Wixi, Inc., a Web-based desktop where users interact with each other by privately sharing media content, including photos, audio and video, announced today the launch of its public Beta. The Web site, in private Beta for twelve months, offers users the ability to build an online media center that they can access any time, anywhere, and from any device without installing any application.


"Wixi has seen a tremendous amount of growth during our private beta phase," says Arthur Madrid, CEO of Wixi, Inc. "The main feedback we've received from our users is that Wixi offers a unique experience combining an online media storage service with a social network. People say they use their Wixi as an iTunes online. We now look forward to bringing our service to the masses and to our next levels of success."


Since the network's launch at TechCrunch40 in September 2007, Wixi has grown to a membership of more than 200,000 Beta testers worldwide, hosting more than 1,000,000 files. Wixi continues to expand its offerings daily, improving upon its user interface and features to manage thousands of media "in the cloud."


Among the features added since its launch:


-- New design make the navigation easier to manage large amount of personal files/folders inside the Wixi online desktop.


-- YouTube channel & Bookmarklet: to add any YouTube video directly to Wixi


-- Restrictions rules: to only add media inside the Wixi network when users are friends.


-- New Wixi universal player that offers Web semantic suggestions for media playing.


Web users who register within 1 month of the launch will enjoy the benefits of unlimited file storage for free. Beginning in October, new members will enjoy 3 GB of media storage on the network for free, or opt for Wixi's premium service, which will allow unlimited file storage for $4.99 per month and $50 per year.