GigaOM, October 5, 2009
By Om Malik

Despite its obvious technological advantages, P2P has become a proverbial four-letter word. The technology seems to be tainted by its past, thanks to formerly popular applications such as Kazaa and Napster -- which is really a shame, because researchers are doing some amazing work, especially in the field of P2P video streaming.

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