Just recently did this for about $20 - I targeted dropbox OSX as my keyword to get only those downloading the software and it worked really well. Sitting at 24gb/mo free.
I was also wondering that... it'd be nice if they did, and made it retroactive. I didn't know about the Google Ads link that JonoW posted, I'll have to look into that!
I got 19gb, for very little work. Our software has a backup option as a feature so we simply wrote a tutorial on how to use DropBox in conjunction with the backup feature with our referral link inside it.
- Good for us because we get enough space to back up everything
- Good for customers as they have a good tutorial on how to backup their games
The simple reason I love Dropbox has less to do with space, but ease of use on ALL my devices. Currently syncs my files on my Ipod touch,Nexus S,Linux boxes, and Android transformer prime tablet. I even use it as a trigger to kick off a reverse ssh tunnel from my VPS nodes, (since I allow Openssh to only listen on localhost). The way it seamlessly co-exists with my exiting setup and not get in the way is grand.
One thing I'm a bit uncomfortable with on the Dropbox referal system is that once you refer someone you get their email address (https://www.dropbox.com/account/referrals). I'm not sure if that's really right as all our referrals come from clicks on a link on one of our tutorials and they will not be aware I now have their email address. It's a pretty good phishing opportunity (eg, thanks for installing DropBox yesterday at 1.30pm, please login here for extra free space!).
I emailed DropBox about this a month or so ago but didn't get a reply.
DropBox should be especially sensitive to opportunities for phishers in my opinion!
I found that very weird too. I've used Dropbox referral links a couple of times in blog posts. When somebody clicks them and proceeds to sign up, Dropbox tells me their email address.
That's clearly not ok. They shouldn't need to be told this. It should be obvious.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 55.7 ms ] threadIf I were DropBox, I wouldn't mind this one bit, they're basically getting the public to pay for their ads. Genius on both fronts :)
But I don't know if it works retroactively for refs you already have.
https://www.dropbox.com/gs https://www.dropbox.com/free https://www.dropbox.com/edu https://www.dropbox.com/referrals
I also have the newest version where they implemented the camera import feature which gave you extra space.
How much of your time is $10 worth? You can get 50gb a month for that.
It's all relative.
- Good for us because we get enough space to back up everything
- Good for customers as they have a good tutorial on how to backup their games
- Good for DropBox as they get more users
Jungle Disk is hipaa compliant where dropbox is not. JD can also be less expensive and more secure.
I emailed DropBox about this a month or so ago but didn't get a reply.
DropBox should be especially sensitive to opportunities for phishers in my opinion!
That's clearly not ok. They shouldn't need to be told this. It should be obvious.