Having run bittorrent sync on a raspberry pi before, i knew it would be a stable platform to provide a synced backup of media from my macbook and phone, and my wifes macbook and phone. Bittorrent sync was designed as a free and easy way for one engineer to share photos. Bittorrent ceo eric klinker and marketing vice president matt mason. Oct, 20 bittorrents name is synonymous will illegal file sharing a misconception its executive director of marketing, matt mason, hopes to dispel. Matt used bittorrent to create the backup software. Bittorrent partners with cinedigm for first film promotion. He is also the bestselling author of the pirates dilemma, the first book in the history of the world to hit the number one spot on amazons economicsfree enterprise bestseller list and the rap bestseller list at the same time. The idea that people have, that were an illegal entity, is completely intellectually dishonest, says matt mason, bittorrents executive director of marketing. More than 170 million people use our products every month.
We also caught up with another member of our team, yuri cardenas, who, as senior producer for interactive media, is responsible for making in other 0. Oct 16, 2015 view matt masons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Feb 05, 20 in an interview with techhive, bittorrent ceo eric klinker and marketing vice president matt mason talk about bittorrent labs, live streaming, and how the company is changing its public perception. Bittorrent chief content officer matt mason said sales were. In other words, doing what they do now, only its legal. Bittorrents ceo discusses new projects designed to shape the. Off the heels of a successful bundles collaboration over 3. Bittorrent is a leading software company with the fastest torrent client and sync and share software for mac, windows, linux, ios and android. For well over 15 years, bittorrent has been the leading technology to deliver large files over the internet. How to preserve and sync data in a mason jar using raspberry pi.
Mason and his team have been working with big names like dj shadow and tim ferriss to figure. Matt mason dylan love matt mason is the author of the. Resilio sync formerly bittorrent sync by resilio, inc. If you have an interesting use or howto, shoot us an email at syncat. But cohen isnt the only voice at bittorrent anymore. What makes it stand out is the idea of using a mason jar as the enclosure and. Another recent release is bittorrent sync, a kind of peertopeer. Bittorrent s name is synonymous will illegal file sharing a misconception its executive director of marketing, matt mason, hopes to dispel. Now and perhaps more than ever, the digital landscape has somewhat ironically devolved into a wild. In an interview with techhive, bittorrent ceo eric klinker and marketing vice president matt mason talk about bittorrent labs, live streaming, and how the company is.
Sync that now has more than 2 million users and a premium version. A conversation with matt mason vice president of marketing. Hypetrak speaks with bittorrents vp of marketing matt mason. We launched new products including bittorrent sync, whose user base we. Resilio formerly bittorrent sync delivers powerful solutions using our unique private cloud software built on core bittorrent technology. He has written and produced tv series, screenplays, comic strips, apps and records, not to.
Dear lifehacker, i keep hearing people talk about bittorrent sync, but im not sure why i should care about it. Mason and his team have been working with big names like dj. At bittorrent, were a big believer in letting people run with a good idea. Bittorrent isnt about online piracy, says marketing head matt mason. Bittorrent dives into original tv shows with bittorrent. You choose the directories you would like to sync, each with their own special sync passphrase or secret that.
Raspberry preserve a bittorrent sync client in a mason jar. The following is a statement issued by matt mason, chief content officer of bittorrent, early this morning. Matt mason born august 11, 1978 is an english author and creative executive. Thom yorkes bittorrent bundle hits 1 million downloads. Jul 19, 2017 matt mason, former chief content officer at bittorrent, has a few words for the riaa. Weve looked at bittorrent sync before as an alternative to dropbox for sharing large files across your devices. Wired talks to matt mason, chief content officer and author of the pirates dilemma. Raspberry preserve a bittorrent sync client in a mason. Bittorrent sync was designed as a free and easy way for one. Just like dropbox, connected bittorrent sync machines all. Bittorrent announces bundle, a gated torrent aimed at legitimizing filesharing.
Mason explains why piracy sites use bittorrent, and also why businesses like facebook and wikipedia and many others use it to update their servers. Matt mason, the chief content officer for bittorrent inc. Bittorrent wants you to know its a legitimate business. A conversation with matt mason vice president of marketing at bittorrent. Nov 25, 2012 its been a big year for bittorrent, said matt mason, the companys executive director of marketing. It came about when i connected tim to my longtime friend, matt mason, the vp of marketing at bittorrent.
Its a fast, intelligent way to keep your important files. We attended sf musictech summit where our own panelist, matt mason, had the quote of the day. We just want to put out products, good products, and show that we can do what no other content or streaming service can do. Sync is a powerful and flexible application, which allows you to share anything you have on your computer. Bittorrent chief content officer matt mason said sales were substantial. D iyer matt reed used few household items and built a raspberry pi based bittorrent sync client.
Bittorrents name is synonymous will illegal file sharing a misconception its executive director of marketing, matt mason, hopes to dispel. Its similar to dropbox, he says, but instead of a centralised server in the cloud, you connect two or more of your own devices directly together over the bittorrent protocol. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover matt s connections. Nov 19, 20 hypetrak speaks with bittorrent s vp of marketing matt mason about the future of sharing. We havent done a very good job of owning our brand over the past 10 years, matt mason, bittorrent. Under the guidance of matt mason, author of the pirates dilemma and. Alex day and bittorrents matt mason talk youtube farming, chart hacking, and using bittorrent to get music to the people. Bittorrent, the peertopeer file sharing company, is today opening an alpha test for its latest stab at disrupting or at least getting people to rethink how users interact with each other and w. Hypetrak speaks with bittorrents vp of marketing matt mason about the future of sharing. Sync is our free, unlimited, and secure filesyncing application. Matt is also an author of an excellent book the simple reason for the promotion is that b. Feb 17, 2014 the idea that people have, that were an illegal entity, is completely intellectually dishonest, says matt mason, bittorrent s executive director of marketing. Why did tim ferriss release his own book 4hr chef on.
