The power of BitTorrent can’t be ignored. Software like Limewire and Morpheus has its place, but with BitTorrent, there is so much more that users can do. Whereas in the past, the idea of downloading full-length movies or TV shows seemed like science fiction, with BitTorrent, Internet users are only restricted by the sizes of their hard drives.

BitTorrent was originally developed by BitTorrent Inc. The original BitTorrent was the first software to utilize the BitTorrent protocol. In December 2006, BitTorrent Inc acquired what is arguably the best BitTorrent client around: µTorrent.

Although when it first landed, BitTorrent technology was a bit out there, subsequent developments have meant that it is much more user friendly and easy to use by anybody with an Internet connection.

While many are quick to criticize BitTorrent for giving users access to illegal files, the amount of legal content is increasing daily. BitTorrent traffic accounts for about half the traffic of the entire Internet, so the phenomenon isn’t going to go away any time soon.

The way BitTorrent technology works is simple. Users “seed” content and make it available to a network of other users, who are then able to download little bits of the content from the seeders. The more seeders, the faster and easier the download. Big files can be broken down into small chunks.

Legal-content sites for BitTorrent users include Azureus.com, BitTorrent.com and Vudu.com – and the list is expanding daily.

Other websites, such as The Pirate Bay and Mininova, offers endless access to content both legal and illegal — it’s up to you to decide how responsibly your downloading with BitTorrent will be.

Technology exists now so that any TV show you can think of, any movie you can imagine or any song you can remember is there for you to download with BitTorrent. You can even download computer software using BitTorrent. The possibilities are endless.

The real issue at hand with BitTorrent is that users want something in such a way that isn’t freely available to them through other methods. Times are changing and the BitTorrent revolution is taking over the Internet.

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