Joost releases "Now For Friends" edition
Internet television platform Joost is inching closer to a public release. While we might have been expecting version 1.0 to follow a series of 0.9 releases, Joost surprised us with a 0.10.2 "Now For Friends" edition.Last week Joost announced current users could invite an unlimited number of friends to join the closed beta. In practical terms, that meant giving all users 999 invitations. The latest version doesn't even include a number of invites.
Version 0.10.2 also includes some bugfixes and some new sharing features. For example, you can send users a link to the program you're currently watching. If you click the "i" button next to the title of the show you're watching, you can copy a link and paste it to an email or any other document.
That URL will bring up the landing page for the show you're watching. If you already have Joost installed, when you click the "Click to start Joost" link on the landing page Joost will start, or it will change shows if it's already running.
This doesn't seem nearly as useful as being able to embed video clips on a blog or website, but it's sort of social, right? In other Joost news, the company is continuing to sign major content partners to actually provide viewers with something worth watching.
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lee said 6:12PM on 5-09-2007
I was excited to try Joost after receiving an invite. Im already having issues connecting and playing videos. Atleast 50 software crashes in just the first 2hrs of using...hmmm
im also seeing alot of talk about having to port forward,etc to get it working properly...Ive tried all of the tweaks and im still unable to watch more than 5 seconds of a show before it hangs. I think the port forward issue will continue to cause issues for the average computer user.
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Brad Linder said 6:14PM on 5-09-2007
Yeah, I have to say it ran a lot smoother when there was less content and fewer users. Hopefully they'll figure out how to handle all the new users soon.
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Jon said 7:56PM on 5-09-2007
Requesting an invite at reject9595@gmail.com
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bill said 7:56PM on 5-09-2007
invites anyone???
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rerunx5 said 8:10PM on 5-09-2007
invite yourself
http://joost.com/presents/gigaom-newteevee/
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brian said 11:34PM on 5-09-2007
Somebody please send me an invite. I've been searching for months!
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lee said 7:44AM on 5-10-2007
id send everyone an invite if the damn program would even launch...
check their forums, you should wait for another release, this 10.2 seems to be cursed with many problems
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VIctor Flores said 11:57PM on 5-16-2007
I wouldnt mind an invite that would be great.. Very interested..
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Contact Jetcast said 3:20PM on 5-23-2007
To everyone that wants and invitation to Joost you can go to www.Jetcast.com similar company, more content then they have and it works way better, Jetcast has been live for more then 6 months but because we havn't sold our former company for a billion dollars we don't get any free press like they do, try it is is Free, no adware, no sign up, no credit card, if you like use it and tell your friends
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Flavio Sauda said 3:17PM on 6-03-2007
Could anybody send me a Joost invitation? I'm eager to try this software. Thanks in advance.
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Flavio Sauda said 12:08PM on 6-03-2007
Could anybody send me a Joost invitation? I'm eager to try this software. Thanks in advance.
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Nathaniel Adams said 1:07AM on 7-05-2007
----> Invite Me! x0099ff@mac.com
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