Taking a huge leap forward, we’ve integrated document displays and audio and video players into the website. This way it won’t be necessary to download files to see or hear them.

At the moment, supported formats include:

• for documents:
  • pdf
  • ppt

• for audio:
  • mp3

• for video:
  • mp4
  • flv

We’re working toward making possible the direct display of more formats in FileSocial without needing to download files so as to offer all our users greater convenience and security.

What do you think about this improvement? You already know we’re open to hearing your opinions and receiving your feedback through our UserVoice.

Lights. Camera. Share your files!

FileSocial Uploader is a desktop application based on Adobe Air that’s going to make your lives a little easier. Well, maybe not your life in general, but surely exchanging files through Twitter is going to seem much more simple and straightforward. Now it’s as easy as dragging the file to be shared onto the Uploader and it will automatically upload to FileSocial. Fast, right?

It’s still a preliminary, beta version, but we’ve wanted to launch it as soon as possible to see what you think about it: how it works, what needs improvement, what functions you miss the most… Tell us anything you come up with.

You can download it from here. And the last thing – we hope you enjoy it

We wish to point out something you’ve been asking for practically since FileSocial’s first introduction. Our API has just been published Now any software developer can easily integrate FileSocial in one’s own service, or even create plugins, web applications, interactive widgets, etc. What’s more, if you’re familiar with the Twitpic API, it’ll be even simpler. The methodologies are quite similar.

And, the innovations don’t end here. In the next few days we’re going to surprise you with a FileSocial Desktop Uploader. This application will allow you to upload files directly from your desktop by simply dragging the file you want on to the Uploader. Easy, right?

Remember, now more than ever: Tweet your files!

Application for beta accounts has been coming in thick and fast these past few days. We’ve compiled your feedback, all your opinions, comments and suggestions sent by e-mail or through UserVoice, on Twitter and even in our blog. All this traffic is out inspiration, the reason why we keep working to bring you FileSocial

We’re very happy indeed with the repercussions we are getting.

• Locos por los bits (Jose Mª Fonseca) - FileSocial abrirá mañana a todo el mundo
• Bitelia (Elías) - FileSocial, comparte cualquier tipo de archivo en Twitter
• Loogic (Javier Martín) - FileSocial, Ideateca y Twitter
• Genbeta (Cyberfrancis) - Una de aplicaciones para Twitter
• TI y NextGen (Dan Mn[zx]) - FileSocial, nuevo Mashup de Twitter
• Despuesdegoogle (emilegene) - FileSocial, twittea tus archivos
• PymeCrunch (failurez) - FileSocial ampliando las posibilidades de compartir ficheros por Twitter
• Webtuga (cenourinha) - FileSocial – Partilhar ficheiros pelo Twitter
• SerGeeks - Comparte archivos vía Twitter
• EsTwitter (javi) - FileSocial, aplicación online para subir archivos a Twitter
• EverythingTwitter - FileSocial – share files across Twitter
• QueMiras - FileSocial, comparte cualquier tipo de archivo vía Twitter
• Gruvix (Frederick N) - 3 nuevas y útiles aplicaciones para Twitter
• NewsPlazza - FileSocial, comparte cualquier tipo de archivo en Twitter
• WebTresnak - FileSocial, twitt your files
• Asier Marqués - FileSocial, primer entrante de Ideateca Factory
• De todo un poco (Makgregory) - Internándome en la nube: 2.- FileSocial
• A-to-Z varieties - Tweet your files with FileSocial
• Chegou e disse (Edgar) - FileSocial
• sFox WebApps (sFox) - FileSocial, tweet your files
• Chris Pirillo - How to Share Files on Twitter
• wwwhatsnew (Alfonso Miranda) - FileSocial – Comparte archivos en Twitter
• BoncheVIP (Willie Escobar) - FileSocial – Comparte archivos en Twitter
• Leopoldo Moreira - Compartilhe arquivos em sua conta do Twitter com FileSocial
• Txurdi - Twitter + archivos = FileSocial
• Derek Showerman - How To Share Files To Twitter
• Killer Startups - FileSocial.com – Sharing Files Through Twitter
• Poradnik internauty - FileSocial dla Twittera
• Jane Knight - FileSocial

FileSocial is a service based on Twitter, born of the need to share other kinds of files besides photos. TwitPic is one of the most popular services, but falls short the moment we want to share a song, a video, a pdf… Alberto Bajo’s restless mind started to ruminate on this and in next to no time the concept started to take shape, setting in motion the cogwheels of our “team machine”. Now, we are pleased to present FileSocial Beta.

FileSocial allows you to share any kind of file, in any format, using your Twitter account. It doesn’t matter if its a doc, xls, flv, avi, zip or a totally unknown format – upload it and automatically (if you want) a “tweet” will be posted on your account with the comment or description you choose and a permanent link to the file, where all users can view, download or comment on your post. The comments you write or receive in any FileSocial file will be posted as @reply in Twitter. It’s as easy as that!

Why an application based on Twitter? Ever since we started we have been itching to mess around with its API and develop something related to the microblogging tool that the whole Ideateca team (not forgetting the few million others out there as well) uses daily.

Is there anything you want to ask? Have you found any errors, or have you got any suggestions to make? You can do so through our forums at UserVoice. We’d love to hear from you!

We hope you like it and above all that it turns out to be as useful and practical as it is for us. Come on, try FileSocial!