New- Virus Scanning on all files!

Today we introduced virus scanning on all files uploaded to myDataBus.com. Breathe just a little bit easier knowing that not only are your files clean; but so are files shared by your group members and others.

Virus-Free file sharing from myDataBus.com; one more way we are working to change the way you use and share your files online!

Tell your friends, and Win!

So you are one of the lucky ones, the enlightened few, you grabbed your own free account at myDataBus.com. Now we'd like to reward you for spreading the word! Each week myDataBus.com will be giving away a $20 gift certificate to someone chosen at random from all of the users who sent invitations to their friends using the form on our website. Pick your reward- the iTunes store, Amazon.com, EBGames.com, or a credit directly to your PayPal account. Even better- if the person you invited actually signed up for myDataBus, they win too!

Be a hero (and pick up a little something for yourself), tell your friends today!

Public Shared Files!

It gives me great pleasure to introduce... Public Files from myDataBus.com! Sometimes called 'hot-links,' or 'direct links,' this has been the #1 feature request of myDataBus users.

Select any number of files from your account and make them public; myDataBus will generate a selection of links you can use to share those files with anyone. Sell on eBay? Use myDataBus to host images for your auctions. Have a mySpace account? Link to photos at myDataBus from your profile. Are you active on LiveJournal? Facebook? Discussion forums? Link away!

Our photo features are the most advanced; choose a picture from your files, and myDataBus will re-size it for you! Choose from a selection of standard sizes, and let the site do the work for you- without modifying your original file. You can even create links to several different sizes of the same image!

For each file the link generator will give you:

• The URL for your file


• An HTML formatted link to your file


• An EMBED link to include your Audio or Video file directly into another web page


• A BBCode link to your file (Discussion boards, etc)

There is no restriction on the type, size or number of files you can make 'Public' from your myDataBus account; and our 400MB per day traffic allowance is generous enough for all but the most popular of files.

Email, attachments, and updates, oh my!

Email is great for quick communication, but not such a good way to share files. If you have ever tried to email a large attachment you know what I mean- many ISPs block files larger than a few megabytes, friends still stuck on dialup hate you for clogging up their inboxes, some mail clients don't handle attached files well (winmail.dat anyone?)... To make matters worse the proliferation of viruses has forced anti-virus software to go on the offensive, at times blocking legitimate files because they might be infected.

This week's update includes the ability to select one or more files from your myDataBus listing and click to send out an email linking to them. Now you can send files of any size or type easily! Your friend receives a link to a page at myDataBus where they can download your files at their convenience.

We're really excited about the features we plan to add over the next few months, but we'd love to hear from you-- how do you use myDataBus? What would make it better? What is the one 'killer' feature that you would simply love to have? Let us know-- you can email updates@mydatabus.com any time with your suggestions, or use the support form at the site.