There are many ways to remotely initiate BitTorrent downloads, but most are complicated and require tweaking. Here’s an easy way to remotely download torrents with only an instant messaging application and a BitTorrent client.
A recent survey amongst 1500 British kids between the age of 8 and 13 shows that 33% of them share music via their mobile phones. 45% of the kids that did not share, would like to do this in the near future.
Fabchannel has successfully completed an experiment in which they used BitTorrent to stream a live concert. Fabchannel is an award winning music site where you can watch videos of live concerts.
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