FileJolt http://corp.filejolt.com We Are Gaming Files Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:46:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Framework?! http://corp.filejolt.com/website/2011/framework/ http://corp.filejolt.com/website/2011/framework/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:44:20 +0000 Josh Hubi http://corp.filejolt.com/?p=43 Continue reading →]]> We have came to the point where we are about 70% done with the finalized design of FileJolt and we feel ready to start building the basic site functions. The problem is, how and what do we use to do this?

There are a great amount of frameworks and content management systems out there that it’s becoming very hard to make a executive decision and pick which one we are moving forward with. I’ve seen a few websites built on drupal and even wordpress (which our corporate website is powered by) but is that honestly the right way to go? I feel as if making a application from the ground up will allow us better control, or am I looking at this completely wrong? I’ve started looking into Zend Framework and I’ve taken to like it a lot. I just recently finished up a a container containing the basic core functions such as uploading to the CDN, grabbing a file from the CDN, assigning it to a user id, tagging the file with meta data, and deleting it. We could also move forward with the Smarty PHP Template Engine and start crafting our website alongside with Zend.

Time to make a executive decision. Let’s see where we end up in the next update.

]]> http://corp.filejolt.com/website/2011/framework/feed/ 1 The Need For Speed http://corp.filejolt.com/website/2011/the-need-for-speed/ http://corp.filejolt.com/website/2011/the-need-for-speed/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:33:48 +0000 Josh Hubi http://corp.filejolt.com/?p=41 Continue reading →]]> The constant need for speed is always a vital factor when building any internet application. With the support of a CDN service you would cut load times in half but it comes with a very hefty price. In today’s update, I would like to talk about what we currently use that helps save money and offers the highest amount of performance.

What if there was something cost efficient… scratch that, FREE that would be the answer to basic site-serving CDN needs? I would like for you all to meet CloudFlare. You give them five minutes and they’ll supercharge your website.

We’ve turned to CloudFlare to manage our traffic between some of our public servers once we go live. CloudFlare automatically optimizes our delivery so our visitors get the fastest page load times and best performance. There is also a robust system that block threats and limit abusive bots and crawlers from wasting bandwidth and server resources. The result: we see a significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks during testing.

For our media content storage and delivery, we turned to RackSpace’s CloudFiles. We turned to CloudFiles for the simple fact that we pay for what we use. And what we pay is all not that bad. There is not dollar amount towards the number of requests, 15¢ per five GB of storage, 18¢ per GB of outbound traffic, and 8¢ per GB inbound. Their API is extremely flexible and can be compared to what amazon offers. CloudFiles will be fully tied into our application and we hope our users enjoy the delivery performance.

]]> http://corp.filejolt.com/website/2011/the-need-for-speed/feed/ 0 FileJolt Needs You http://corp.filejolt.com/company/2011/filejolt-needs-you/ http://corp.filejolt.com/company/2011/filejolt-needs-you/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:31:06 +0000 Josh Hubi http://corp.filejolt.com/?p=39 Continue reading →]]> We are currently looking for a few internship candidates who will continue to make our website and our company something gamers crave for. This could be the beginning of something you really love to do. Since we are such a young start-up company, we always leave the possibility open for our interns to grow into (sometimes creating completely new) full-time paid positions.

Head over to our jobs page and see check out our jobs today! Don’t see your position listed? Our team is made up of different kinds of people with vast backgrounds. If you think you have something to offer, let us know.

]]> http://corp.filejolt.com/company/2011/filejolt-needs-you/feed/ 0 Announcing FileJolt http://corp.filejolt.com/company/2011/announcing-filejolt/ http://corp.filejolt.com/company/2011/announcing-filejolt/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:29:24 +0000 Josh Hubi http://corp.filejolt.com/?p=37 Continue reading →]]> After a few months of planning, brainstorming, piggy bank smashing, and legal stuff you are surely not interested about, we are finally proud and able to announce the Internets newest frontier for PC gamers that is FileJolt. In a nutshell, FileJolt is a new and upcoming video game download service that provides free lighting speed game patches, demos, mod files, and media downloads right to its users. Whether your looking for news, reviews, walkthroughs, epic discussions, or a place to simply upload your PC gaming files, FileJolt has you covered.

The team (better known as PixelBlast Media) are all gadget junkies, gamers, musicians, and couch potatoes that are very passionate about what they do and are not n00bs when it comes to creating websites centered around gamers. As this may be our first and primary project at PixelBlast Media, our team has been responsible for developing other gamer focused proprieties around the internet. This is just the beginning of something much bigger.

As we would love to make promises, we cant. FileJolt is currently under heavy development both as a website and a company so creating a solid deadline is just not realistic. We all hope FileJolt can be something gamers could look forward to summer 2011 if not sooner. Please bookmark this space and remember to check back frequently for updates and opportunities to help create something we are all very excited to be a part of!

Josh Hubi
President

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