Joost makes last call

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Joost makes last call

by Emily Price Mar 22nd 2007

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?

Tags: Joost, online television, online video, OnlineTelevision, OnlineVideo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ramblingadmin said 9:39AM on 3-22-2007

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...

Enrique said 10:11AM on 3-22-2007

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!

Studgate said 11:22AM on 3-22-2007

I have two invitations, if you are interested please email me at ralph@studgate.com and I will email you one invitation.
Thanks!

studgate said 1:27PM on 3-22-2007

Invitations are gone.
Sorry anybody who didn't receive one.
Ralph

Alpesh said 9:08PM on 3-22-2007

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

Håkan said 10:09AM on 3-27-2007

If you have any extra invites, can you please send me one?

hakan.brorson@yahoo.se

Vilhelm Hendrik í Skálanum said 10:48PM on 3-28-2007

I have seen joost on my friends pc and would really like an invite myself. Has anybody got a spare invite?

Emily Price said 3:18AM on 3-30-2007

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.

nboy said 10:08AM on 4-11-2007

good TV

Muralidhar K V said 10:21AM on 4-18-2007

today only i came to know about this miraculous site and i wish to get the software. thank you

Marjan said 9:58AM on 5-10-2007

I just heard about JOOST today. I really like to try it. Could anyone give me an invite.... please...

Miguel said 4:04AM on 6-13-2007

Joost is very cool. Anyone can invite me? mighele.sy@tiscali.it

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