Word: wirehog
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...Wirehog, a new breed of file-sharing program spawned by the creator of thefacebook.com, made its official debut on the Harvard and Stanford campuses yesterday with hundreds of students signing up to use the service...
...program, which is integrated with the popular social networking website, facilitates the transfer of files between digital “friends” who can share anything from documents and photos to music and movies. More than 1,200 students on both coasts had downloaded Wirehog by 7:45 p.m., co-creator Mark E. Zuckerberg ’06-’07 said last night...
...spokesman for the Recording Industry Association of America said he was unaware of Wirehog, but he raised concerns that the program could facilitate the transfer of copyrighted music...
Zuckerberg said they were able to program several “tricks” to get around firewalls and were confident Wirehog would work seamlessly in its official release. He said almost all users of the beta version have had success with the program, though a reporter who attempted to access other Wirehog pages from behind a firewall at The Crimson encountered several problems...
Zuckerberg said advertisements on thefacebook.com would pay for Wirehog. He said Wirehog would likely feature some sort of advertising in the future but will remain ad-free...