BitTorrent Thrives Beneath the Radar
Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 9:56 am
The world at large has finally taken notice of BitTorrent technology, going so far as to call it a behemoth:
"According to British Web analysis firm CacheLogic, BitTorrent accounts for an astounding 35 percent of all the traffic on the Internet -- more than all other peer-to-peer programs combined -- and dwarfs mainstream traffic like Web pages."
Since the article originated in London, it's a bit more fair and balanced than we'd ever see from a domestic (US) news source, and therefore, an interesting read. The Reuters article can be foundhere. (edit: fixed link)
Currently, it's Yahoo!'s most-emailed news story.
"According to British Web analysis firm CacheLogic, BitTorrent accounts for an astounding 35 percent of all the traffic on the Internet -- more than all other peer-to-peer programs combined -- and dwarfs mainstream traffic like Web pages."
Since the article originated in London, it's a bit more fair and balanced than we'd ever see from a domestic (US) news source, and therefore, an interesting read. The Reuters article can be foundhere. (edit: fixed link)
Currently, it's Yahoo!'s most-emailed news story.