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Wikipedia Adds BitTorrent Powered Video Streaming

TorrentFreak  Wed, 09/29/2010 - 05:01

Streaming capabilities have been added to BitTorrent via the Tribler client, and more recently uTorrent. Thus far the implementation of these technologies into major websites has been lacking.

That position changed this week as the Wikimedia Foundation partnered with P2P Next to use BitTorrent-powered streaming for their video content.

At TorrentFreak we like to share the many ways the BitTorrent protocol can be used to distribute data, and that it is more than a way to infringe copyright.


 

Two Million for Wikimedia: Who Can Offer More?

Linux Today  Fri, 08/28/2009 - 08:03

Linux Pro Magazine: "Describing itself as a philanthropic investment company, the Omydar Network has donated two million dollars to the Wikimedia Foundation."


 

Wikipedia (Finally) Has an Official iPhone App

Mashable!  Tue, 08/18/2009 - 14:39

While there are many unofficial Wikipedia iPhone apps on the market (some of which work really well), there’s never been an official one from Wikipedia itself.