Here at BitTorrent, we’re fond of a particular saying: The Internet is powered by people. You may pay your bills every month to the ISPs, but they aren’t the ones who make the Internet what it is. It’s the hard work, innovation, and dedication to the future that makes the Internet the conduit for innovation,…
An up-close look at some of the personalities found in our BitTorrent offices. BitTorrent is constantly researching how our brand reaches the outside world so that we can build the best possible products. We conduct surveys and focus groups, inviting people to come in and tell us what they think of our products. If you’ve stopped…
As the F.C.C. weighs its decision on Net Neutrality, the award-winning director talks to us about the evolution of digital advocacy, and capturing a generation’s grassroots movement on film. From the Internet’s faceless dissidents, to it’s own boy: Brian Knappenberger has spent the last five years documenting the shifting landscape of digital activism. His 2012…
Filmmakers, activists, and journalists meet at BitTorrent HQ to discuss the state of human rights online. In December, we hosted a screening for the upcoming documentary Killswitch, a new film that follows the web’s open origins, and its uncertain future. At the core of the project, three years in the making, are a series of…
The Billboard emerging artists turned a Coke spot into an anti-bullying campaign. The world tuned in. Hundred Waters’ “Show Me Love” is protest and prayer, an ethereal invocation against cruelty. On February 2nd, the song made its network debut, scoring Coca-Cola’s anti-bullying ad. It became part of culture, securing a place on Billboard’s Emerging Artists…
