Veteran file hosting service Zippyshare to shut down at the end of the month

Although there are many file hosting services to choose from, Zippyshare is one of the better known, having been around since 2006. Providing an easy, fuss-free way to store and share files, Zippyshare has a lot of fans, but it’s been struggling to make ends meet recently, despite still seeing around 45 million visits a month. The site’s problems can be boiled down to the proliferation of ad blockers and the rising cost of electricity. Announcing the closure of the project on its blog (the first post in five years), the team says: Hey Folks, We’ve decided that we’re shutting… [Continue Reading]