Spartan Posted April 16, 2013 Report Posted April 16, 2013 [img]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/btsurfplugin.jpg[/img] After four months in the alpha incubator, [url="http://engadget.com/tag/bittorrent"]BitTorrent[/url] has released its Surf file-sharing plugin in beta not just for Chrome, its initial browser, but for Firefox as well. In an effort to make downloading and discovery easier, the new plugin has a status window for monitoring file progress plus a recommendation engine that'll offer suggestions based on search terms. BitTorrent claims the results "prioritize legitimate content" and will "help creators and fans connect." With ventures like [url="http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/15/bittorrent-soshare-file-sharing-beta-launch/"]SoShare[/url], [url="http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/25/bittorrent-file-sync-app-sync-testing/"]Sync[/url] and [url="http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/12/bittorrent-live-open-beta-live-webcasting/"]live-streaming[/url] in the works, this is yet another sign that a brand (arguably) once synonymous with [url="http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/08/the-pirate-bay-documentary-away-from-keyboard-download-streaming/"]illicit activities[/url] is at least trying to go [url="http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/28/legal-torrent-sites-are-innovators-of-media-consumpti/"]legit[/url].
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