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Need BitTorrent Stories

So I mentioned a while back that I’m writing another book, and that this one is about BitTorrent.

(BitTorrent is a distributed file-sharing technology. I’m sure that explanation answers all your questions!)

I’ll post more about BitTorrent, but before I do I need a bit of help. I’d love to hear from anyone who:

Could help me get in touch with Bram Cohen, the creator of BitTorrent, for a short interview
Knows of an example of legitimate uses of BitTorrent that I can use as examples in the book (The torrent of SXSW music files is a great one.)
Uses BitTorrent for business or education purposes like sharing training content or software apps
Is a BitTorrent expert and knows just the right anecdote for the book

Thanks!

Incidentally, it’s Victoria Day here in Canada. Happy Victoria Day!

Posted by Susannah Gardner on 05/23 at 01:47 PM • About the Book(s) -- BitTorrent

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Amanda Congdon who runs the awesome vlog, Rocketboom (http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/) distributes her video via .torrent files. I talk about BitTorrent exclusively in a podcast I did last night: http://podcast.mostlymuppet.com/podcasts/mmpcBT05232005.mp3

Posted by Seth Miller on 05/24/05 at 07:34 AM
This is a response I wrote to my parent company in regards to making an exception to the firewall for Bit Torrent.

“Bit torrent (BT) is becoming an important part of online business. More businesses, internet sites, and people are using BT to upload and download information. I can make available presentations and other files for distribution easily using BT. Depending on the BT client the information can be set to allow exclusive downloads. BT has a large advantage over traditional downloads when program updates become available. Instead of a bottle neck caused by high demand, the opposite is true; each downloader increases the availability of the information by uploading simultaneously. Though the BT concept is used largely for sharing media files, it has become an integral part of information sharing.

In regards to security, there is a risk of viruses and infections but it is no greater than a normal downloading exposure. The exposure depends on the file/program being downloaded, not the BT client downloading it. Most virus and spyware risks are associated with peer to peer (P2P) networks, i.e. Kaza, Limelight. Wherein the users must download a program to use there P2P network, it is the program files of those P2P networks that contain most of ad/spy-ware. BT clients that I know of (Azerus, Bit Torrent, Bit Comet, etc.) do not have any such files embedded in the program files. The risk with BT is about the same as the risk of opening email, and the McAfee anti-virus guards against both risks by scanning the downloaded file. I had used BT before installing the agency software on my personal laptop and will say that I’ve never encountered a problem compared to several incidents with email and potential threats.”

Posted by Mike Fear on 10/07/05 at 03:41 PM