There are any number of ways to start your very first introduction to the world. In many ways, saying hello might be one of the more difficult things to do in life. First impressions are always tough. I can talk for days about the virtues of any particular programming language or the reasons behind the use of a particular algorithm. I can sit with you for hours discussing the benefits of simple and precise user interface design. But for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to say hello and get it all started.
Instead, let me jump into why we created Flowzit when there are already dozens of “File Sharing” applications out there. It can be summed up pretty easily:
They all got it wrong. ;)
Every one tries to simply solve the problem of email and large files, each with a different twist or trick. But no one took a step back and looked at why we even need to send large files in the first place! There is more to it then just uploading a file, typing a message, and sending an email. That would be like just saying, “Here you go!” When, many times, you really need to say, “Here you go, what do you think?”
That’s why Flowzit’s motto is: “Present, Share, Approve” and not “Here you go.”
Any file sent with Flowzit can be part of approval process. Files are shown, for lack of a better term, visually so they look great as part of a presentation to prospective or existing clients. For the non-business folk out there, having a conversation with an old friend and sharing pictures is actually really FUN and EASY.
Messages are more akin to forum posts
One more way we were thinking “out of the box” with Flowzit is our built-in support for “mini-sites.” You can zip up an entire folder of HTML, images, css, and javascript and Flowzit will present it to your recipients (and only your recipients1) in a preview window just like it was a single file. You can even click through the site contents! To see what I mean, check out this video howto on mini-sites.
An entire website in a controlled environment!
Are we done after Flowzit? No way. Flowzit is actually the smallest player in an overall scheme of world domination a much larger product suite. Of course, I’m not going to say anymore on that. :)
If you haven’t already done so, go check Flowzit out.
- If you have ever had to present a website to a client before, you know what a pain it can be to manage that process. Maintaining the server you demo on, updating secure user credentials, reminding users of forgotten credentials, etc… It is painful! ↩
About the author
Mike Wille - I'm the head techie here with a passion and hunger for all things digital. I got into programming because I love to create and couldn't cut a straight line in wood shop.