BitTorrent TV downloads
“…BitTorrent is a protocol for distributing files. It identifies content by url and is designed to integrate seamlessly with the web. Its advantage over plain http is that when multiple downloads of the same file happen concurrently, the downloaders upload to each other, making it possible for the file source to support very large numbers of downloaders with only a modest increase in its load…”
This came from Adam Curry’s weblog, where he describes the usage:
“…The good news is that gigabytes of data was transferred amongst a community of users, each sharing their upstream capacity as they downloaded themselves, and only for the file in question…”
He then introduces a bloody *genius* idea;
“…A side note that developers might want to think about, using the RSS enclosure tag and a bittorrent URL would be perfect for large media distribution, since bandwidth would only be used by subscribers to that feed, and in turn provide the capacity for the transfers to take place…”
What an interesting idea – problem of course would be adsl users – with a max of 25k up -> and d/l’s grind to a halt when upstreaming takes place. Still, very intriguing.