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Last night, I spent some more time playing around with Joost. I wrote a review of Joost earlier, and still think it’s pretty slick, the only big problem being that there still isn’t enough content I’m interested in, although it’s getting better. Last night I checked out the Ren And Stimpy cartoons, some calm dude performing magic tricks, silent Charlie Chaplin films, and a National Geographic program on earthquakes.
I did notice that the longer I used Joost on my MacBook, it got slower, and I started getting errors saying videos weren’t available, finally during the earthquake show I was watching. This is relatively a minor thing, but the illusion of your computer being turned into a television is really hampered when the video craps out partway through. Maybe it was bandwidth issues.
But other than that, Joost is still fun and compelling. They have really built a great buzz using these beta invites - viral marketing. Their inital scarcity made them more desirable. Several blogs I read have been using Joost invites to promote their blogs, while users have been scouring the blogosphere looking for them, providing traffic.
By starting off with few invites and slowly opening it up to more and more, using blogs as distribution, you get a Technorati blogosphere chart that looks like this (in regards to the word “Joost”:
(The numbers on the left are mentions of the word “Joost” in blogs indexed by Technorati)
The end result is they’ll likely have a huge user base right out of the gate, collected emails, tons of mentions all over the blogosphere, and the sky’s the limit once some meaty content comes on board.
Essentially, Joost has partially solved the “chicken and egg” problem, a common stumbling block for any new service providing content to users:
- Users are reluctant to sign up for a new content distribution service if there isn’t any cool content.
- Content providers are reluctant to offer up their cool content to a new content distribution service if there aren’t any users.
Joost now has users. They can now go to all the big networks and say, look at all these people that have downloaded our software and are ready to check out cool content. So let us distribute yours! What are you waiting for?
Using viral marketing, Joost got tons of folks to sign up for a service that technically, has little content. I think that’s pretty freaking brilliant.
Note: If anybody wants a Joost invite, please comment on this post - and make sure to fill out the email address part (it’s only displayed to me, not publicly).
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Hi all,
I found a real cool site it gives away free unlimited joost invites
http://www.experiencetheweb.info
All you have to do is contact the live support
Thanks for the review. I’d definitely like to check out Joost! Thanks!
I agree with your comments that Joost is very savy in its marketting approach. I mean its tv not the answer to the meaning of life. ….I would appreciate an invite.Thank you for your kind consideration……….send to either……..waterbronx@yahoo.com or bronxsucks@msn.com
Cool. Just to let you know, I’ll be sending out all these invites late tonight or tomorrow morning, so I can do ‘em all in one fell swoop. So by tomorrow I hope to have the first batch sent out.
Thanks for visiting and commenting!
I’d totally love to be considered for Joost Invite. Can’t wait to check out some of the channels and programming
TIA for the invite, I stumbled upon this today….
I’d like one please! Fascinating.
When your in New Zealand and only able to pick up 3 - yes thats THREE channels, something like Joost can really open the world up - but you do need an invite!
wondering if you could send me a Joost invite. I think you’re probably right. once you invest time in getting a service like this, you’re more likely to use it. nice entry.
-andy b
Id really appreciate a joost invite plzzz
wow….sound interesting abt the joost…..will appreciated if you would invite me to it.thanks
I love a Joost, thanks.
Hi all, I sent invites to calvin, derrick, aaron, and, nick, charlie, furlan, John, rocco, and Ian. Hope they got to you all okay. If not let me know and I’ll see what’s up with that.
Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Yes, I noticed it slowing down, too. I had quite a few instances where it simply wouldn’t open. They’re definitely still in beta but it’s still fun and interesting.
I feel left out, so I want an invite too.
Hey Bryce, just sent one out. Thanks for stopping by every once in a while!
joost invite would be greatly appreciated
Blease send an invite
David and Joel I just sent two invites to you… enjoy.
Joost invite please!
Thanks in advance.
Hmmm I would love an invite to Joost Please
Please send me a Joost invite.
Best Regards
I’d also appreciate an invite Jason, that’s if you have any left!
