Red Swoosh says it’s, “dedicated to providing zero-cost file and video delivery” by incorporating best of breed p2p technology where users download and stream files from each other, rather than from servers.

They simply add “http://edn.redswoosh.net” in front of links, says the site, going on:

“The download and stream looks just like before but the content is actually coming from up to 30 different peers that have previously downloaded or streamed content. All future swooshed links appear as normal downloads and video streams, except that the vast majority of data is [sic] pulled from peers instead of servers.”

Prior to today Red Swoosh was available to paying customers only, who use their bittorent-like technology to quickly transfer files using peer to peer technology. The result is significantly faster file downloads for users, with near-zero bandwidth stress on the file distributor.

The new product makes Red Swoosh available for free. Every fifth download request is shown an interstitial advertisement before the download begins. Customers can bypass the ads to their users by paying for the service.