Kazaa v2.6 includes full support for new ‘Magnet links’ which have benefits for peer-to-peer (p2p) users and content owners.
Magnet links allow website designers to provide links to files that can be
downloaded with peer-to-peer technology. The use of magnet links can speed
up popular downloads for end users and content
providers
can save on bandwidth fees.
Previous to magnet links, content owners would have to host all downloadable files and pay the fees for all bandwidth occurred when users download them. If a particular file or set of files proved popular, the owner’s bandwidth bill would rise proportionally. Magnet links solve this issue by allowing the content owners to move their distribution method for media files to the much-more economical p2p model.
The end users benefit too; if multiple users on the p2p network have the file they request, they could have it delivered simultaneously by many different sources, thus speeding up their download time by many factors!
Magnet links are supported by the most popular p2p applications including:
- Kazaa Media Desktop
- Limewire
- Morpheus
- Shareaza
- Bearshare
- Xolox
You can create your own magnet links on your website or blog today. Use them on your website or blog to allow users to directly download large media files saving you money on bandwidth costs and effectively propagating your file on p2p networks that attract millions of users per day.
Magnet links can also be used to initiate searches.
To read more about the Magnet standards effort go here: http://magnet-uri.sourceforge.net
Download the Magnet Content Distribution Kit via Magnet
Link or Web
Link.
