Torrents are very easy. There are multiple platforms that all do the same thing. I use Utorrent because it's a little bit more advanced than some, but not so complicated it screws with your head. go to bittorrent.com. Torrents are great for broadband users because you can upload/download extremly fast without sacrificing your bandwidth.
Basically what you do is download a torrent client. And there are many. The easiest one would be
Bittorrent . There is an option to "make a torrent" or "create a torrent". Do that, select the video you want to upload, and it creats a very small torrent file. You then go on a torrent website like Mininova.org, I think even Bittorrent.com has a place to upload torrents. Upload the torrent file you just created, and leave bittorrent running in the backround. Then post the link to the torrent here. Once people start to download, it downloads faster for everyone. The way it works is like this....
When you download a torrent, you arn't downloading the same fragemnt of the torrent file that everyone else is. Additionally you arn't uploading the same fragment either. This means that the everyone "seeds" a different part of the file, rather than doing it form start to finish. It allows the downloader to pull all portion of the file at once. But remember, you Have to upload, thats jjust the way it works.
I've acheived download speeds of over 200kbs, downloading full Divx quality movies in just shy of 2 hours. To make it work we would need several people seeding it at first, and then spread the word out to the rest of the grassroots people. Even with 20 people seeding it you can still generate speeds upwards of 100-150 kbs, and since these are mostly 10 minute clips, you could probably snag them in 10-15 mintues each.
I'm sure that the grassroots people have a nerd or two in thier midst that know how to do it. And if not, tell them to just ask thier teenage son.
