BitTorrent 6.0

BitTorrent 6.0

New BitTorrent 6.0
BitTorrent has just made it even easier to publish your own media creations with the launch of an exciting new self-publishing platform. The project, which is currently invitation only, assigns genres, tags, a Creative Commons license, and other details to any original content that you upload. There’s even the chance to hit the bigtime - editors will review submitted work for listing alongside major motion pictures and studio releases. Networks and labels already involved include MTV, Sub Pop Records and 20th Century Fox.

According to BitTorrent, uploaders will have exposure to an audience of around 150 million BitTorrent users and be given a hefty limit of 3 GB per upload. You can upload virtually any type of content including videos, audio and even software via a simple drag & drop publishing interface. If you’re new to media publishing, this is a highly recommended way of getting started - just submit your e-mail and details on the BitTorrent website and cross your fingers you are one of the lucky winners.

The torrent phenomenon is one of the most hyped about in the world of technology among Peer to Peer (P2P) users. It consists of sharing large files, like movies, software, or games anonymously and quickly with other peers. The file you want to download is cut up into small segments shared by users, creating what is called a swarm, and does not go through a central server, significantly reducing the bulk of file transfers, The Bittorrent client is actually the first P2P application to use this technology and became immensely popular when it was released. Torrents are considered by online users as a great way to download recently released movies or tv shows.


Thanks to a straightforward, uncluttered interface Bittorrent appears as a friendly torrent client that beginners will feel comfortable with. We particularly appreciated the integrated search box to look for files on the bittorrent website. Once you've found the torrent you want, download it to your PC, open it up inside Bittorrent and let the client do its job. The speed at which you download will depend on the number of seeds, that is people who have the complete file and are sharing it. The more seeds there are the quicker files will download.

You can set multiple torrent downloads and the downloading speed is fairly quick. It's easy to configure the client and we suggest choosing the right port and setting upload and download rate limits to avoid hogging your bandwidth. It's also good to set your downloads by priority to monitor more precisely how your torrents are doing.

Compared to the exhaustive Azureus, Bittorrent is very simplistic. It doesn't provide half as many statistics and doesn't let you customize the interface. Integrating a search box is a great idea, but it limits searches to the bittorrent website, not considered the most thorough source by torrent aficionados.

If you're a newbie to the torrent world, Bittorrent is a good bet. It's safe, stable and sharp. Associated with the huge database of legal torrents that is the bittorrent website, it makes for a very rich P2P experience. Advanced users will probably frown upon its lack of options but others should give it a try.

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