Tribler software lets those who download it join a peer-to-peer video sharing network that is close to a new type of e-commerce.
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Creating a computer currencyVideo-sharing software takes steps toward new kind of e-commerceAugust 29, 2007By Alvin Powell
Computer scientists are using the latest version of peer-to-peer video sharing software to explore a next-generation electronic commerce model that uses bandwidth as a global currency. The software, called Tribler, is available for download beginning today (Aug. 29) on the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Web site: http://tv.seas.harvard.edu. Once installed, the software lets those who download it join a peer-to-peer video sharing network. Tribler was originally created by scientists in The Netherlands, at Delft University of Technology and Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. The most recent release was created in collaboration with scientists at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. |
