BitTorrent moves to search…and Silicon Valley
BitTorrent, the hot peer-to-peer company stirring the pot in the video world, is moving to Silicon Valley. Previously, they were based in Washington state, which is one reason we haven’t written about them much. Great piece here, if you’re not familiar with the BitTorrent protocol.
The latest excitement stems from BitTorrent’s entry into the search space. And some say it’s only time before the company gets sued, as this good summary by Matt over at TechDirt points out. Thanks, BitTorrent, for keeping the Bay Area at the center of controversy. So much for improved relations with Hollywood…
Question: Who’ll make more money off of this one? Ask Jeeves, which will provide the sponsored search results for BitTorrent’s engine, or Silicon Valley lawyers?
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Matt launched VentureBeat in September of 2006, with the realization that no one else was covering the entrepreneurial and tech innovation scene with the velocity or depth that he was. Prior to founding VentureBeat, he covered venture capital for the San Jose Mercury News from 2001 to 2006. In 2002, Matt was awarded "Journalist of the Year" by the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists. Prior to working at the Merc, he was a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Bonn, Germany from 1995 to 1998, and a writer for the Washington Post in 1994. Matt holds a PhD in Government and an MA in German and European Studies from Georgetown University. In addition to VentureBeat, Matt is also the Executive Producer of DEMO, the leading launchpad event for emerging technologies.
