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