Joost doesn't really redefine the long-standing equilibrium between content and distribution. And, in fact, that's the mistake which leads to an error cascade for Joost - it's entire existence, strategy, approach to value creation, etc is premised on the
I think that the TV in the living room is still the place for a sit back TV experience, not a PC. Maybe Joost will be popular when the main TV is being used, but with PVRs becoming cheaper and people having a growing number of TVs, with hundreds of channe
If they did Skype and Kazaa, they must be smart, right? But very smart people sometimes make very big mistakes. Sometimes it is because they remain glued to their old paradigms. Below I describe some of the mistakes they have made – some in the core c
At the time of Joost’s limited beta launch, the service melted down and became unavailable for many users. Despite server fixes, as recently as yesterday, tipsters were writing in to tell us the service was down again. And the underlying technologies at
The broadcaster announced partnerships with a variety of online properties and video-sharing sites, including Brightcove, Joost, Veoh Networks, Sling Media, AOL, Microsoft and CNET Networks (publisher of News.com). There will be a rotating list of CBS sh
Paradoxically, one thing Zennström and Friis don’t particularly want is user-generated content. That’s partly tactical, a way to differentiate their new baby from YouTube. But they’ve also learned—the hard way—about the risks of letting the aud
After Joost makes a show available, the first users to request it (A) query the network at large (B) to see whether peers can provide the program. If they can’t, the request goes to a content server (C), which streams the show, interspersed with individ
