Nasa is using BitTorrent for a while now. Recently however, they started a new project called “visible earth”. This massive image library offers several high quality pictures, and NASA is using BitTorrent to distribute these images.
So if you ever wanted to download a 2.9GB pic, here’s your chance.
Some big players in “the scene” have been eliminated yesterday during a big raid coordinated by a German anti-piracy federation (GVU). The raids took place in Germany, Holland, Poland, Austria and the Czech Republic.
If you are lucky enough to have an Ipod video than the following links might grab your interest.
Ever wanted to hang out with the guys from the Piratebay? Do you have a lot of money? Well this is your chance. There’s an auction on Ebay where you can bid on an evening with the Piratebay crew.
Sounds like a great combo, and it is. Jamendo is a new model that allows artists to promote and publish their music. For the public it’s a great place to discover, listen and download new music.
The popular TV show “the office” just got the highest rating ever among adults 18 to 49. The boost in popularity is mainly caused by the availability of iPod downloads. So sharing works, nothing new. People like to watch their favorite show whenever they want to. But what if we add BitTorrent?
Tioti is announcing some new info on their “tape it off the internet” project. Tioti is combining BitTorrent, great design, a social network and tagging to create a community for sharing tv-torrents.
BitTorrent is a file-sharing protocol that lets you download content directly from other groups of people. Unlike HTTP, the download speeds vary, because you aren’t receiving data from a dedicated server, instead you’re downloading from other users’ computers.
Update: Piratebay taken Down by Swedish Police
Meet ted, yet another way to automatically download the latest tv-torrents. Ted keeps you up-to-date by checking rss feeds of your favorite BitTorrent site for new episodes of your favorite shows. Other ways to manage your tv-torrents are by using gmail, thunderbird or tvtad.
The oscars are coming. Academy members (or/and other people) tapped in to the screener-distribution chain and posted torrents of copies of Syriana, Lord of War, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, North Country, and Memoirs of a Geisha, complete with “for your consideration” notices and studio IDs (link).
