It's last call for beta testers for Joost. Those with existing Joost beta invites have to pass them out by midnight tomorrow and everyone who applies for the beta program is guaranteed to get a ticket in within the next few weeks.Joost's special invite only beta was enough to cause quite the stir on the web and spawned a huge "Joost Invitation Project" on Digg with over 2,700 posts requesting an invite with very few actually managing to get one.
We got an invite into the beta program a few weeks ago, and after trying it out have to ask "What's all the fuss about?" Joost does look pretty neat with a variety of widgets that go over a nice video player window. The video quality is pretty sub-par however and the things that they offer for the most part aren't anything anyone would really want to watch, and we're not too excited that what you do watch is encrypted so you're forced to watch them using their closed platform.
The jury's still out on this one. With Viacom recently signing on as a Joost partner we could start seeing some interesting programming, and perhaps some more big name partners being added soon. Joost is definitely not perfect, but it does make a decent step toward bringing television to the web. For those of you out there in TV land that were lucky enough to score an invite into the beta program what did you think?
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3-22-2007 @ 9:39AM
ramblingadmin said...
I have tried Joost for a couple of months now... As you mentioned quality is pretty sub par... take time to load content (understandably beta).
Major draw back so far...CONTENT.
You cannot expect someone to test the beta version out extensively unless there is content to keep the user interested...
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3-22-2007 @ 10:11AM
Enrique said...
I'm excited by the possibilities here. I have yet to
see it in action, but the tech is improving fast enough that the video quality will gradually catch up to our expectationsAnyone got an invite they
want to give out? yourfault1@yahoo.com
gracias!
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3-22-2007 @ 11:22AM
Studgate said...
I have two invitations, if you are interested please email me at ralph@studgate.com and I will email you one invitation.
Thanks!
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3-22-2007 @ 1:27PM
studgate said...
Invitations are gone.
Sorry anybody who didn't receive one.
Ralph
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3-22-2007 @ 9:08PM
Alpesh said...
I did download, but at present no good for me. Coz I use VISTA only and Joost does not work for me on VISTA. I read on the Joost forum that it should work, but it does not.
So I guess, wait and watch until Vista edition of their application is available. Sorry no invites though.
Alpesh
http://alpesh.nakars.com/blog/feed
http://mstalkonline.com/feed
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3-27-2007 @ 10:09AM
Håkan said...
If you have any extra invites, can you please send me one?
hakan.brorson@yahoo.se
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3-28-2007 @ 10:48PM
Vilhelm Hendrik í Skálanum said...
I have seen joost on my friends pc and would really like an invite myself. Has anybody got a spare invite?
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3-30-2007 @ 3:18AM
Emily Price said...
Invites all expired the 23rd guys so it does you no good to ask for one now. You can still sign up to be a beta tester on Joost's website. If you sign up they they promise to let you in soon.
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4-11-2007 @ 10:08AM
nboy said...
good TV
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4-18-2007 @ 10:21AM
Muralidhar K V said...
today only i came to know about this miraculous site and i wish to get the software. thank you
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5-10-2007 @ 9:58AM
Marjan said...
I just heard about JOOST today. I really like to try it. Could anyone give me an invite.... please...
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6-13-2007 @ 4:04AM
Miguel said...
Joost is very cool. Anyone can invite me? mighele.sy@tiscali.it
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