Peer-to-peer
August 29, 2006
Peer-to-peer apps are cool and useful. I think there is alot of potential there. Sure you can read this and think “Where the hell has this guy been the last 3 years?”, but I think alot of the potential has yet to be realized.
That’s where the coders come in.
So what can be added to p2p architecture? What visions have not been realized? That’s the question I’m pondering today as I gather information in the p2p realm. I’ve found that Warner Bros will be delivering content via BitTorrent in the future. This is a good first step for the real content providers. Now, with p2p being the delivery mechanism, how about a joining of the media, delivery mechanism, and content management? Isn’t this why iTunes has become so popular? This is where “The Lonely Coder” comes in. While others can expound on ideas and not get anywhere, the “Lonely Coder” can do something about it. He can visualize, build, create.
I found a good starting point for information on p2p architecture at the wikipedia article on BitTorrent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent
