Collaborate better with comments

Collaborating with others just got easier with real-time comments. Now you can leave notes for your team and get feedback instantly. Comment on images, videos, websites—anything you can Dropmark, you can easily discuss. Collaborators are notified via e-mail so everyone’s in the loop.

This has been one of our most requested features, and we are thrilled to make it available today for all Pro users.

Say hello to the info bar

We are also excited to introduce an improvement to the item page we call the info bar, available right now for all users. The info bar gives you additional information on your items including source credits, image metadata, location information, and more. We’ve also made the download and link buttons clearer and easier to find.

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Today we are rolling out the new dashboard view for all users.

The dashboard introduces a new top-level overview of all your collections, new privacy settings, and a public view to share certain collections with the world. Read all about it on our blog post.

Along with today’s release, we are also excited to introduce two new dashboard features:

Quick upload

Now you can quickly add items to any collection right from your dashboard, making it easier to keep your uploads organized. Drag and drop from your desktop or the web onto any collection stack, and your items will be uploaded on the spot.

Merge collections

Easily merge all items from one collection into another. Just drag any collection stack from your dashboard, and drop it into the collection menu. All items from the first collection will be moved over to the second collection.

Dropmark is all about organization. For those of you who have more than a few collections on the go, new features are coming to make your experience even better.

Dashboard view

The new dashboard gives you a top-level overview of all your collections. Preview item thumbnails, privacy settings, and get a quick overview of who else is collaborating on each collection. Pro users can even search, sort, and change thumbnail settings with the recently launched search bar.

New privacy settings

Dropmark collections are always private by default (viewable only by invited collaborators), with the option to set a collection to public (viewable by anyone you share the link with). Today we are introducing a new privacy setting we call “Everyone”, and making these settings much easier to view and change.

Public dashboard

Your new public dashboard lives at username.dropmark.com and shows any collections you wish to openly share with the world. To opt-in, choose the new “Everyone” privacy setting for each collection you wish to share (your existing collections will be unaffected). Pro users can also set up a custom domain name (ie. yourname.com).

These features will be rolled out to everyone on March 1st. Pro users have early access and can start using their new Dashboard today.

UPDATE: Dashboard is now available to all users, plus we are excited to introduce two new features!

Today we are happy to introduce a new monthly pricing plan for Pro accounts.

Now you can get the full Dropmark experience for just $5 per month, less than the cost of your lunch.

Pro accounts include:

• 25 GB storage for uploads
• Custom domain names
• E-mail uploads
• Search, sorting, and display options
• Early access to new features
• Priority support
• Plus 5 GB extra storage space for each Pro account you refer

Yearly plans are available at $48/year (a 20% savings).

Sign up or upgrade today.

2012 was a big year for Dropmark. Since our launch in March, over one million items have been Dropmarked by smart and organized people like yourself. In September, we shipped our first native app for Mac, reaching #3 on the App Store’s Productivity charts. Every day we continue to refine and make Dropmark even better, and we couldn’t be more excited for what’s next.

Throughout the year Dropmark has gained praise from the likes of The Next Web and Lifehacker, but more importantly is the feedback from you, our dedicated users. We love learning how you use Dropmark as part of your daily workflow and hearing what you create with it. Drop us a line if you’d like to share your story, give us feedback, or have any questions.

Get the most out of Dropmark

As we enter the new year, now is the perfect time to get organized—but you don’t have to do it alone. Upgrade to Dropmark Pro before January 18th, and you’ll get a second Pro account free to give to a friend, co-worker, or fellow collaborator. It’s the perfect gift for someone who needs a little organization in their life.

As a Pro you’ll enjoy e-mail uploads, custom domain names, search, sorting options, display options, priority support, and 25 GB storage. Try it out for 30 days and get a full refund if you’re not totally impressed.

Find out more at http://dropmark.com/pro

Today we hit a huge milestone: 1,000,000 Dropmarks!

In the roughly six months since our official launch, Dropmark users have added over one million images, videos, links, and more to their collections.

A huge thank you to our dedicated users!

In the past few months, we’ve been dedicated to making Dropmark faster and even easier to use. We’ve launched Dropmark for Mac, new features like custom domains and e-mail uploads for Pro users, and have more exciting updates planned soon.

Subscribe to our blog and follow @dropmark to keep in touch.

Another milestone

Yesterday’s launch of Dropmark for Mac resulted in another (unexpected) milestone.

After just a few hours in the Mac App Store, Dropmark made it to the #3 spot on Apple’s top 10 free productivity apps! If you haven't downloaded it yet, head over to the Mac App Store to download it for free.

In the past few months since our launch, Dropmark’s user base has grown tremendously. To keep up with the growth, we decided to take a momentary step back from launching new features to focus on architecture.

