Drop.io Like It’s Hot

"So much of Web 2.0 has traditionally focused on how to share content widely across 'social networks' or through search. But many times users need simple, and by default, private solutions. That is what we do," says Sam Lessin, co-founder of Drop.io. And it's welcome news given the Facebook stalker scandal earlier this week. The website acts as an effective and, yes, private way to "drop" photos, videos, music, documents, voicemails, and other stuff for your own perusal and that of your friends (if you care to share).

The photo galleries cannot be searched online, and aren’t affiliated with any social poking bacchanalia. Users don’t even have to register—they simply type in a URL of their choosing, which can then be accessed with creator permission or a password. The pictures will even self-destruct after a given date!  Self-destruct! Go-go gadget Blue Steel!