The services provided at drop.io are much more than just your standard free file hosting. The describe themselves as “enabling users to create simple and private exchange points called ‘drops’ to help share information”. Unique to this type of service, it has no signing up you have to do and no “accounts” to keep track of.

To create a new drop, you just…

1. Navigate yourself to the web site, drop.io
2. Name the drop, drop.io/yourname
3. Password protect it, if you wish to keep it private
4. Set how long you want to keep it active (1 month to 1 year)
5. Setup permissions for other users to view only, view and add content or view, add & delete content

Then you are done! You can also add to each drop via the web, e-mail, a phone or via their special widget. This is a really unique service that you should keep in mind next time you want to send files to your business partners or friends. It takes the traditional free file hosting, stands it on its head and does something different.

I like drop.io.