An example of P2P file sharing is illustrated in Jamie King's "Content producers should take advantage of P2P, not fear it" In the article she describes how the film titled "Steal This Film" was digitally distributed through various means, but mainly through BitTorrent sites like The Pirate Bay, which are a form of P2P.The article is making the point that P2P is extremely effective at getting information distributed. King states that the movie was downloaded over 2 million times and viewed by 3 million people in the span of 18 months. Those are impressive numbers. Ultimately P2P has negative connotations attached to it like "illegal" and "piracy," but beyond that misconception, there are those like King who recognized that P2P is a very efficient and effective way to spread information around and that is a tool that cannot be neglected.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
P2P File Sharing
File sharing is when an individual distributes digital information through many means such as the internet, servers, storage and many more. What makes P2P or "Peer to Peer" file sharing different is that digitally stored information is acquired directly from a peer by another peer and not from the internet or a server. Individuals connected to a network"upload" files from their computers and other individuals connected to the network as well "download" the files onto their computer. This network effect links many people who may be uploading and downloading the same information, which makes that information almost impossible for it to disappear from the network.
An example of P2P file sharing is illustrated in Jamie King's "Content producers should take advantage of P2P, not fear it" In the article she describes how the film titled "Steal This Film" was digitally distributed through various means, but mainly through BitTorrent sites like The Pirate Bay, which are a form of P2P.The article is making the point that P2P is extremely effective at getting information distributed. King states that the movie was downloaded over 2 million times and viewed by 3 million people in the span of 18 months. Those are impressive numbers. Ultimately P2P has negative connotations attached to it like "illegal" and "piracy," but beyond that misconception, there are those like King who recognized that P2P is a very efficient and effective way to spread information around and that is a tool that cannot be neglected.
An example of P2P file sharing is illustrated in Jamie King's "Content producers should take advantage of P2P, not fear it" In the article she describes how the film titled "Steal This Film" was digitally distributed through various means, but mainly through BitTorrent sites like The Pirate Bay, which are a form of P2P.The article is making the point that P2P is extremely effective at getting information distributed. King states that the movie was downloaded over 2 million times and viewed by 3 million people in the span of 18 months. Those are impressive numbers. Ultimately P2P has negative connotations attached to it like "illegal" and "piracy," but beyond that misconception, there are those like King who recognized that P2P is a very efficient and effective way to spread information around and that is a tool that cannot be neglected.
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