Zeropaid.com
| Web address |
www |
|---|---|
| Slogan | If it's free it's for me. |
Type of site | Technology news, software, forums and download links |
| Registration | Optional (to post on forum) |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock |
| Created by | Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock |
| Launched | March 2000[1] |
Alexa rank | [2] |
ZeroPaid.com is a website concerning news, computer software, community, and file sharing. It offers news, software reviews, links, and a user forum. Its main news staff consists of Jared Moya since 2005 and Drew Wilson since 2007.
History
ZeroPaid, a technology news and software review portal, was launched in by Jorge Gonzalez and Chris Hedgecock.[3] Zeropaid's early focus was on the Peer-to-peer space including everything related to File sharing, Napster, Gnutella, Usenet, and BitTorrent.[4]
Early popularity can be attributed to features like the Gnutella "server of the moment," which allowed users to connect to a node of the decentralized network. This feature has since been built into desktop clients.[5]
ZeroPaid gained notoriety in 2000 for its "Wall of Shame"[6] listing of IP addresses from users who attempted to download child pornography from the Gnutella P2P network.[7] The site continues to be a source of original content and analysis. The website features interviews including those with WinMXWorld,[8] FilesTube,[9] the Open Rights Group,[10] the Pirate Party of Canada,[11] the Free Software Foundation,[12] Renaud Veeckman,[13] Russell McOrmond[14] and Michael Geist.[15]
ZeroPaid has grown up into a full-fledged news & technology website complete with daily news on tech and copyright, free software catalog, and busy user forums. The website has been mentioned and its founders quoted in The Economist,[16] eonline.com,[17][18] USA Today,[19][20][21][22][23] and Wired.[24][25][26]
References
- ↑ "About Zeropaid.com"
- ↑ "Alexa"
- ↑ "About Zeropaid.com"
- ↑ "Zeropaid.com on June 20, 2000". archive.org, June 20, 2000
- ↑ "arstechnica.com forum".arstechnica.com, July 28, 2000
- ↑ "ZDNet: Gnutella porn surfers exposed" zdnet.com, May 4, 2000.
- ↑ "Gnutella's Wall Of Shame". slashdot.com, May 4, 2000.
- ↑ "WinMXWorld" WinMXWorld Interview, April 24, 2008
- ↑ "FilesTube" FilesTube Interview, October 1, 2008
- ↑ "Open Rights Group" Open Rights Group Interview, January 10, 2009
- ↑ "The Pirate Party of Canada" Interview with the Pirate Party of Canada, September 10, 2009
- ↑ "Free Software Foundation" Free Software Foundation interview, July 30, 2010
- ↑ "Renaud Veeckman" Renaud Veeckman interview, August 28, 2010
- ↑ "Russell McOrmond" Russell McOrmond interview, August 31, 2010
- ↑ "Michael Geist" Michael Geist interview, May 21, 2012
- ↑ "41 more sued over music downloads". The Economist, Dec 13, 2003
- ↑ "Netizens Cope with Post-Napster Trauma". eonline.com, Jul 27, 2000.
- ↑ "The Offspring: Pretty Sly for a Web Buy". eonline.com, Sep. 15, 2000.
- ↑ "File sharing is a hit, despite legal setbacks". usatoday.com, May 13, 2002.
- ↑ "RIAA goes after the little guys". usatoday.com, June 25, 2003.
- ↑ "41 more sued over music downloads". usatoday.com, Dec 13, 2003.
- ↑ "Online trading of TV episodes grows". usatoday.com, May 20, 2004.
- ↑ "Online pirates use submarine tactics". usatoday.com, June 14, 2004.
- ↑ "Program Lets P2P Users Roam Free". wired.com, May 06, 2003.
- ↑ "Hackers Smack Anti-Piracy Firm Again and Again". wired.com, Sept 09, 2007.
- ↑ "Apple TV Fails to Tap the Net's Limitless Library". wired.com, Oct 17, 2007.