Some of you will have already heard about Joost (formerly known as The Venice Project) – an IPTV thingy from the folks who brought us Kazaa and Skype. There has been much speculation about its implications for the media, advertising and marketing industries – bringing together the wonders of the internet and TV in one glorious multimedia dream (well – that’s what the hype will have us believe anyway). Find out more over at Wired and MIT.
Anyway – I’ve have been having a bit of a play and it looks rather nice indeed. Not that I’ll be watching TV all day – it’s all purely in the name of research, of course!
I’ve also got a bunch of beta invites for anyone who wants to check it out for themselves – just let me know your email that you want to use for your Joost account…
Hi Mark, I’d love to take a look at Joost if you’ve got a spare invite. Nothing seems to spark my curiosity more than something I can’t readily test!
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i’ll delete the link.
one joost invite is on its way over to you too 🙂
Thanks Mark, I’ve only run through the app for five minutes and I’m really impressed!!