http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2008/01/19/joost-meh/ Entertainment and Tech Digest Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2008/01/19/joost-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-21319 Joost: Opportunity Lost » Webomatica - Technology and Entertainment Digest Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:53:18 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2008/01/19/joost-meh/#comment-21319 [...] I wrote about Joost. In the beginning, I felt they did a lot of things right, which unfortunately slid into general annoyance as the service deteriorated. Now Techcrunch writes that they’re preparing a “major retrenchment of staff,” [...] […] I wrote about Joost. In the beginning, I felt they did a lot of things right, which unfortunately slid into general annoyance as the service deteriorated. Now Techcrunch writes that they’re preparing a “major retrenchment of staff,” […]

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2008/01/19/joost-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-20245 webomatica Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:06:05 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2008/01/19/joost-meh/#comment-20245 Yep... it all just comes back to the freaking content. Yep… it all just comes back to the freaking content.

]]> http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2008/01/19/joost-meh/comment-page-1/#comment-20244 Cory OBrien Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:46:12 +0000 http://www.webomatica.com/wordpress/2008/01/19/joost-meh/#comment-20244 I agree, and it's too bad. I liked the idea of high quality video on demand, and the initial offering had some possibility, but the lack of quality updates and just an overall lack of quality content has made Joost an afterthought instead of the pioneer that it could have become. I hope they figure out some way to save themselves from their current path, though if they're firing off chief tech officers, it doesn't look good. I agree, and it’s too bad. I liked the idea of high quality video on demand, and the initial offering had some possibility, but the lack of quality updates and just an overall lack of quality content has made Joost an afterthought instead of the pioneer that it could have become. I hope they figure out some way to save themselves from their current path, though if they’re firing off chief tech officers, it doesn’t look good.

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