Here's Why Kim Dotcom's New File-Sharing Site MIGHT Be Legal

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THERE are less conspicuous ways to launch a business. A staged helicopter raid and a synchronised dance routine that would put Korean rapper Psy to shame were the sideline attractions as German-born entrepreneur Kim Dotcom, a 39-year old whose bluster is as big as his waistline, returned to public life with his new site, Mega. Much like Megaupload, Mr Dotcom's previous troublesome offering, Mega works as a file storage and sharing service.

The site claims more than 1m users have registered since its launch in New Zealand yesterday, which is not an implausible number since Mr Dotcom is something of an internet celebrity. The website’s servers seem unable to cope with the large initial interest. Those who sign up to the website will have access to 50 gigabytes of free storage space to store and share files with other users—ten times the free storage space provided by Google Drive, and 25 times the amount offered by Dropbox, the two major competitors in the field.

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What's Next for Pinterest

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Though some Web companies seem to have product surprises around every corner (ahem, Facebook), Pinterest’s road map is actually relatively obvious. For all its popularity and next-big-thinginess and $1.5 billion valuation, Pinterest is missing a bunch of significant components.

In my conversations with people in and around Pinterest, it has been clear that the 40-person company is adding these features as quickly as it can hire and build — all the while keeping up with demand.

But I’ve also been warned that, like many of the products its users save, Pinterest wants its products to feel handcrafted and unique, so it may be a bit slower than some might hope.

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7 tips for improving your Instagram following

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Hey, it wouldn’t be a social media platform if there wasn’t a following to attract, and Instagram is one place you may not have considered boosting your brand’s presence until recently.

Well, let today be that day with these seven tips from Brian DiFeo at Social Fresh. After all, if images are such a powerful piece of the branding puzzle, then the world’s most popular photo-sharing site is the place to be.

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It’s all about the images [infographic]

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</p> <p>You’ve heard the old adage “Never judge a book by its cover,” but if recent trends in social media are anything to go on, our gut instinct to do just that is making images more important than ever before.</p> <p>MDG Advertising took a closer look at the effect great images have on how much attention your content garners and the impact appears to be pretty impressive.</p> <p>Via MDG Advertising.</p> <p>Getting the big picture.</p> </div></blockquote>

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You’ve heard the old adage “Never judge a book by its cover,” but if recent trends in social media are anything to go on, our gut instinct to do just that is making images more important than ever before.

MDG Advertising took a closer look at the effect great images have on how much attention your content garners and the impact appears to be pretty impressive.

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The History Of Photo Sharing [Infographic]

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Photo sharing has come a long way. 20 years ago the process of taking, processing, and distributing a photo could take weeks or longer. Now, all you have to do is pull out your smartphone, snap a high-resolution photo, add a few filters to it, and you have a decent looking photo.

These sort of technological advancements create/destroy opportunities for entrepreneurs. Many small startup companies were stunned to see Istagram being bought for a billion dollars. Now we have an image sharing based social network pop-up every month or so. This kind of saturation cannot go on forever, the next market disruption is bound to happen very soon. The question is; who will it be?

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