Wikipedia Is Using BitTorrent P2P for HTML5 Video
09/27 2010 | 04:25 PM
Posted by: Janko Roettgers
The Wikipedia’s Wikimedia foundation doesn’t want to be a slave to high video bandwidth costs. Instead, it is using BitTorrent-based P2P technology to distribute the growing amount of video on Wikipedia.org. Users can simply install a Firefox plug-in to help with the distribution of Wikipedia videos. Continue reading on Newteevee.com.
novacut.com wrote:
Great article! I think Wikipedia is definitely going in the right direction in solving its bandwidth problem.
Our Novacut project will eventually have a iTunes-like player that will use peer to peer. No reason to waste bandwidth, especially when a movie/TV show is on your local network. Plus we want to make face-to-face sharing fun again. It's just part of how entertainment should be enjoyed.
Tara Oldfield