Badongo.com - review

Badongo to Banish Byte Worries

Are the photos and videos attachments that you send to friends bouncing because they are too large? Badongo.com might be the solution to your problems. Badongo is a free file hosting site which allows users to upload photos, videos, music etc. and send them to friends and family. The site is fast becoming the most popular way of sharing photos and music and is now ranked as one among the top 100 websites in the internet as well as one of the top 20 in Asia. It is now said to be visited by over a million unique visitors each day. The site was created in the year 2005 by Patrick Boden. Boden originally created the site as a favor to friends who requested him to find a way to send large files easily.

In terms of design and layout, the site simply can't get groovier. In the homepage, three major options jump out at visitors- upload, organize and publish. The icons representing them are colorfully done, done in 3D format. When the cursor is pointed at any of these, a quick write-up appears- for example, step 1-Browse your computer for the file, step 2 - give your file a description for upload. In order to upload, you need to create an account first which is free. You can upload photo files of any size here, even up to 1 gigabyte, and also organize them properly. There is no space limit either and the photos can be presented as a photo album.

You can also send the files to your friends without fear of space restrictions. All you need to do is follow the simple step by step instructions provided and within minutes, your image would reach the recipient.

Using the flash Slideshow option, you can create customized flash presentations of your photos. There are a number of unique and fun styles like film roll, fade/zoom, fish tank and spinner.

Once you have created your account, uploading the files that you want won't take more than a few minutes. There are quite a lot of extra features that you can avail of after you upload your files. The extra tools and widgets are one of them. The BaDonGo Music Player, the File Link Widget etc. are some of them.

Downloading files and folders, however, is not completely free. Various packages are available, the particulars of which are listed along with the various free offers.

One of the most attractive features of the site is its speed, simplicity and easy navigatability.

The site generates revenue from the various advertisements which can be found all over the site.

Asha Prakash

Hi-tech Editorial Division