BitTorrent came crashing into the scene that Napster left behind and now is one of the largest peer-to-peer downloading programs available on the Internet. This source looks at how BitTorrent works. It finds that much larger files are transfered than any other peer-to-peer network, users don't mind being connected for much longer sessions than other networks and service was excellent with no effects on flash downloading.
What is interesting about this source is that we can use it to look at the developments since Napster was first introduced. BitTorrent is becoming more and more widely used and law cases against it has failed due to the fact that BitTorrent is not held liable for the content shared across its network.
My Assignment
This, however, is too far ahead in time for my assessment. While this is a fascinating read and a well structured look at the workings of BitTorrent, it will be unlikely that I will use this source for my assignment.
References:
Bellissimo, A., Levine, B. N. & Shenoy, P. (2004). Exploring the use of BitTorrent as the basis for a large trace repository. Retrieved, April 11, 2011, from http://74.125.155.132/scholar?q=cache:Uol3GD10_pkJ:scholar.google.com/+biggest+torrent+users&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5
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