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While cloud-based data storage has not been available for all that long, at least relatively speaking, you see it all over the place already. In addition to the cloud storage offered by major tech companies, more and more options for saving your data to a cloud are constantly becoming available. Quite often, however, these storage options come with either extremely limited space or a hefty price tag attached. Despite the expense, the service is still very popular because of the convenience it offers and the space it saves on your computer or other tech devices. A new cloud storage platform seeks to capitalize on the service’s popularity and the lack of inexpensive options currently available. This platform, called Hive, claims to be the first free cloud storage service in the world to offer unlimited space to keep your data.

Hive just recently launched its beta testing, and a constant stream of users has poured in since. During this step, all of Hive’s features are free of charge for all users. Of course, once the service launches officially out of the testing phases there will be paid options. This will function similarly to the way several media streaming services work currently, offering use of the service with advertisements for free users. Premium users also enjoy the benefits of HD music and video streaming, and have no bandwidth limitation on downloads. The amount of online storage, however, will not change. Every user will have access to unlimited space for their documents, photos, music, and any other files regardless of membership status. The main difference between the way membership works with Hive and other services using similar business plans is that the price is flexible; you can even get premium membership at no cost!

This is where one of Hive’s main features comes in: the ability to reduce the cost of membership based on how many friends you have using the service. Hive puts a strong emphasis on social aspects. The service focuses around uploading content to share and use with your friends, and gives significant benefits for having more friends using the service. Hive offers discounts in different tiers depending on the number of friends on your friends list, maxing out at a 100% discount for having 100 friends or more. Not only does this system function as a marketing strategy by encouraging users to get their friends using the service, it also aims to let Hive make its mark by disrupting the established cloud-based data storage options. Just remember to keep Internet security in mind when you are sharing your personal files online.

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