Comments on: Mininova Heads Towards 5 Billion Downloads http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:19:46 -0800 hourly 1 By: makoy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2278965 makoy Wed, 07 May 2008 03:20:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2278965 GO PIRATES! cheers! =) GO PIRATES!

cheers! =)

]]> By: Ashley Smith http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2271608 Ashley Smith Tue, 06 May 2008 00:49:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2271608 I think the biggest problem with TV Shows is that a lot of countries don't even get to see them, so the only way is to download. I'm quite positive that if the shows were aired via the net with advertisements users would watch them instead of downloads, non tech savy people any how. I think the biggest problem with TV Shows is that a lot of countries don’t even get to see them, so the only way is to download. I’m quite positive that if the shows were aired via the net with advertisements users would watch them instead of downloads, non tech savy people any how.

]]> By: sun http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2268878 sun Mon, 05 May 2008 15:31:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2268878 Mininova is easy to use as far as torrent sites go. I think they'll go a long way towards introducing new people to the concept of torrents. As long as TPB can keep their tracker up, it looks good! > A lot of people pay for TV - on DVD Yeah, I don't know why distribution companies don't work with Netflix to get their content out there. More eyeballs = more fees they collect from advertisers. Distribution companies could also insert DVDs inside newspapers. Rupert Murdoch, you listening?! Embedded advertisement and product placement seems like the likely method for advertisement delivery. Viewers want to skip ads. You have ad blockers for web pages and any ripped content cuts out advertisement. It'd be much more difficult to cut out advertisement if it was embedded within the content. Mininova is easy to use as far as torrent sites go. I think they’ll go a long way towards introducing new people to the concept of torrents. As long as TPB can keep their tracker up, it looks good!

> A lot of people pay for TV – on DVD

Yeah, I don’t know why distribution companies don’t work with Netflix to get their content out there. More eyeballs = more fees they collect from advertisers. Distribution companies could also insert DVDs inside newspapers. Rupert Murdoch, you listening?!

Embedded advertisement and product placement seems like the likely method for advertisement delivery. Viewers want to skip ads. You have ad blockers for web pages and any ripped content cuts out advertisement. It’d be much more difficult to cut out advertisement if it was embedded within the content.

]]> By: Owen Byrne http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2268709 Owen Byrne Mon, 05 May 2008 14:57:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2268709 @20 - A lot of people pay for TV - on DVD. And I think that's a reasonable basis for comparison because TV DVDs offer the closest alternative to torrent sites for most people (especially outside the US). Supporting easy access to past full seasons is the key, because it allows me to pick up on any show based on a friend's recommendation, something I read, etc. @20 – A lot of people pay for TV – on DVD. And I think that’s a reasonable basis for comparison because TV DVDs offer the closest alternative to torrent sites for most people (especially outside the US). Supporting easy access to past full seasons is the key, because it allows me to pick up on any show based on a friend’s recommendation, something I read, etc.

]]> By: 9ice http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2268067 9ice Mon, 05 May 2008 12:57:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2268067 Hulu will not be fine. Bittorrent has gotten into people's blood. Furthermore, people dont pay for TV shows in the first place. Why will they pay hulu? Hulu will not be fine. Bittorrent has gotten into people’s blood. Furthermore, people dont pay for TV shows in the first place. Why will they pay hulu?

]]> By: YM Ousley http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2266674 YM Ousley Mon, 05 May 2008 08:09:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2266674 Hulu will be fine, especially once they work out international distribution. Streaming is still more immediate than downloading a torrent, and I think most users will sit through a few ads to save disk space and hassle. Hulu will be fine, especially once they work out international distribution. Streaming is still more immediate than downloading a torrent, and I think most users will sit through a few ads to save disk space and hassle.

]]> By: How low will they go http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2266209 How low will they go Mon, 05 May 2008 06:34:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2266209 Wouldn't it make more sense to put sponsored or ad-built in tv show files up with high speed server torrents for free? Going to Hulu.com is stupid. I can't put Hulu.com on my iPhone and $1.99/episode is even dumber. Wouldn’t it make more sense to put sponsored or ad-built in tv show files up with high speed server torrents for free? Going to Hulu.com is stupid. I can’t put Hulu.com on my iPhone and $1.99/episode is even dumber.

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265531 Duncan Riley Mon, 05 May 2008 03:57:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265531 David my fault originally, I typed in piratebay.org instead of thepiratebay.org on the original stats. Both work when you visit the site, but obviously not for stats tracking :-) David
my fault originally, I typed in piratebay.org instead of thepiratebay.org on the original stats. Both work when you visit the site, but obviously not for stats tracking :-)

]]> By: bob cobb http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265416 bob cobb Mon, 05 May 2008 03:26:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265416 and a lot of people dont even use public torrent sites. Private sites are MUCH safer, and usually give you much better speeds and a lot of people dont even use public torrent sites. Private sites are MUCH safer, and usually give you much better speeds

]]> By: JASON JENKINS LIVE! http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265396 JASON JENKINS LIVE! Mon, 05 May 2008 03:21:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265396 ABSTRACT10.COM LOVES P2P!! WE WILL GLADLY SHARE OUR LIBRARY OF CONTENT ON THESE SITES. ABSTRACT10.COM LOVES P2P!! WE WILL GLADLY SHARE OUR LIBRARY OF CONTENT ON THESE SITES.

