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By: Mininova, torrent sites and irony. | Tech Blog and Job Board

Mininova, torrent sites and irony. | Tech Blog and Job Board — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:35:54 +0000

[...] torrent sites and irony. Mar.25, 2009 in technology I just read a good article about Mininova, one of the more popular Torrent Sites on the net today and about their decision to not lurk in the shadows of the ’shady’ business of P2P but [...]

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:54:14 +0000

I liked mininova, until I noticed that they keep removing the eBooks that I can legitimately share with others… and I’m not sure if it’s because the files are password protected or if it’s the topic (making money tips with blogging, affiliate marketing, etc). And *yes* I provide the password and yes, I’ve had my ip banned even with open PDF files. I include a readme.html file where people are free to read, no obligation whatsoever.

I intend on writing to mininova directly but I doubt I’ll get a response. But it seems pretty dumb to me that I’m providing legitimate uploads… of info people are looking for (clearly), and they’re banning my IP’s for using their distribution service? Given the thousands of virus infected files and other treasures found on mininova, why are they squelching the efforts this small effort of mine to provide what people are looking for (and yes, to also drum up some business in my direction). It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

By: “Got Resistance?”

“Got Resistance?” — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:08:45 +0000

[...] Behind the scenes at Mininova. [...]

By: Speedlinking 24 [16 a 22 de Março]

Speedlinking 24 [16 a 22 de Março] — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:20:23 +0000

[...] 20. Os bastidores do Mininova [...]

By: Bobe-On

Bobe-On — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:40:50 +0000

The Baroness (#11) wrote:

“I know this has nothing to do with anything, but the boys at Mininova are kind of cute.”

Only just kind of? ;)
What would they think of you?

Hey guys above. Can we get our facts and figures straight please?

By: Rafael

Rafael — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:26:03 +0000

vai tomar no cuuuu

fodaaaaaa !!!!

By: Amorsiko

Amorsiko — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:16:29 +0000

We can’t live without Mininova. Forget the movies, the shows, the games… here in our little corner in Asia… it is the books and documents that we students worship… Mininova is education to us… http://www.amorsiko.com

By: Prahlad

Prahlad — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:48:49 +0000

too small servers????
is it the headquarters?
still it’s admin rocks!!!!!!!!!

By: Clair

Clair — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:14:04 +0000

Great :) Mininova should keep up the work they’re doing!

By: Tristan

Tristan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:52:19 +0000

Whoa.. did everyone miss the part where the article said REVENUE?

Revenue does not equal profit.

Profit is revenue minus total costs (in Mininovas’ case things such as servers, bandwidth, offices, wages, lawyers).

So whilst their revenue may be $1,000,000/year, their operating costs may be $950,000 which leaves a profit of $50,000.

By: lyecdevf

lyecdevf — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:25:02 +0000

Mininova is my favorite bitorrent site. I have been using it for years now. :)

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Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:46:28 +0000

[...] Getting a job is tough Internet: Behind the Scenes at Mininova Pictures: Malin Akerman Does Maxim Videos: Five Pretty Awesome Teen [...]

By: Dubaaaai

Dubaaaai — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:55:43 +0000

@54: I totally agree.

Let Brein grab these parasites by their tiny balls.

By: The Great Geek Manual » Link Round-Up: March 17, 2009

The Great Geek Manual » Link Round-Up: March 17, 2009 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:20:08 +0000

[...] Behind the Scenes at Mininova – Most BitTorrent sites operate in the shadows, with operators who rarely speak in public and guard their identities closely. Mininova is not one of those sites and in a new interview, company directors Erik Dubbelboer and Niek van der Maas reveal a little more about running one of the world’s biggest BitTorrent sites. [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:50:24 +0000

yep mininova might be profiting by indexing other sites, but who cares?? They provide a service! It’s all about the convenience you dumb shits who bitch about mininova being a parasit… for pete’s sake.

By: Randomness Prevails » Blog Archive » links for 2009-03-17

Randomness Prevails » Blog Archive » links for 2009-03-17 — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:55:47 +0000

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By: Toost Inc.

Toost Inc. — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:50:59 +0000

I love how everyone uses mininova yet as soon as you hear they make actual revenue (read: revenue, not profit)you all feel ripped-off and go BAAAW even though you still don’t pay a cent yourselves… Real browsers shouldn’t even see the ads since they use Firefox and AdBlock

By: makin257 - Behind the Scenes at Mininova

makin257 - Behind the Scenes at Mininova — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:18:25 +0000

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By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:27:34 +0000

i thik niek might have been on to much of netherlands finest…if u catch my drift hehehe

By: P2p4life

P2p4life — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:49:17 +0000

I use it when there’s no other source for a file, last resort
otherwise TPB is still the marquis tracker :)

By: Iníon Ní Mhurucu

Iníon Ní Mhurucu — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:42:33 +0000

@56 I agree

By: bowelmover

bowelmover — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:57:27 +0000

Thanks for this great article, enigmax.

