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'''BTJunkie''' is an advanced [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] [[search engine]]. It uses a [[web crawler]] (similar to [[Google]]) {{Fact|date=November 2008}} to search for torrent files from other torrent sites and store it in its [[database]]. It has over 2,180,000 active torrents and about 4,200 torrents added daily (compared to runner-up [[Torrent Portal]] with 1,500), making it the largest torrent site indexer on the web.<ref>[http://comparebt.blogspot.com Ten Most Used BitTorrent Sites Compared (stats from Alexa)]</ref>
'''BTJunkie''' is an advanced [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] [[search engine]]. It uses a [[web crawler]] (similar to [[Google]]) {{Fact|date=November 2008}} to search for torrent files from other torrent sites and store it in its [[database]]. It has over 2,180,000 active torrents and about 4,200 torrents added daily (compared to runner-up [[Torrent Portal]] with 1,500), making it the largest torrent site indexer on the web.<ref>[http://comparebt.blogspot.com Ten Most Used BitTorrent Sites Compared (stats from Alexa)]</ref> Btjunkie is the 7th most popular bittorrent site as of 2008.<ref>[http://torrentfreak.com/top-10-torrent-sites-of-2008-081228/ Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2008 (stats from Alexa and Compete)]</ref>


BTJunkie has moved to Canada for legal reasons.{{Fact|date=November 2008}}
BTJunkie has moved to Canada for legal reasons.{{Fact|date=November 2008}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://btjunkie.org btjunkie.org] - Official website
*[http://btjunkie.org btjunkie.org] - Official website
*[http://torrentfreak.com/top-10-torrent-sites-of-2008-081228/ torrentfreak.com] - Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2008
*[http://comparebt.blogspot.com/ comparebt.blogspot.com] - Ten Most Used BitTorrent Sites Compared
*[http://comparebt.blogspot.com/ comparebt.blogspot.com] - Ten Most Used BitTorrent Sites Compared
*[http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/peersharing/a/torrent_search.htm about.com about.com] The Top 35 Torrent Sites of 2008
*[http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/peersharing/a/torrent_search.htm about.com] The Top 35 Torrent Sites of 2008


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 14:07, 28 January 2009

BTJunkie
Type of site
Torrent index
URLhttp://btjunkie.org
RegistrationFree

BTJunkie is an advanced BitTorrent search engine. It uses a web crawler (similar to Google) [citation needed] to search for torrent files from other torrent sites and store it in its database. It has over 2,180,000 active torrents and about 4,200 torrents added daily (compared to runner-up Torrent Portal with 1,500), making it the largest torrent site indexer on the web.[1] Btjunkie is the 7th most popular bittorrent site as of 2008.[2]

BTJunkie has moved to Canada for legal reasons.[citation needed]

Features

  • BTJunkie indexes both private and public trackers using a completely automatic web crawler that scans the Internet for torrent files.
  • Free public torrent submission, enabling the user to upload torrent files directly to the site.
  • Torrent Mail, for immediate notification of new torrent additions.
  • Torrent comments and passwords, making user capable of writing comments and expressing opinions and to store password for the archived files.
  • Torrent verification without the need to register. Uses cookies to track what you download and then asks you to rate the torrent; Used to collect feedback from the community about the quality of torrents and to flag malicious torrents.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ten Most Used BitTorrent Sites Compared (stats from Alexa)
  2. ^ Top 10 Most Popular Torrent Sites of 2008 (stats from Alexa and Compete)
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