Dropbox Automator is a new service that allows you to save time while using Dropbox. Dropbox Automator monitors designated folders for uploads. When a new file is added, then an action is triggered. The service will ask you if you want to convert documents, resize images, tweet links, etc. Any file can be e-mailed, zipped, sent to FTP, encrypted/decrypted, saved to another Dropbox, or set a Facebook status. [TechCrunch]

Forbes has put together an article about how Dropbox co-founders Arash Ferdowsi and Drew Houston turned down an offer from the late Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs. Jobs was impressed by how Dropbox was able to reverse-engineer Apple’s file system so that his startup’s logo appeared elegantly inside.

Cloud storage company Dropbox is now valued at about $4 billion according to a rumor. This is based on an investment round led by Index Ventures. Supposedly some venture capital firms even considered giving Dropbox an $8 billion valuation. Dropbox was founded by MIT graduates Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi as a Y Combinator startup. Dropbox’s 2010 revenue was estimated to be around $100 million. [TechCrunch]

Dropbox is a cloud storage company that makes it easy to sync your files between your computer, phone, tablet, etc. The company is ramping up at a rapid pace. They are about to hire hundreds of more people and they are getting an office that is 8 times the size of their current space.

Dropbox, the cloud storage startup, has hired Google lawyer Ramsey Homsany. The company’s growth inspired them to hire Homsany as General Counsel, protection for their fast-growing company and the private files for which they are responsible. TechCrunch reports that Dropbox already boasts more than 25 million users and will soon be worth billions.

Christopher Soghoian is a Ph.D. student that alleges that cloud file storage service Dropbox.com deceives users about the security and encryption of their services. Soghoian made the complaint through the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Soghoian said that Dropbox could see the content of files, which puts their users at risk of government searches.

Dropbox is a file storage service that was founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowski. Dropbox was one of the earliest Y Combinator incubator companies. Dropbox has 25 million users and is seeing about 200 million files saved per day. Over 1 million files are being saved every 5 minutes. About a year ago Dropbox had 4 million users and two years ago they had 2 million in late 2009.

Dropbox is a cloud storage and syncing service that is on track to earn $100 million in revenue this year, giving them a valuation worth $1-$2 billion. The first 2GB of cloud storage on Dropbox is free and after that, there is a monthly fee. As cloud server storage prices are dropping for suppliers, Dropbox’s margins are constantly improving. Dropbox was founded in 2007 and has 10x year-over-year growth. [BusinessInsider]