RAPIDSHARE popularity and RAPIDSHARE trends

Christian Schmid es el fundador de RapidShare AG, con sede en Suiza, que junto a Megaupload está entre los ciberlockers más grandes del mundo. RapidShare atrae cada mes a millones de visitantes que cargan y descargan cientos de miles de archivos de diferentes tipos.

Instead of abandoning file-sharing in the wake of Megaupload's closure, users have flocked to rival sites, which have seen a huge surge in traffic after the FBI closed Megaupload last week.

Rapidshare hat die Technologie erfunden, die Kim Schmitz´ Raubkopiernetzwerk Megaupload perfektionierte. Und auch hinter Rapidshare steckt ein Deutscher.

Wie steht es um die Zukunft der Filehoster nach dem Aus von Megaupload? Ein Interview mit Alexandra Zwingli, der Chefin von Rapidshare

File-sharing sites such as Amazon, Dropbox, MediaFire, YouSendIt, Rapidshare, Box.net and FileSonic could find themselves under the spotlight of the law.

Die Angst geht unter den One-Click-Hostern um, nur Rapidshare gibt sich unberührt. Außerdem im Überblick: Twitter bekommt ein Büro in Deutschland, und einem Indonesier droht Gefängnis, weil er sich via Facebook zum Atheismus bekannt hat.

An anonymous reader sends in an article discussing whether other commonly used file storage sites are in danger of being shut down now that Megaupload has been closed. Quoting: "In the wake of the crackdown on the file-sharing website Megaupload, sites offering free content-sharing, file linking and digital locker services, such as RapidShare, SoundCloud and Dropbox, could be next in the crossh...

Every digital locker service and file linking website is on notice now that MegaUpload and TVShack are down. The Feds have their banhammer out and aren't afraid to use it. Sites better check their zettabytes of data. A single 50 Cent song can cause the Feds to swarm the founder's house and seize their Predator statues. Forget SOPA and PIPA, apparently the US Federal Government doesn't need new ...

MegaUpload, one of the world's largest file-sharing websites, was shut down Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice, which accused it of violating piracy and copyright laws. In an indictment, the Justice Department alleged that MegaUpload was a "mega conspiracy" and a global criminal organization "whose members engaged in criminal copyright infringement and money laundering on a massive sca...