Joost

Ten of the best sites about online television service Joost. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page.

1. Joost - New service promises TV on the Web, with multiple channels of content as well as community features that allow you to interact with other Joost users. Sign up to be a beta tester, read the frequently asked questions, see screenshots, learn about who created Joost and more. (www.joost.com)

2. Viacom Squeezes YouTube, Gets Joost - February 21, 2007 article on entertainment company Viacom—owner of MTV, Paramount Pictures, BET—striking a deal with Joost to offer its programming free on Joost. The deal came almost immediately after Viacom demanded YouTube remove any Viacom content from its site; Viacom and YouTube could not get a monetary deal done to keep Viacom shows on YouTube. (www.newsfactor.com)

3. Why Joost is Good for TV - Extensive January 17, 2007 article on Joost discusses the technology behind Joost, the “best of TV and the Internet” mission, where content may come from (no user-generated content) and more. Founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom (also the founders of Skype and Kazaa) are interviewed as part of the article. (www.wired.com)

4. With Joost, Founders of Skype and Kazaa Are Going By the Book - February 26, 2007 article on Joost founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis taking a more conventional business approach with Joost, unlike their previous creations which sometimes walked the legal line. (www.iht.com)

5. Joost Beta Reviewed - TV Just Got a Little Smarter - January, 2007 review of Joost from one of its beta testers offers an extensive look at what the service offers in its first iteration. (franticindustries.com)

6. My Beta Test of Joost - January, 2007 review of the Joost beta from Bessed CEO Adam Jusko. (adamjusko.wordpress.com)

7. Why Joost Isn’t Just Your Average YouTube Killer - February 26, 2007 article on Joost discusses the technology behind it and focuses on the business model, specifically Joost’s use of ads within the content. (adage.com)

8. Skype Founders Unveil Details of New Internet Television Project - January 16, 2007 article discusses the possibilities of Joost’s success, noting that its founders’ past successes make it harder to dismiss the new service. (www.usatoday.com)

9. Exclusive: Inside The Venice Project, Built on Mozilla - January 11, 2007 look at the technology behind Joost (code-named The Venice Project at the time this article was published), including information from an interview with CEO Fredrik de Wahl. (newteevee.com)

10. Joost, the Net Video Service Preferred By Owners of T4 Lines - January 16, 2007 post on Joost notes that the huge bandwidth requirements for running Joost are a major hurdle if the company wants widespread adoption of the service. (blogs.siliconvalley.com)