Bit Torrent explained

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The folks over at Common Craft have built and easy to understand video of how Bit Torrent works. Finally I get it.


BitTorrent, Explained. from BitTorrent, Inc. on Vimeo.

Bit Torrent is a file sharing system. If you have ever tried to download a movie from someone, you know how long giant files can take to move. Bit Torrent is sometimes the answer.

I've never used it because, until 5 minutes ago, I never understood how it works. Now I might give it a try.
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