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Opera Community site reaches 500,000 members; More than 1,000 new members join per-day

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 Published September 22nd, 2006 10:23 AM EDT By Daniel Goldman

The “MyOpera” community site today registered its 500,000th member.

The official Opera Community site first launched in August of 2001, and underwent a major site overhaul in 2005. The site offers personal blogs, photo albums, user groups, Opera forums, friend networks and more (all free, of course).

Over the latest months an average of upward of 1,000 new members have joined the community site each day, according to the official announcement by Opera.

The Opera Community forums ranks number 38 of the top English software forums on the web, according to Big-Boards, a site that tracks the most active message boards and forums.

As part of the 500,000-member celebration Opera asked the 6 most active and popular users to share their experience with the Opera Community site, you can read their thoughts here.

Congratulations to the Opera Community members on reaching this moment; the power of the community is what will ultimately help the Opera browser surge ahead in its popularity. The more we blog about Opera, post in Opera-related forum discussions, and mention the Opera browser to our friends, colleagues and family, the more popular the browser will become. It’s in our hands.

Having a strong Opera community with a powerful (and a socially-oriented) community website to back it up is crucial for Opera in winning the browser war.

More: Official Opera announcement | Reaction from the 6 most active users

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  1. 1 Ramunas Sep 22nd, 2006 at 10:49 am
    using Opera Opera 9.02 on Linux Linux

    Lets party!!! :)

  2. 2 Haadi Sep 24th, 2006 at 5:24 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    Saudi Arabian Fans are not there
    Sadly guys the community site has been blocked for 2 months! I can’t update my skins, share my photos and even ask for help!!!

    I have emailed both opera and the ISP many times but no result so far…

    plz email me if you can help :

    arlis at gmail dot com

  3. 3 Haadi Sep 24th, 2006 at 5:26 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    sorry its arslis at gmail

  4. 4 Haadi Sep 24th, 2006 at 5:29 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.01 on Windows Windows XP

    sorry its
    arslis at gmail

  5. 5 IceArdor Sep 26th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.02 on Windows Windows XP

    The Opera people are partiers. I don’t hear of many other companies going on little vacations and celebrating an important milestone. Opera wins the carpe diem award, for sure.

  6. 6 Hi! Sep 27th, 2006 at 7:23 am
    using Opera Opera 9.02 on Windows Windows 2000

    Um, what little vacation? :)

  7. 7 Kc4 Sep 28th, 2006 at 12:55 am
    using Opera Opera 9.02 on Windows Windows XP

    Wow I feal old, I remember the “old” My Opera.

  8. 8 Operist Dec 25th, 2006 at 7:20 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.10 on Windows Windows XP

    browser war — http://www.browserwar.org/

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Q: What is Opera?
A: Opera is one of the most powerful Web browsers around. A Web browser is the program that allows you to view Web pages. Opera is well known for innovation for PC browsers and bringing the full web to mobile phones and devices.

Q: Is Opera free?
A: Absolutely free.

Q: Why should I download a browser? Doesn't my computer already come with one for free?
A: It's about getting more out of the time you spend on the internet. Opera is designed to be much faster than these browsers and gives you powerful features that the default browser lacks. Default browsers like Internet Explorer are also more likely to be subjected to dangerous software such as viruses and spyware.

Q: Will Opera keep me safe from fraudulent websites and malicious hackers?
A: According to Secunia, a respected firm that tracks security in browsers, Opera has the best reputation and track record when it comes to browser security. Keeping our users safe from security vulnerabilities, fraudulent websites, and malicious hackers is a top priority for Opera. Opera is maintained by hundreds of engineers, developers and security experts who are constantly looking to make the browser even safer.

Q: Doesn't Opera copy all of their features from other browsers?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, many of the features that are popular in other browsers today were invented and pioneered by Opera a long time ago. Opera invented the precursor to tabs (in 1994), Page Zoom (1994), was the first browser to block pop-up ads (2000), first to add a Search field in the browser toolbar (2000), Sessions (1996), deleting private data (2000), Mouse Gestures (2000), User JavaScript (2005), BitTorrent support (2005), Widgets (2006), Speed Dial (2007), and much more.

Q: Does Opera support extensions, such as those found in Firefox?
A: Much of the functionality provided through Firefox extensions is already built directly into Opera, so you don't have to download additional extensions in Opera. In addition, Opera is highly customizable and supports all standard plug-ins.

Q: Can I also use Opera on my mobile phone?
A: Yes. And your Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS or almost any connected device and mobile phones. Opera Mobile oftens comes preinstalled from the manufacturers, but if it doesn't you can install Opera Mini which runs on nearly all phones.

Q: This all sounds great, so how do I download Opera?
A: -- Opera on your computer
-- Opera Mini on your phone
-- Opera Mobile on your phone
-- or learn more about Opera at www.opera.com