Cloud storage company Dropbox has reached 100 million users, and to celebrate it's giving away gigabytes.The company, now five years old, announced the milestone today in a blog entry written by founder Drew Houston."Once upon a time, Dropbox had its humble beginnings in a Boston train station when I forgot my USB stick at home," he wrote. "We're still unsure if it was fate or fluke, but one thing's stayed the same all these years: each of us has a unique reason for using Dropbox."Houston told The New York Times that the number reflects a user base that quadrupled in the last year thanks to more consumers and small businesses using the service.Related storiesDropbox launches quick file previews for photos, documentsMicrosoft's Ballmer disses Dropbox as a 'little startup'MediaFire debuts for Android, offers users 50GB of free cloud storageThe company has ushered many new consumers ArcheAge Gold into the world of cloud storage, a space that's quickly getting crowded. But it hasn't always been smooth sailing. Dropbox experienced a glitch earlier this year that resulted in users getting spammed via personal e-mail accounts. The company said then that it was taking steps to improve security.In exchange for Dropbox user stories, like this feel-good one from the coach ArcheAge Power Leveling of a high school football team, the company is giving away 10GB for life for its Top 100 favorite stories and 100GB for life for its Top 10 favorites.
Dropbox passes 100-million-user mark