P2p file sharing started a revolution in the way how we accessed multimedia content on our PC through internet. It was a truly disruptive technology and it changed the business models of the media industry. P2p file downloading has become a very common activity. I look for files on a p2p network rather than searching in google. P2p downloads are faster than normal downloads. Also I like to watch the connection stats, peers  etc,...

Web 2.0 is all about participation and sharing. P2p is also exactly about participation and sharing. Every user gets to become a  server and contribute to the community. Every user can simply share his files across everyone on the internet very easily. P2p trackers are now capable to tracking usage data and then rating users. Leechers will be banned, seeders gets rewarded automatically, users who maintain higher ratios can download...

TorrentFreak the only blog that has updated information about happenings in the torrent world interviewed a 9 year old girl. She is a torrent user. The Interview is very interesting to read. http://torrentfreak.com/inside-the-mind-of-a-9-year-old-file-sharer-071021/

Peer to peer file sharing was considered and illegal technology cos of its wide spread use to distribute files with copyright without getting caught. Napster, Elitetorrents, bittorrent etc are some of the examples. Many illegal p2p companies were closed after long legal battles. Inspite of all these problems the community adopted the technology because of its use and efficiency.  Now the technology has become stable and secure...