Web 2.0 Heroes: Interviews with 20 Web 2.0 Influencers by Bradley L. Jones, Chapter 14

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Quote: “By outsourcing a lot of the services through companies like ours, people are becoming more productive.”

Learning Expectations:

I expect to learn about Ranjith Kumaran and Web 2.0 on their success with YouSendIt. The ability to share files and information in the internet for free is something that revolutionizes the lives of people all over the world. I also expect to learn how YouSendIt became a hit for people from business professionals to consumer space persons.

Review:

On the 14^th Chapter of the Web 2.0 E-Book, it talks about the interview for Ranjith Kumaran about his work with YouSendIt with the help and use of the Web 2.0. Let’s first talk about YouSendIt; it is a web application that allows the users to transfer files and information to others through the web or internet. It was founded by Ranjith Kumaran because he wanted people to have the ability to share and send files to other people. YouSendIt allows users to send, track large files, and receive information and files through the internet. It is offered to businesses and professionals but is coming to consumer places near you.

The transfer of files and information is a way for people to communicate and converse with each other. The conversation can start offline through talking personally or online with social networks. When they had agreed to send files to each other, they can do this online through YouSendIt. Why YouSendIt you might ask? Well first of all in can cater different kinds of files sizes. It has the capability to send and receive miniscule files to colossal files provided the internet connection of the users. They will then be able to receive the file in their computers and then when they had received it, they can then proceed on their work with the file that has been sent.

It offers convenience to the users because it is like ‘plug and play’ in terminology only of course. I said this because it is like you send the file to me and when I received it for only a while; I’ll work on it immediately. How fast and quick is that? Right? That is why people are now using this kind of technology in the internet. The ease of sending files and receiving it is what people seek to gain hold of. Besides sending and receiving, people can also keep track of the files that they had sent and received. They can manage it and do anything that they want without anyone disturbing or distracting them. People would like to manage and track the files because they want to keep things organized and sorted out for further convenience.

Convenience is something that people seek out nowadays. They want to gain ease and convenience whatever it might take. They would pay cash to gain something that will make their works and lives much easier. Well, with all the things that are happening today, many people are drawn into stress and want something to relieve their turmoil. For people who do not possess the ability to pay money for services or products, they get their reliefs on OpenSource applications. Basically, web applications on OpenSource are free for all. People can just download it and use it after downloading. How easy is that? Well people who use OpenSource applications should give regards to the ones who offered it free to them.

One of the most functional OpenSource applications is YouSendIt by Ranjith Kumaran. It is free for cripes sake! Take advantage of it! Without even purchasing an fD or Flash Disk, people can now send files to their friends, colleagues, co-workers, and the like. They can send file and information for free in the web or internet and make sure that it is received at the other end. People of all categories can use this application. People from businesses, professionals, corporate, students, specific individuals, and the like can make use of this web application.

Lessons Learned:

I have learned that Ranjith Kumaran and the Web 2,0 make use of the YouSendIt to give people the capability to send and receive files and information all over the globe. I have also learned that YouSendIt became a hit for all kinds of people because it is cheap and even free.