After the introduction of new sections with which the service hopes to attract the young segment even more (Rapidgames and the yet-to-be-released Rapidmusic), Rapidshare tries to make money off prepaid cards Over the last month some debates have become quite ardent – the amazing growth of file hosting services such as RapidShare or Megaupload prompted people to see in it the end of p2p or at least to compare the two most popular ways through which people currently download movies, music, eBooks or other types of files. About the level that Rapidshare.com has reached tells us the latest move of the site – after offering premium accounts for quite some time now, the service will be selling prepaid cards through retail outlets in Europe, Gulli reports. This means users can purchase membership cards of various denominations from one to 12 months.

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Rapidshare’s Latest Marketing Move: Prepaid Cards