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.