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When Hype Isn't Enough: Joost Changes Strategies and Will Now Focus on White Label Solutions
readwriteweb.com - 7/1/2009
When Hype Isn't Enough: Joost Changes Strategies and Will Now Focus on White Label Solutions
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Not too long ago, Joost was the poster child for the online video revolution. It featured a slick desktop player with innovative controls, good video quality, and it was developed by the team behind Skype and Kazza. It seemed like nothing could go wrong here, but somehow, Joost never managed to ...
What Went Wrong With Joost?
gigaom.com - 7/1/2009
What Went Wrong With Joost?
— gigaom.com — Joost? Om Malik | Tuesday, June 30, 2009 | 10:30 PM PT | 6 comments... (more) What Went Wrong With Joost?

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blog.joost.com - 6/30/2009
A Note About Today's Changes
— blog.joost.com — Today we’ve decided to make some changes at Joost. In these tough economic times, it’s been increasingly... challenging to operate as an independent, ad-supported online video platform. In order to position ourselves well for the future, we ... (more) A Note About Today's Changes

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Mike Volpi Jumps from Joost to Index: A BoomTown Interview (and Full Press Release)
kara.allthingsd.com - 7/6/2009
Mike Volpi Jumps from Joost to Index: A BoomTown Interview (and Full Press Release)
— kara.allthingsd.com — Two years ago, Index Ventures was part of a group that invested $45 million in Joost, the... then-hot-and-hyped online video service, while bringing on well-known tech exec Mike Volpi (pictured here) as CEO . Now, he is headed to Index as a ... (more) Mike Volpi Jumps from Joost to Index: A BoomTown ...

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Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim:  Is Google Taking Steps to Prevent Top Talent from Defecting?

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Is Google Taking Steps to Prevent Top Talent from Defecting?
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... , others aren’t fairing so well. Reading between the lines, it seems as though Chen’s not as important to YouTube–now that a whole army of engineers are at its disposal–but he could play a vital role at one of its competitors. ...

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paidcontent.org 4/24/2009 — Joost has given us a "no comment" to reports it's trying to sell itself. The site is pitching itself as an online video platform to cable and satellite providers, with Time Warner ( NYSE: TWX ) Cable amongst those to have "expressed interest", ...
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newteevee.com 5/20/2009 — Independent developer Paul Yanez, who seems to make a game of adding functionality to web video platforms whether they like it or not, has built an Adobe AIR app for Joost called the Joost Media Player. This is delightfully ironic for a number ...
Here Comes the Video Shakeout: Joost Scales Down, CEO Mike Volpi Steps Out
mediamemo.allthingsd.com 6/30/2009 — Here's the beginning of the inevitable online video shakeout: Joost, the once-hyped video service that was supposed to rival Google's YouTube, is restructuring to focus on "white label" services, i.e., a back end for other video players. The site is ...
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Joost bows to YouTube, gives up consumer video — CNET News.com 6/30/2009
Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the duo that gave us Skype and Kazaa see first bust. Joost is dropping consumer service to focus on video platforms.
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Joost Victim Of Falling Online Ad Prices — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 7/1/2009
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Joost unplugs Web TV service, concentrates on selling tech — SFGate: Technology 7/1/2009
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