The company is also working on a filesharing service called sync, a messaging app and a web browser. Bittorrent is moving in other directions at both the enterprise and consumer level, investigating services that might be more profitable like serverless instant messaging and sync, which. In essence, wed have a mason jar that preserves our most cherished family memories. Bittorrent bounces back from deathbed, finds unconventional. Jan 23, 2015 bittorrent chief content officer matt mason said sales were. Bittorrents ceo discusses new projects designed to shape. He is the former chief content officer for bittorrent. It can sync files between devices on a local network, or between remote devices over the internet via a modified version of the bittorrent. Just like dropbox, connected bittorrent sync machines all sync up a specified folder on their system.
To get the best performance and to avoid running up your data charges while syncing folders, we recommend leaving the use cellular data setting off. He birthed the termbittorrentsynonymous with piracy, or a radical rethinking. Bittorrent sync is a file transfer and synchronization app that skips the cloud, and instead finds the shortest path between your devices. Now and perhaps more than ever, the digital landscape has somewhat ironically devolved into a. Labs has produced sync, a personal filesharing program.
Sep 29, 2015 having run bittorrent sync on a raspberry pi before, i knew it would be a stable platform to provide a synced backup of media from my macbook and phone, and my wifes macbook and phone. Thom yorke, radiohead artist, releases album via bittorrent. As for sync, bittorrent plans to add premium tools in the next couple of months, along with what it promises will be lower prices. View matt masons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The product and the market were in syncthe book achieved product market fit. Youre a prime candidate for bittorrent sync, the peertopeer services app that copies and syncs files. Bittorrent inc has big plans for peertopeer file sharing. Matt mason, former chief content officer at bittorrent, has a few words for the riaa. Resilio connect file sync software connecting massive data. As for sync, bittorrent plans to add premium tools in the next couple of months, along with what it promises will be. Matt mason university of bristol austin, texas area linkedin.
But it now finds itself at the vanguard of a lively movement to build a decentralized, encrypted version of. Preserve data in a mason jar using raspberry pi make. Its been a big year for bittorrent, said matt mason, the companys executive director of marketing. Unlike bittorrent file sharing, matts system is completely private. This is where their biggest innovation challenge comes into play. He is the former chief content officer for bittorrent inc. Bittorrent partners with cinedigm for first film promotion techhive.
Bittorrent has long been a pioneer and a strong voice in the conversation about digital distribution, and now theyre bringing us a video interview series called bittorrent sessions. Jan 06, 2015 the company is also working on a filesharing service called sync, a messaging app and a web browser. With 170 million monthly active users, we have an audience larger than amazon and netflix combined, bittorrents content chief matt mason told me. The delicate relationship between the digital sphere and the music industry has been a twosided. In this weeks edition of sync hacks, jack minardi shows us how to create your own dropbox using bittorrent sync and raspberry pi. Absolutely yes, according to bittorrent ceo matt mason, who helped to orchestrate the recent. Maybe you saw the signs the official bittorrent blog. Because there is no cloud service that is required, there are no accounts nor any file size limits. Matt reed used a few offtheshelf parts and built a raspberrypi based bittorrent sync client to help backup files.
Bittorrent explores feature film distribution, opens filesyncing project to. Matt mason, bittorrents chief content officer, took pains to distance the company from the filetransfer software that bears its. Jul 06, 2015 d iyer matt reed used few household items and built a raspberry pi based bittorrent sync client. Yorke, whos collaborating with bittorrent the creator of utorrent and the new cloud service bittorrent sync, previously made headlines for deciding to release radioheads 2007 album in. Apr 15, 2014 matt mason, the chief content officer for bittorrent inc. Have the major labels given up on selling music, and instead started praying for a spotify windfall.
In an interview with techhive, bittorrent ceo eric klinker and marketing vice president matt mason talk about bittorrent labs, live streaming, and how the company is changing its public perception. Nov 19, 20 a conversation with matt mason vice president of marketing at bittorrent. Bittorrent isnt about online piracy, says marketing head. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover matts connections. Sync uses advanced peertopeer technology to share files between devices. Bittorrent sync is a personal file syncing manager. Bittorrent is a decentralized, artistowned publishing platform. Bittorrent combats piracy shadow with coder tools sfgate. Aug 20, 20 sync is our free, unlimited, and secure filesyncing application. We design distributed technologies that scale efficiently, keep intelligence at the edge, and keep creators and consumers in control of their content and data. Bittorrent announces bundle, a gated torrent aimed at. May 09, 2015 matt reed used a few offtheshelf parts and built a raspberrypi based bittorrent sync client to help backup files.
Matt mason born august 11, 1978 is an author and creative executive. Sync photos, videos, music, pdfs, docs and books library to your android phone or tablet. Bittorrents matt mason on business use of bittorrent. Whenever you create a sync folder, it gets a unique string of letters and. View matt mason s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
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