BitTorrent moves to search...and Silicon Valley
BitTorrent, the hot peer-to-peer company stirring the pot in the video world, is moving to Silicon Valley. Previously, they were based in Washington state, which is one reason we haven't written about them much. Great piece here, if you're not familiar with the BitTorrent protocol.
The latest excitement stems from BitTorrent's entry into the search space. And some say it's only time before the company gets sued, as this good summary by Matt over at TechDirt points out. Thanks, BitTorrent, for keeping the Bay Area at the center of controversy. So much for improved relations with Hollywood...
Question: Who'll make more money off of this one? Ask Jeeves, which will provide the sponsored search results for BitTorrent's engine, or Silicon Valley lawyers?
Can *anybody* give my a URL for a clear and concise description of why BitTorrent would *ever* be a viable business in anything resembling its current structure?
-- Jack Krupansky
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The BitTorrent protocol is ideal for distributing large amounts of data without bogging down a central site. It is a good example of a swarm algorithm. It could easily replace and improve upon all the periodic FTPs that many content businesses do. If they adapt it for the DMZ, it would also be a nice commercial product for server-side. The GUI would disappear, but the guts of the application are very robust and long running with continuous software updating (a good trick all by itself for any server-side software).
I'm not affiliated with BitTorrent, but I independently recognized their opportunity.
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