Red Swoosh

Red Swoosh
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Red Swoosh was a peer-to-peer file sharing company founded by Travis Kalanick and Michael Todd in 2001. It was acquired by Akamai in 2007 for $19 million.

History

Red Swoosh was founded by Travis Kalanick and Michael Todd in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

The company suffered as a result of the early 2000s recession and was recapitalized in 2005, raising an additional $1.7 million from Mark Cuban.^[1]

Acquisition

On April 12, 2007, Akamai Technologies acquired Red Swoosh for $18.7 million in a stock-for-stock transaction.^[1]

Description

Red Swoosh used a BitTorrent-like technology to transfer files using peer-to-peer technology.^[1]

The Red Swoosh technology included a centralized directory that indexed online clients and caches. The software downloads and sideloads video multicasts from websites that support the Red Swoosh technology. The Red Swoosh peercasting tool is a browser extension that caches data, reflecting and sharing files delivered through the "Swoosh network" or Distributed Network.^{[citation needed]}

Red Swoosh utilizes a proprietary, peer-to-peer (P2P) file distribution protocol designed for bandwidth efficiency in the transfer of large media files.^{[citation needed]}

The company offers a software development kit (SDK) for third-party development. This includes support for predelivery, RSS feeds, web widgets, and JavaScript applications. There is also a forum and a wiki available for the developer community.^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Arrington, Michael (2007-04-12). "Payday for Red Swoosh: $15 million from Akamai". TechCrunch. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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[TCacquire-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Arrington, Michael (2007-04-12). "Payday for Red Swoosh: $15 million from Akamai". TechCrunch. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
ISIN	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Industry	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Predecessor	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Incorporated	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Founded	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Founder	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Defunct	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Fate	Acquired by Akamai Technologies
Successor	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Headquarters	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table. , Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Revenue	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Operating income	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Net income	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Total assets	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Number of employees	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Parent	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.
Website	Script error: The module returned a nil value. It is supposed to return an export table.

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