I very want to get invitation to Joomla program, please send me invitation
Hi all, I just sent invites to Mat, Charles, Solaris, Dave, and Artur. Enjoy.
thanks for providing this info and the invites. would love one if you’ve got any left…
This is an ingenious concept! Google will certainly make this an acquisition target sooner or later.
I wold also like an invite if you are still offering. Thanks!
brilliant indeed!
I would like an invite as well. Thanks in advance.
Please send me a joost invite!
Thanks
Thank you for offering the invites to Joost, even more thank you’s for keeping email addresses out of public view.
Your review is spot on, how devious to drive up demand by making the product scarce. I want it! Please?
Well I still have scads more invites, so when I get home tonight I’ll fire off a few more. Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Hi all, I just sent invites to Rog, Jinxer, Tim, Pavel, and Karen.
I have to agree, the marketing for joost has been well executed. I would not mind checking out this service.
I find it ironic that one of the first ways I heard about Joost was via a twitter message from Santa Claus, who writes, “Not sure what joost is. Will have to ask some of the younger elves.” — thus leading me to Google, and next, you. Very interesting! Thanks for offering the invites; can’t wait to explore….
Thanks for offering invites to Joost, been looking around the web for one. And yeah, the things companies are coming up with concerning Web 2.0 and virals marketing is quite amazing..
Interesting. I read about this new tool and looks promising.
It will be nice to open the test to more people.
I’d like to explore more about joost!!!
XG (xaviguz@sbcglobal.net)
This is great! How can I help testing it?
Revolution for the old TV system.
Fer
Got any Joost left? If so, may I have an invite, please? Thanks!
I’m looking for an invite. I would like to try out Joost. Thanks.
Hi all, I just sent out invites to Scott, Rick, Fernando, Xavier, Rohan, Robin, and Bob.
Thanks for visiting Webomatica!
I would love to try out Joost for myself. Actually I wish there was a way to buy into this company.
Please invite me to Joost. I am very eager to try it out.
I have been trying to try Joost out for a while now, please send me a invite. Thanks. I am a little weary however after reading your blog due to the fact I am using a Mac Book Pro.
I would love to get an invite to Joost if you are still passing them out!
can you invite me to joost. thanks in advance.
I’d love a joost invite to check it out. Sounds awesome.
Please send invite to curly279@Gmail.com
Hi I just sent invites to Tim, Craig, Jaylonious, Paul, Murthy, Tania, and Craig.
Could I get an invite please. Thanks alot.
todd@toddcolman.com
can i hav a invite please..
hav been trying to get the invite for ages
Thanks for the invite man, can’t wait to test it out, I’ll let you know how it works out for me.
Great, could you invite me to Joost, please…
thanks a lot,
Hi could i get an invite
j a k o b j d (at) g m a i l (dot) c o m
Heard about this through a co-working and it really seems interesting. Really wanna try it out.
joost invite please!!
sounds really tasty
could I get an invite pls ?
Hey, I’ll take an invite….
Thanks!
bcgreen@gmail.com
Hi all, I just sent invites to Bryan, FF, Bruce, Raven, Jakob, ILF, VJ, and Todd. Thanks for visiting and commenting!
I would love an invite to Joost!
Thanks in advance for the invite. This is what I need for school.
Thanks for the Joost invite
I would love a Joost invite.
Yes I would love a joost invite please if you have any left.
Would welcome and appreciate a joost invite if available. Great blog site and insightful comments on joost! Very thoughtful of you not to display email addresses.
i would really like a joost invite PLEASE!!
Does it work on vista??
Please send me an invite please. Awesome article!
Hi all, I just sent invites to Kite, Martin, Eric, David W, David R, Alicia, and Jen. I think I’m caught up now. Sorry for the delay in getting that bunch out.
please consider me for an joost invite. Thanx in advance
Plz send me a JOOST invite!!! TNX in advance!!!
nacho_1007@hotmail.com
Please can Iget joost invite from you? Please, please…
Thank you
ladislav11@comcast.net
can i have a invite to aero-x@hotmail.co.uk? much appreciated
Heya, could you please get me an invite, I really wana check it out. Thanks so much: izzy_is_crazy@hotmail.com
I’d like one please. thank you very mutch
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Hi - I’d really like an invite. Thank you.