ?My Favorite Artists? widget. Your friends can look at pics, watch videos and find out more about your favorite artists. Choose from the ?Featured Artist? list or have matching artists automatically loaded from your profile. You can also personalize your widget with cool skins.

Check this out at http://apps.facebook.com/my_favorite_artists>.
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Another cool music app from AOL
by rajeshkumar.p September 19, 2007 3:34 AM PDT
I was checking out facebook and found this cool facebook music widget.
This allows you to show off your favorite rockers, rappers and divas with the ?My Favorite Artists? widget. Your friends can look at pics, watch videos and find out more about your favorite artists. Choose from the ?Featured Artist? list or have matching artists automatically loaded from your profile. You can also personalize your widget with cool skins.

Check this out at http://apps.facebook.com/my_favorite_artists>.
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by jwalantsoneji September 19, 2009 8:23 PM PDT
Is it gone?
Has AOL stopped it?
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