Comments on: Joost Needs a Boost http://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/ web 2.0, blogs and social media Mon, 30 May 2011 20:58:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: freestmindhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10723 freestmind Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:34:55 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10723 ... there are so many 'channel 5's' here... it seems the content will improve based on recent news but.. its almost unbearable to test this way. …
there are so many ‘channel 5’s’ here…

it seems the content will improve based on recent news but.. its almost unbearable to test this way.

]]> By: Simon Collisterhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10602 Simon Collister Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:13:53 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10602 Received with thanks! Received with thanks!

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10600 Ian Delaney Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:30:41 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10600 Quick correction: Mates' invites are not off. I was given two tokens, which I gave to Simon and Stephan above. Quick correction: Mates’ invites are not off. I was given two tokens, which I gave to Simon and Stephan above.

]]> By: David Brainhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10599 David Brain Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:48:06 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10599 maybe . . . . it's like that old M&S line; "exclusively for everyone". maybe .… it’s like that old M&S line; “exclusively for everyone”.

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10598 Ian Delaney Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:43:48 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10598 The same as the word "special" in current UK slang? [very un-politically-correct but pleasingly ironic description of those unable to keep up. cf. special school, special child, special bus] The same as the word “special” in current UK slang? [very un-politically-correct but pleasingly ironic description of those unable to keep up. cf. special school, special child, special bus]

]]> By: David Brainhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10597 David Brain Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:39:53 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10597 Damn.....got my invite this morning and was beginning to feel bit special. So what exactly does the word 'beta' mean now? Damn.….got my invite this morning and was beginning to feel bit special. So what exactly does the word ‘beta’ mean now?

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10595 Ian Delaney Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00:32 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10595 @Stephan, I believe the model is selling ads for revenue. However, that doesn't preclude the possibility of premium channels and so forth (that's just speculation on my part). @Rohan. Welcome back! From the company's perspective, you're quite right. Maybe the most 'active' beta testers are those who want to 'test' it in a darker way - I am sure Joost ad blockers and Joost video downloaders are in the works somewhere. @Stephan, I believe the model is selling ads for revenue. However, that doesn’t preclude the possibility of premium channels and so forth (that’s just speculation on my part).

@Rohan. Welcome back! From the company’s perspective, you’re quite right. Maybe the most ‘active’ beta testers are those who want to ‘test’ it in a darker way — I am sure Joost ad blockers and Joost video downloaders are in the works somewhere.

]]> By: Rohan Jayasekerahttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10593 Rohan Jayasekera Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:47:59 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10593 Even though in the case of Joost the service is indeed the content, I believe there is still much to be gained by beta testing. Thanks to all the attention that Joost has received, there are lots of geeks who will try to break the system without regard to the content. Certainly good content would increase the number of beta testers, but I suspect that Joost already has the number it needs. Having good content might even be detrimental, as a beta tester might then be more likely to miss, or forgive, technical faults in the system. Even though in the case of Joost the service is indeed the content, I believe there is still much to be gained by beta testing. Thanks to all the attention that Joost has received, there are lots of geeks who will try to break the system without regard to the content. Certainly good content would increase the number of beta testers, but I suspect that Joost already has the number it needs. Having good content might even be detrimental, as a beta tester might then be more likely to miss, or forgive, technical faults in the system.

]]> By: Stephan Tualhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10592 Stephan Tual Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:29:46 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10592 Ian, is this something they plan to make available for free? Ian, is this something they plan to make available for free?

]]> By: Ian Delaneyhttp://twopointouch.com/2007/media/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10589 Ian Delaney Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:39:44 +0000 http://twopointouch.com/2007/02/28/joost-needs-a-boost/#comment-10589 Duncan, I suppose the difficulty is that in the case of Joost, the service *is* the content. Beta testing something like gmail is quite different because you can do productive things with it and that's an incentive in itself. Once you've worked out how to play programmes, your technical beta test of Joost has pretty much finished. Duncan, I suppose the difficulty is that in the case of Joost, the service *is* the content. Beta testing something like gmail is quite different because you can do productive things with it and that’s an incentive in itself. Once you’ve worked out how to play programmes, your technical beta test of Joost has pretty much finished.

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