{"id":643115,"date":"2013-02-20T11:17:17","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T16:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=217798"},"modified":"2013-02-20T11:17:17","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T16:17:17","slug":"mega-gets-3-million-users-in-a-month-mobile-app-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/643115","title":{"rendered":"Mega Gets 3 Million Users In A Month, Mobile App Coming Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Dotcom&#8217;s Mega launched last month with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/grab-some-popcorn-and-watch-the-hour-long-mega-launch-party-2013-01\">ridiculous launch party<\/a> that included a fake FBI raid on Dotcom&#8217;s mansion. After the launch, the file-sharing service <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/mega-already-has-over-1-million-users-dotcom-teases-future-projects-2013-01\">managed to snag over a million users<\/a> in just a few days. According to Dotcom, the latest numbers show that Mega continues to grow. <\/p>\n<p>In a Twitter post yesterday, Dotcom revealed that Mega now has over 3 million users and over 125 million files hosted on the service. He also revealed that Mega would be getting a mobile app soon: <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> div.twitterditto304003119447158784 { background: #131516 url(http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_background_images\/592815529\/ml19ywbtj9qpn6i4h0sx.jpeg) no-repeat; padding: 20px; } div.twitterditto304003119447158784 a { color: #005799; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 { background: #fff; padding: 10px 12px 10px 30px; margin: 0; min-height: 48px; color: #000; font-size: 22px !important; font-family: Georgia, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif; line-height: 30px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; -webkit-border-radius: 5px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.metadata { display: block; width: 100%; clear: both; margin-top: 8px; padding: 12px 0px; height: 55px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.follow-button { float: right; padding: 0 30px 0 0; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.metadata div.author { line-height: 20px; color: #333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 span.tweet { font-size: 22px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.metadata div.author img { float: left; margin: 0px 7px 0px 0px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 a:hover { text-decoration: underline; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.timestamp { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; display: block; color: #999; margin: 10px 0 0 0; line-height: 25px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.timestamp a { color: #999; text-decoration: none; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.timestamp a > span { display: inline-block; width: 16px; height: 16px; background-image: url(\"http:\/\/images.ientrymail.com\/socialditto\/everything-spritev2.png\"); background-repeat: no-repeat; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.timestamp a.twitreply > span { background-position: 0px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.timestamp a.twitreply:hover > span { background-position: -16px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.timestamp a.favorite > span { background-position: -32px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.timestamp a.favorite:hover > span { background-position: -48px 2px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.timestamp a.retweet > span { background-position: -80px 3px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 div.timestamp a.retweet:hover > span { background-position: -96px 3px; } p.indent { margin-left: 20px; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 span.name { font-weight: bold; } div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 span.at-name a,div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 span.at-name a:visited, div.twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784 span.at-name a:hover { color: #999; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; } <\/style>\n<div class=\"twitterditto304003119447158784\">\n<div class=\"twitter-inner-ditto304003119447158784\">\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"follow-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimDotcom\" class=\"twitter-follow-button\" data-show-count=\"false\"> Follow @KimDotcom <\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KimDotcom\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/a0.twimg.com\/profile_images\/2320423543\/9qheijpvtu9g5dteqvvw_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><span class=\"name\"> Kim Dotcom <\/span><br \/><span class=\"at-name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/KimDotcom\" class=\"at-name\">@KimDotcom<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"tweet\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23Mega\">#Mega<\/a> launched 1 month ago: 3M+ users, 125M+ files, encryption unbroken, most bugs fixed, mobile apps &amp; sync client coming soon <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"timestamp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?in_reply_to=304003119447158784\" class=\"twitreply\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Reply<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/retweet?tweet_id=304003119447158784\" class=\"retweet\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Retweet<\/a> &nbsp;&middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/favorite?tweet_id=304003119447158784\" class=\"favorite\"><span>&nbsp;<\/span>Favorite<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/KimDotcom\/status\/304003119447158784\" title=\"Tue Feb 19 23:02:46 +0000 2013\">16 hours ago<\/a> via web&nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/socialditto.com\/\">@socialditto<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Dotcom also revealed usage statistics by country, and found that most of Mega&#8217;s users come from France, followed by Spain, Brazil and Germany. The U.S. brings up the rear at number five. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20130218\/07195522015\/hadopi-may-be-succeeding-driving-french-customers-to-dotcoms-mega.shtml\">TechDirt <\/a>points out that France leading the world in Mega usage is interesting as the country recently put in a &#8220;three strikes&#8221; system to punish those who pirate content on torrents and P2P networks. They note that correlation is not causation, but it is interesting to think that Mega is becoming a file-sharing haven for those in countries, like France and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/spanish-sopa-gives-look-into-a-future-of-internet-control-2012-04\">Spain<\/a>, that have implemented harsh file-sharing laws.<\/p>\n<p>As the year goes on, expect Mega to grow even larger with the help of a mobile app and the recent announcement that Mega would be accepting bitcoins as payment. The security and anonymity promised by Mega may also help the file sharing network grow as more countries around the world <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/verizon-will-start-throttling-the-internet-of-accused-pirates-soon-2013-01\">implement systems intended to punish file-sharers.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>[h\/t: <a href=\"http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/insider\/2013\/02\/20\/kim-dotcom-mega-has-over-3m-users-and-125m-files-after-one-month-mobile-apps-and-sync-client-coming-soon\/\">The Next Web<\/a>]<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=IYmtwrumHj8:8Rl8o0eOz6Y:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=IYmtwrumHj8:8Rl8o0eOz6Y:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=IYmtwrumHj8:8Rl8o0eOz6Y:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=IYmtwrumHj8:8Rl8o0eOz6Y:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=IYmtwrumHj8:8Rl8o0eOz6Y:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=IYmtwrumHj8:8Rl8o0eOz6Y:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=IYmtwrumHj8:8Rl8o0eOz6Y:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?a=IYmtwrumHj8:8Rl8o0eOz6Y:mfZ73u_VV2s\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/webpronews\/all?i=IYmtwrumHj8:8Rl8o0eOz6Y:mfZ73u_VV2s\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/webpronews\/all\/~4\/IYmtwrumHj8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Dotcom&#8217;s Mega launched last month with a ridiculous launch party that included a fake FBI raid on Dotcom&#8217;s mansion. After the launch, the file-sharing service managed to snag over a million users in just a few days. According to Dotcom, the latest numbers show that Mega continues to grow. In a Twitter post yesterday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7358,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-643115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7358"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=643115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}