Docstoc is one of the many file sharing services that helps people get one step closer toward their goal of sharing documents online. More like Scribd and less like Google Docs, Docstoc has allowed users to “find and share professional documents” of all kinds since 2007—legal documents, technical manuals, scorecard templates, Web design checklists, and more. Now the company is bringing its document previewing features to external websites via a new feature called DocShots.
As its name suggests, DocShots allows external site visitors to view a popup preview of a document before (or instead of) downloading it. It’s a lot like those JavaScript popup ads that have been popping up on some sites and blogs, except with a lot less obnoxiousness and a lot more actual utility. After signing in (or signing up for free), visiting Docstoc’s new DocShots area helps you to get set up pretty quickly.
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