BitTorrent is the most popular method of file-sharing in the very short history of file-sharing.
A lot of noise is made about the average user’s inability to learn new things. But, every method of file-sharing has been embarrassingly technical. It’s clear that a free copy of the latest Britney Spears single is motivation enough to:
- Buy faster Internet connections
- Download a client
- Find a torrent file
- Wait an undetermined amount of time
- Load the MP3s into iTunes
- Sync to an iPod
- Burn to a CD-R
What an odd collection of acts that meant nothing 20 years ago.
Even stranger is the concept of a “private tracker.” Websites like the Pirate Bay, Demonoid and the now defunct Suprnova have been written about in the New York Times and mentioned on both CNN and MTV. But, with ascent of BitTorrent, there has been a similar descent in sharing. It’s difficult to host a torrent.
- Create a torrent file
- Find hosting for it
- Share the link
- Wait an undetermined amount of time
Where is the service providing a private tracker with my friends?
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