YouTorrent
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Type of site | Torrent search engine |
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| URL | youtorrent |
| Launched | December 2007 |
| Current status | Offline |
| Part of a series on |
| File sharing and online piracy |
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YouTorrent was a BitTorrent search engine which allowed parallel searches on different torrent search engines.
As of April 14, 2008, YouTorrent changed from searching all torrent sites to only sites which provide licensed, certified content. This change angered many users and caused most of them to leave the site.[1]
As of 4 April 2013, YouTorrent shut down its services stating "The stigmatisation of the word torrent proved a hurdle that was too hard to overcome when trying to build a legitimate and legal platform." and introduced a new platform called Clowdy. Clowdy is a platform with music, film and photography in the one place.
History
[edit]The YouTorrent.com domain was bought for $20,000. It originally searched torrents on The Pirate Bay.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Frommer, Dan (2008-04-14). "BitTorrent Search Engine Kicks Out The Pirates. What's It Worth?". Silicon Valley Insider. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ↑ Mark Scott (7 May 2008). "Riding the Download Wave on YouTorrent". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008.
External links
[edit]- YouTorrent site Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Techcrunch - YouTorrent: Give It A Shot Before It’s Shut Down
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