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265322 David Mon, 05 May 2008 03:00:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265322 OK, now that the post has been updated, my comment no longer makes sense : ) OK, now that the post has been updated, my comment no longer makes sense : )

]]> By: David http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265313 David Mon, 05 May 2008 02:59:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265313 Duncan, not sure what domain you were looking at for The Pirate Bay, but you can see an accurate Alexa ranking for "thepiratebay.org": http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/thepiratebay.org?site0=thepiratebay.org&site1=mininova.org&y=r&z=3&h=300&w=610&c=1&u%5B%5D=thepiratebay.org&u%5B%5D=mininova.org&x=2008-05-05T03%3A03%3A15.000Z&check=www.alexa.com&signature=m1NNIhHILU4TdZ1bbAuK2acxilA%3D&range=6m&size=Medium Duncan, not sure what domain you were looking at for The Pirate Bay, but you can see an accurate Alexa ranking for “thepiratebay.org”:

http://www.alex...amp;size=Medium

]]> By: Johnny http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265259 Johnny Mon, 05 May 2008 02:44:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265259 @10 Of course. Most of Duncan's posts are drivel. God forbid you try to steal a CD from Walmart only to find that Walmart security will harass you. @10

Of course. Most of Duncan’s posts are drivel. God forbid you try to steal a CD from Walmart only to find that Walmart security will harass you.

]]> By: Adam Hyman http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265215 Adam Hyman Mon, 05 May 2008 02:34:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265215 @9 Wow Brian, you put livbit.com as your website, a site that allows people to "share content", and you don't know the basics about bittorrent? wow. @9

Wow Brian, you put livbit.com as your website, a site that allows people to “share content”, and you don’t know the basics about bittorrent? wow.

]]> By: No http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265189 No Mon, 05 May 2008 02:26:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265189 "attempts by the RIAA and others to harass users." Do you want to explain what you mean by harassing? Trying to stop copyright infringement (which is illegal) is far from harassment. Unless of course this is a biased and uninformed blog post. “attempts by the RIAA and others to harass users.”

Do you want to explain what you mean by harassing? Trying to stop copyright infringement (which is illegal) is far from harassment. Unless of course this is a biased and uninformed blog post.

]]> By: Brian http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265135 Brian Mon, 05 May 2008 02:11:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265135 Can any one tell me if these bittorrent sites are actually legal??? i never quite understood... bookmarked @ http://livbit.com Can any one tell me if these bittorrent sites are actually legal??? i never quite understood…

bookmarked @ http://livbit.com

]]> By: Steven http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265117 Steven Mon, 05 May 2008 02:07:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265117 Demonoid is where it's all at as far as Torrents are concerned Demonoid is where it’s all at as far as Torrents are concerned

]]> By: Dr. Bardou http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265098 Dr. Bardou Mon, 05 May 2008 02:03:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265098 It's like a "Highlander" - There will be only one. :) Really, who will be the winner of this competition? It’s like a “Highlander” – There will be only one. :)
Really, who will be the winner of this competition?

]]> By: M Marius http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265036 M Marius Mon, 05 May 2008 01:49:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265036 We don't talk about... We don’t talk about…

]]> By: M Marius http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265029 M Marius Mon, 05 May 2008 01:47:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265029 wwwow ... is good to hear that! wwwow … is good to hear that!

]]> By: Duncan Riley http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265021 Duncan Riley Mon, 05 May 2008 01:45:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265021 Johnny P why? first time we've ever written a dedicated post about them. Johnny P
why? first time we’ve ever written a dedicated post about them.

]]> By: Johnny P http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265017 Johnny P Mon, 05 May 2008 01:44:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265017 Can you guys, please, um.. NOT write about mininova!! Can you guys, please, um.. NOT write about mininova!!

]]> By: Adam Hyman http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2265008 Adam Hyman Mon, 05 May 2008 01:42:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2265008 Nice post. Please post more stuff about the bit torrent. Much appreciated. Thanks. Nice post. Please post more stuff about the bit torrent.

Much appreciated.

Thanks.

]]> By: 113.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/comment-page-1/#comment-2264998 113.com Mon, 05 May 2008 01:39:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/04/mininova-heads-towards-5-billion-downloads/#comment-2264998 Interesting Europe... :-) Interesting Europe… :-)

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