Joost Just Gives Up On P2P Altogether

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techcrunch.com - 12/18/2008

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Joost’s two year old online video service was a pretty darned smart idea when it first launched. Instead of streaming video through the Joost website, users would download a Mozilla-based client and watch it there instead. The user experience could be more tightly controlled. And ...

multichannel.com - 12/18/2008

Joost Scraps Video App - 12/17/2008 5:56:00 PM - Multichannel News

— multichannel.com — Internet TV Venture To Drop Support For Software After Launch of Web Player By Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 12/17/2008 5:56:00 PM Internet TV venture Joost this week will discontinue support for its original software application which had been ... (more) Joost Scraps Video App - 12/17/2008 5:56:00 PM - ...

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downloadsquad.com - 12/17/2008

Joost kills internet video desktop client

— downloadsquad.com — Two months after launching a web-based version of its online video platform, Joost is turning off its desktop client. Joost, which is the brainchild of some of the folks behind the Skype VoIP software, was originally launched to provide an ... (more) Joost kills internet video desktop client

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zatznotfunny.com - 12/11/2008

DivX Connected Brings Joost to TV

— zatznotfunny.com — It’s been well over a year since DivX and Joost discussed the possibility of bringing Joost content to the television. And suddenly, with no fanfare at all, a DivX Connected plug-in has appeared . After Davis tipped me off early this ... (more) DivX Connected Brings Joost to TV

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P2P New Media Distribution Is Dead
Podcasting News — ... Joost announced today that they are killing off their dedicated P2P video client - because it was a barrier for users. Sites like YouTube demonstrated that you could distributed video over the Internet without asking people to install any special software, and anything less than that was a kludge. ...

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Joost Abandons Desktop Software, Peer-to-Peer Video Model
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Joost sent an email to all of its users today saying that the company is discontinuing its desktop software application. Users can still watch all Joost videos online at Joost.com. You can see a screenshot of the email below. Joost lost a lot of traction in 2008. In October, Joost.com ...

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