Azuerus to get a "content layer"

According to Slyck News, popular BitTorrent client will soon be getting a "content layer" to help users "share, discuss and interact with media." The article is a bit vague on exactly what that will entail, but it says "anybody will be able to post content to the new platform and promote it within social or interest groups," which suggests something like Digg or Newsvine but for torrents and integrated with the open source, cross-platform Azureus. Azureus' developers hope to solve the "Ok, I installed the thing, where do I find some good content for it?" problem, and though initially there will be no payment system, they hope eventually to offer paid content, but "No DRM if we can get away without it." The new content layer will be open source and "will not affect the functionality of the BitTorrent layer." The new Azureus will be previewed at the OnHollywood conference this week, followed quickly by public testing and a full release sometime this summer.

Tags: azureus, bittorrent, content, crossplatform, onhollywood, opensource, torrent