MediaFire Blog

Images Display Faster Too

Tom — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:01:53 +0000

Hey all,

The same updates that fired up (pun intended) your download links have also been applied to the image servers. All images hosted on MediaFire should now display nearly instantaneously making your galleries, embedded images, and direct image-links all much more snappy.

Here’s a few sample images hosted in my account:

Admittedly, I’m not the best photographer out there, but hopefully this gives you a small taste of the speed with which we are now able to serve images as well as files.

Downloads Now Launch Even Faster

Tom — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:38:12 +0000

Hi everyone,

We just rolled out a big update today and your downloads should launch faster than ever. The update involves the systems behind the scenes that handle your download requests. It’s transparent to the user except for the extra short time between clicking the link and your file downloading.

So what does this mean for you? Well for one it just makes downloading files that much faster and easier, but it also applies to files you stream or direct link with your MediaPro account - allowing them to start streaming even more quickly than before.

So that you can give it a try, I uploaded a few of the latest and greatest web browsers, just choose the one for your operating system to get a taste of the download speeds. If you haven’t tried these or you happen to still be running an older one, you can even install one of these highly recommended browsers to see if you like it.

Google Chrome (Windows Only)
MediaPro Direct LInk:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/jjm4jmt5y4l/ChromeSetup.exe

or from Google:
http://www.google.com/chrome

FireFox (Mac OSX)
MediaPro Direct Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/juzwyrgj2zw/Firefox 3.0.11.dmg

FireFox (Windows)
MediaPro Direct link:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/zizylwizyje/Firefox Setup 3.0.11.exe

FireFox (Linux)
MediaPro Direct Link:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ezeq2umd1yn/firefox-3.0.11.tar.bz2.tar

Or download FireFox from Mozilla:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html

DDoS Attack on MediaFire Servers

Tom — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:26:40 +0000

Hi everyone,

Just a quick update on our status. Starting Saturday April 25th at 12:00pm CST MediaFire came under attack by a large Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that denied services for some customers. The DDoS attack is utilizing over 40,000 70,000* separate computers continuously sending valid requests to MediaFire’s servers in an attempt to overload our systems. We have been able to mitigate the attack without any lasting damage but the attack is still ongoing.

There was no data loss or lasting disruption to the MediaFire free or Pro services. Thanks again to everyone who submitted support tickets notifying us of the issue and for your patience while we deal with this ongoing attack.

- Tom

* updated 7:30pm CST

Files in Multiple Folders

Tom — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:16:47 +0000

Hi everyone,

Quick update to the site. By popular demand you can now upload the same file into multiple folders. This feature allows you to create duplicate files across your folders just in case you want to send a different set of files to different people.

To upload a file into more than one folder, simply repeat the upload process with the same file and select a different folder from the one you previously uploaded that file into. That’s it! Easy right?

Hopefully those of you who’ve requested this option will find it useful.
Let us know how you like it!

Cheers,

- Tom

Flash Player Update and Fixed Copy Links

Tom — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:25:18 +0000

Hi everyone,

Quick update to let you all know that a recent update to Adobe’s Flash player rendered many of the copy and paste links across the site unusable. We’ve fixed the problem and all copy links should now be working again for you. We’ve been busy adding capacity to the network to accomidate MediaFire’s continued growth and expansion but I’ll be brining you more updates soon. I hope all of your 2009’s are off to a great start!

- Tom

Performance Updates

Tom — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:41:36 +0000

In the past few months the popularity of MediaFire has increased significantly and with it we’ve encountered many performance challenges along the way. Recently we’ve focused our efforts on significantly optimizing the general performance of all components of the site in order to serve this increased demand as efficiently as possible. Over the past few days we’ve rolled out several updates that are designed to increase page load speeds, rendering speeds, and generally make the experience of navigating your MediaFire accounts as quick and seamless as possible. You should notice that pages load faster, most notably on the front page, download pages and on your My Files pages. On a fast connection pages may already have been loading quickly enough that you might not notice too much of a difference, however in tests we’ve seen page load time cut by more than half on an average internet connection. Let us know what you think! There’s more to come too, so stay tuned for further developments in the coming weeks.

-Tom

Longer File Names

Tom — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:05:11 +0000

Just a quick update for today. The file name character limit of 100 characters has been raised by popular demand. MediaFire now supports file names up to 255 characters. Fortunately the new My Files page will also better accommodate those longer file names. As always, please let us know if there are any other changes or additions that you’d like to see on the site and we’ll continue to do our best to fit in the most popular ones.

- Tom

My Files Page Refreshed

Tom — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:49:16 +0000

Hi Everyone,

We rolled out a visual update to the My Files page today. It’s been a while since we made any significant updates to the My Files page simply because it’s been working so well for everyone. As the site develops and grows however we’re making room for new features and improve on the foundation we’ve set. You’ll notice that the refreshed version is significantly cleaner as we’ve reorganized the placement of basic file information from columns to the right of each file to a less obtrusive list below the name. In addition to simplifying the appearance of the page, this update will set the foundation for additional functionality and features. It’s the first in a series of updates to the file management system that we’ll be releasing in the coming weeks. If you haven’t seen the new design, just head over to your My Files page or check out the screenshot below.

Let us know what you think! We’d love to hear your feedback so that we can further improve the file management system as we continue to add additional features.

- Tom

High Five

Tom — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:11:51 +0000

LifeHacker just named MediaFire the “Best Online File Sharing Service” in their ongoing High Five feature series. It’s a great article with some really useful tools (and no I’m not just saying that because we’re on there) all recomended by the LifeHacker readers. Each winner represents the best of the best as most recommended in it’s category. We’re honored to be chosen and thank you to all the MediaFire users who recommended us! If you’d like to learn more about the other great services and tools also named best in their category head on over to LifeHacker, maybe you’ll find something you didn’t even know you needed!

- Tom

Google Chrome - works great with MediaFire

Tom — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:17:56 +0000

As I’m sure many of you have heard, Google just launched their new web browser called “Chrome.” After playing around with it a little today, I have to admit, I’m really impressed. Since Chrome is designed explicitly for web applications and contains an entirely new JavaScript engine called “V8″ it’s perfect for rendering your My Files page efficiently - even if you have thousands of files in your account. Not only does it run MediaFire’s dynamic content blazing fast, but it seems to provide a great user experience for browsing the web in general.

Google has given a lot of attention to usability design in Chrome, and while it’s interface may initially seem slightly foreign in it’s typical Google-esc friendly color scheme it’s very easy to quickly begin using without changing your usual browsing habits. It’s worth a try, check it out!

For more information about Chrome including a great (although very lengthy) comic strip, visit Google’s official blog.

- Tom