BTJunkie
Encyclopedia
BTJunkie is an advanced BitTorrent search engine
. It uses a web crawler
(similar to Google
) to search for torrent files from other torrent sites and store it in its database
. It has nearly 4,000,000 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. Btjunkie is the 5th most popular bittorrent site as of 2011.
using an automatic web crawler that scans the Internet for torrent files. Cookies are used to track what one downloads so that the person doesn't need to register in order to rate the torrent. The ratings and feedback given by the person are used to help properly filter and flag malicious torrents uploaded onto the website.
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
. It uses a web crawler
Web crawler
A Web crawler is a computer program that browses the World Wide Web in a methodical, automated manner or in an orderly fashion. Other terms for Web crawlers are ants, automatic indexers, bots, Web spiders, Web robots, or—especially in the FOAF community—Web scutters.This process is called Web...
(similar to Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
) to search for torrent files from other torrent sites and store it in its database
Database
A database is an organized collection of data for one or more purposes, usually in digital form. The data are typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality , in a way that supports processes requiring this information...
. It has nearly 4,000,000 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. Btjunkie is the 5th most popular bittorrent site as of 2011.
Features
BTJunkie indexes both private and public trackersBitTorrent tracker
A BitTorrent tracker is a server that assists in the communication between peers using the BitTorrent protocol. It is also, in the absence of extensions to the original protocol, the only major critical point, as clients are required to communicate with the tracker to initiate downloads...
using an automatic web crawler that scans the Internet for torrent files. Cookies are used to track what one downloads so that the person doesn't need to register in order to rate the torrent. The ratings and feedback given by the person are used to help properly filter and flag malicious torrents uploaded onto the website.