BitTorrent
BitTorrent is a protocol for the practice of peer-to-peer file sharing that is used to distribute large amounts of data over the Internet. BitTorrent is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files, and peer-to-peer networks have been estimated to collectively account for approximately 43% to 70% of all Internet traffic(depending on geographical location) as of February 2009. In November 2004, BitTorrent was responsible for 35% of all Internet traffic. As of February 2013, BitTorrent was responsible for 3.35% of all worldwide bandwidth, more than half of the 6% of total bandwidth dedicated to file sharing.
1. Schulze, Hendrik; Klaus Mochalski (2009). “Internet Study 2008/2009”. Leipzig, Germany: ipoque. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-01. Retrieved 3 October 2011. “Peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) still generates by far the most traffic in all monitored regions – ranging from 43 percent in Northern Africa to 70 percent in Eastern Europe.”
2. “BitTorrent: The “one third of all Internet traffic” Myth”. TorrentFreak. 24 January 2007. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
WeChat
People got to know about WeChat iass the Chinese WhatsApp. But that’s no longer the story. In the Newest vision of WeChat, they added some features of P2P network like WeChat Payments. It connects bank card to WeChat account so users can make payments in-app. Users can make transactions happen through 1. payments to WeChat authorized partner retailers 2. P2P (peer to peer) just like venmo, except all the features are included in your daily chatting app. WeChat also partnered with sites and services, two examples are the Chinese Yelp and Chinese Uber. You can groupon pay a meal through the app and also pay for your ride back home with WeChat pay. Since this January 21 million cab rides have been booked via WeChat.
(https://pixelbits.wordpress.com/2014/03/09/wechat-101-quit-comparing-wechat-and-whatsapp/)
Skype
The Skype protocol is a proprietary Internet telephony network based on peer-to-peer architecture, used by Skype. The protocol’s specifications have not been made publicly available by Skype and official applications using the protocol are closed-source. The Skype network is not interoperable with most other Voice over IP (VoIP) networks without proper licensing from Skype. Numerous attempts to study and/or reverse engineer the protocol have been undertaken to reveal the protocol, investigate security or to allow unofficial clients.
(http://blogs.skype.com/2014/06/20/making-way-for-the-next-generation-of-skype-on-desktop/)
P2P for interactive art
There are lots of possibilities of making art through the P2P technology. It could be a light dome that could be easily install in someone’s bedroom or living room. It would be on sale on a website. along with a app you need to download to control it. And everyone who bought this dome can create a lighting system to it and also upload it on to the sharing site, and everyone will have accuses to the site to install the lighting system into their dome. Think of it as creating swatches on photoshop and name it and sharing that swatch online to the Adobe Kuler.