Today we’re thrilled to launch a much faster Dropmark (just in time for the 100m dash). You should notice your collections are much snappier, loading up to 10x faster in some cases.

And that’s not all, we are continuing to improve and optimize (to the millisecond) so you can collaborate faster and get even more done.

Enjoy!

Today we are excited to announce integration with one of our favorite Mac apps: Feeds.

Feeds runs in your desktop menu bar and keeps you updated with web services like Basecamp, Github, Dribbble, and more. Now with Dropmark support, you can stay up-to-date with all of your important information in one place.

Feeds will notify you of incoming collection invites, items from your collaborators, and even allows you to quickly preview contents without having to open a browser window or e-mail. With optional keyboard shortcuts and desktop notifications, you can be productive and informed at the same time.

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Share our passion for making software that is beautiful, simple, and usable? We are looking for a few talented people to join our Brooklyn-based company.

Current openings:

• Web Developer
• Mac/iOS Developer
• Design Intern

Sound like you? Let’s talk.

After nearly a year in beta, we are thrilled to announce we’ll be opening our doors to the world on March 1st (just 2 days away).

We are also excited to launch new Pro accounts—everything you love about Dropmark but with a lot more space. For $4/month (paid annually), Pro users will recieve 25 GB storage for uploaded files along with unlimited collections and bookmarked items. Pro users will also get early access to new features and some exclusive Pro features which we will announce soon.

To celebrate the launch, we have a limited number of half-priced Pro accounts available. Grab one before March 1st and lock in the discounted price for the lifetime of your account. If you are already a member, login in and click My Account to upgrade.

We will also continue offering free accounts which include unlimited collections and items, plus 250 MB for uploaded files.

For beta testers who signed up before March 1st, you can hold on to your 1 GB storage for free.

Don’t want to wait? Sign up early with invite code “droplog”.

You may have noticed a few changes around here over the past week.

Gearing up for our upcoming launch, we’ve released a bunch of new features and improvements to make Dropmark even better. Here is a quick rundown of what’s new…

Recently viewed & searchable collections

If you are a heavy Dropmark user, you’ll be happy to hear that you can now search your collections by name. We'll also show you a list of your 10 most recent collections, so you can easily find what you're looking for.

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We are thrilled to announce integration with Courier—a new way to upload to Dropmark.

Available from the Mac App Store, Courier by Realmac Software (makers of RapidWeaver, Clear for iPhone, and more) is a beautiful, lightweight app that allows you to upload files from your desktop to a number of web services.

With Courier, you can now Dropmark from your Mac without opening a web browser. Also simutaneously upload files to other destinations including Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, Vimeo, YouTube, and even FTP.

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Over the past few weeks, we’ve made our way through our sign up list and sent out invites to thousands of new beta users (if you signed up and didn’t see your invite, it might be sitting in your spam folder).

For those of you who haven’t already signed up for Dropmark, now’s your chance.

Today we’re opening up registration to the world for 24 hours.

So, what are you waiting for? Sign up today!

We are happy to announce that we have acquired the dropmark.com domain name. You can now access your account using dropmark.com instead of dropmark.in, which should make it easier to remember and share.

Your existing .in links will automatically redirect and continue to work for the foreseeable future.

In related news, we also have a new Twitter handle. You can now follow us @dropmark.

Send us a Tweet and say hi!

We’re thrilled to announce that Dropmark (and our company Oak) has been accepted into the Rackspace Startup Program.

Over the next year, Rackspace will be providing us with their industry-leading hosting and expertise on launching and scaling web apps in the cloud.

This is extremely great news for us, our current users, and the 4,000 people currently waiting for a Dropmark invite. We love Rackspace and we’re excited to be working with such a wonderful team.

Read more about it on Oak’s blog.

Organizing and sharing your ideas on the web just got easier.

Dropmark allows you to create organized collections in the cloud. Just drag and drop files right from your computer (or the web) to get started.

You can Dropmark anything: photos, videos, websites, music, documents, notes. You can even invite friends or co-workers to collaborate and edit your Dropmarks in real-time.

Dropmarks are private and secure by default, unless you choose to share them (each collection has a handy short URL).

Access your Dropmarks via the web and RSS, or get nerdy with our RESTful API—it’s your data after all, use it however you want.

It’s not about “social media” (we won’t ask you to “follow” anyone), it’s about organizing and sharing your ideas in the easiest way possible.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be posting some sneak peaks, tips, and some interesting ways you can use Dropmark. We hope you are as excited about this as we are!

Make sure to sign up for the beta, subscribe to our RSS feed, and follow @dropmarked on Twitter for updates.