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Kudos for share

clevercactus share, the brainchild of Mobitopian Diego Doval, has won the "Site of the Month" award by the Swedish magazine InternetWorld.

A scan of the article is available here.

Quick and dirty translation:

Share files with your buddies

Brand new site Clevercactus Share combines two of the hottest trends right now -- file sharing and buddy networks -- in one package. Imagine an Orkut or Friendster with file sharing, or Kazaa with buddy features.

After registration, you download a client (available for all platforms) and start inviting friends and acquaintances to a private file-sharing network. The point is that you only share files with people you know, thereby keeping pirate hunters and other unwelcome elements away. Additionally, all transactions are encrypted. In the client, you can decide who gets to download what, and you can also chat with your contacts. You can also categorise your contacts as "Friends", "Family", or "Co-workers" and grant different permissions for each category.

Clevercactus Share is still in beta, and there are some issues with it, but the concept is so insanely well-timed that we can only applaud.