By: Iníon Ní Mhurucu

Iníon Ní Mhurucu — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:45:42 +0000

BREIN = stupid fúckers

By: pligg.com

pligg.com — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:15:20 +0000

Behind the Scenes at Mininova | TorrentFreak…

Most BitTorrent sites operate in the shadows, with operators who rarely speak in public and guard their identities closely. Mininova is not one of those sites and in a new interview, company directors Erik Dubbelboer and Niek van der Maas reveal a litt…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:43:57 +0000

Profiting from the creative performance and financial investments of others is really banal!

Go Brein Go! Let these suckers pay back all their millions.

By: meh

meh — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:05:01 +0000

@ 46

who cares..

By: Mininova Trial Due in Two Months | InstantIdiocy

Mininova Trial Due in Two Months | InstantIdiocy — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:56:50 +0000

[...] based in The Netherlands, is up against local anti-piracy outfit BREIN, which has a reputation for forcing torrent sites [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:46:44 +0000

Mininova is just a place where retarded p2ptards go to get crappy files, wading through a mountain of ads and fake files, after all the other people that know how to get files properly.

By: Las oficinas de Mininova | malaCONciencia.com:historias sorprendentes en la vanguardia 2.0

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:08:00 +0000

[...] Vía {Torrent Freak} [...]

By: Gli uffici di Mininova in Olanda: intervista a Erik Dubblelboer | 8legs

Gli uffici di Mininova in Olanda: intervista a Erik Dubblelboer | 8legs — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:36:55 +0000

[...] Via | Torrentfreak.com [...]

By: Mininova Trial Due in Two Months | Bootleg Corner

Mininova Trial Due in Two Months | Bootleg Corner — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:07:51 +0000

[...] based in The Netherlands, is up against local anti-piracy outfit BREIN, which has a reputation for forcing torrent sites [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:54:39 +0000

mininova isnt a tracker it is a search indexing site gaining profit over real servers that handle trackers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:47:18 +0000

I wonder if they could employ someone who understands that “English” language != U.S. flag sometime.

By: taffy

taffy — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:43:51 +0000

long live mininova- keep up great work guys- best public tracker on net

By: D35ip2p

D35ip2p — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:17:09 +0000

Mininova has become the best source for torrents..but it will be if they have their own tracker ;)

http://desip2p.blogspot.com/

By: Notes for 3/16/2009 at MasterMaq’s Blog

Notes for 3/16/2009 at MasterMaq’s Blog — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:55:29 +0000

[...] interesting read – Behind the Scenes at Mininova. I use that site all the time to find [...]

By: stevenaballmer

stevenaballmer — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:40:33 +0000

Impressive office!
Cool looking staff!
ROTFLMAO

http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:27:12 +0000

All these arguments about Mininova being parasites feeding off TPB … You ignorent F.U.C.K.s!

Using your logic one could say Google is also a parasite cos they index the entire internet and make money off other ppl’s work! RE.TA.RD.ED.DiM.WiTS!

By: Chiafi

Chiafi — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:26:27 +0000

“but let me guess your an admin somewhere? Probably real busy managing a god like private torrent site?”

First, put a comma after guess.
Second, the word is YOU’RE = YOU ARE. Not YOUR.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:18:55 +0000

Do anyone of you know that Mininova might have more page views but many of the torrents tere have piratebay as tracker.
So they are themselves using TPB tracker service and wondering why it is considered the biggest

By: SuperpositionKitty » Behind The Scenes At Mininova

SuperpositionKitty » Behind The Scenes At Mininova — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:12:47 +0000

[...] Behind the scenes at Mininova. [...]

By: jim

jim — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:54:32 +0000

Google is just a leech. All they do is provide a search for other people’s content, and they are profiting off of it!

Google should have to share its profit with all the websites it links to.

By: BuggerMeButtocks.

BuggerMeButtocks. — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:17:22 +0000

I use Mininova for everything. I never understood how the Pirate Bay got so big when Mininova is just plain better :)

Cos Mininova just indexes everything on TPB trackers you fudkin moron…What is up with these sheeple?
Next time you load up a torrent look at the trackers!…Yeeeessss….THE PIRATE BAY……Trollope

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:09:10 +0000

I use Mininova for everything. I never understood how the Pirate Bay got so big when Mininova is just plain better :)

By: VersatileNinja

VersatileNinja — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:06:45 +0000

Props to mini nova, seriously!

By: John Mininova

John Mininova — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:56:31 +0000

Wow dude, they are some cool peeps!

RT
http://www.privacy.at.tc

By: Busted Brain Cells.

Busted Brain Cells. — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:08:20 +0000

Boring brainless drivel…..That sums up Twitter…Imho….Nah….I’ll Pass…

By: Busted Brain Cells.

Busted Brain Cells. — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:06:46 +0000

Twitter SUCKS……..

By: Richard Pyrker

Richard Pyrker — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:17:48 +0000

I think what Erik and Niek were trying to demonstrate in the interview is, that you CAN and SHALL make money with new distribution models. “Filesharing is here to stay”, they said in the German interview and that “Content has always to be payed in some way” – but “Artists also could sell merchandising..and more”.

(Btw, big hugs to enigmax for the honour to have the interview quoted :)
http://twitter.com/cycus

By: Virate

Virate — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:00:42 +0000

@33 – Agree entirely.