Once you build a brand on the Internet, you try different ways to build upon that brand. That’s exactly what Scott Adams, creator of the very popular Dilbert comic strip, is trying to do with his new service "Dilbert Files".
Send large email attachments with Dilbert Files
Dilbert Files lets you send large files on the Internet without having to attach them in an email message. You can either upload the file using the Dilbert app for desktop, through Microsoft Outlook or just use the web browser.
And yes, you got that right. Dilbert Files looks like a clone of existing services like YouSendIt and RapidShare sans any free component. For instance, you need to shell out around $10 per month for sending files up to 250 MB per month.
Techies, who know about services like DropBox, Box.net or Windows Live Skydrive, will definitely find the price of Dilbert Files a bit steep but for millions of other Scott fans, this may just be another way to get more of their daily Dilbert dose – you can read coming strips even while the file is uploading.
Dilbert cartoons appear in some 2,000 newspapers in 70 countries but as the number of traditional newspapers continues to shrink, Scott Adams says that "this is the sort of thing that will help keep Dilbert free online." Am sure die-hard Dilbert fans won’t be complaining here.
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Reader Comments
Read Comics while uploading the file is a new and cool concept.
But Microsoft also allows to play games while uploading files in Windows Sky Drive.
Written by Tech Thunder on 11.15.08
Using Dilbert files for @ $10 is ridiculous…. when you have dropbox giving the same service for free… And whats the big deal in being to read the dilbert comics during the upload?? One can always read it from the website!!
Written by Sandeep on 11.15.08
Add the Dilbert Comics widget to your Google home page for free
Written by Doug on 11.17.08
It’s kinda cute. Mr Adams is probably milking his Dilbert franchise for all it’s worth. But still, they don’t seem to have the option of a free trial account. You can check out 2large2email ( link , which offers a free plan allowing file tranfers of up to 100MB per file.
Written by Matt on 11.20.08