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RATKING Premieres ‘700 Fill’ on BitTorrent Bundle
Bundle up with 700 Fill, the underground hip hop crew’s first follow up to 2014’s So It Goes. In 2014, Harlem underground hip hop crew RATKING dropped So It Goes, their acclaimed debut release on XL Recordings imprint Hot Charity: an exhilarating and reckless lyrical portrait of a maybe-vanishing city; part Vonnegut, part Wu Tang,…
The Goldilocks Paradox and the Challenge of Live Online Broadcasting
Online live video broadcasting is complicated and expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. A distributed solution can provide scalable online livestreaming that doesn’t cost more for each additional viewer. Earlier today BitTorrent CEO, Eric Klinker spoke at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, talking about the live online video broadcasting protocol known as BitTorrent Live….
Staff Picks: The Onion Video Archive
A five-video collection of hard-hitting journalism, courtesy of America’s Finest News Network.
STS9 to Bring ONE / ONE: Live from The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO Live Album to BitTorrent Bundle March 9th
The electronic rock quintet announces the release of the ONE / ONE: Live from The Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO, a digital collection spanning 365 days of STS9, available March 9th on BitTorrent Bundle. As 600 lucky STS9 fans filed into the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO on January 1st, there was little doubt that…
Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros to Premiere “Live In No Particular Order” Live Album on BitTorrent Bundle
The first live album from the band will be released exclusively on BitTorrent Bundle March 16th, with all proceeds benefiting Big Sun Foundation. In 2012’s tour documentary Big Easy Express, Edward Sharpe frontman Alex Ebert describes why the band hits the road. “To see life the way they saw it more than 100 years ago,…
An Open Internet Isn’t Free
Here at BitTorrent, we’re fond of a particular saying: The Internet is powered by people. You may pay your bills every month to the ISPs, but they aren’t the ones who make the Internet what it is. It’s the hard work, innovation, and dedication to the future that makes the Internet the conduit for innovation,…
BitTorrent People: Lead Researcher Jane Davis
An up-close look at some of the personalities found in our BitTorrent offices. BitTorrent is constantly researching how our brand reaches the outside world so that we can build the best possible products. We conduct surveys and focus groups, inviting people to come in and tell us what they think of our products. If you’ve stopped…
The BitTorrent Interview: Documentary Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger on Internet Activism, from Anonymous to Aaron Swartz
As the F.C.C. weighs its decision on Net Neutrality, the award-winning director talks to us about the evolution of digital advocacy, and capturing a generation’s grassroots movement on film.
Killswitch: Documenting the Fight for the Open Internet
Filmmakers, activists, and journalists meet at BitTorrent HQ to discuss the state of human rights online.