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So the word had been out that Joost wasn’t doing so well in it’s original form. Lets say the application did not catch fire and take the web by storm. So instead of having a desktop application that would use P2P to deliver streaming content, you now have a web based player. Similar to YouTube, Viddler, Vimeo and countless others all you’ll need to view the new Joost is your web browser and the Adobe Flash Player installed.

This new solution makes it more accessible then before, but also might drop one of Joost’s initial selling point. They had a secure platform (sort of DRM) that would ensure content holders that their shows would not get copied/pirated without having a way to monetize them.

Now I think this is the real problem Joost always had. The lack of content that would motivate me to go to their service. The image quality seems to be pretty good and on the same level as other services (except YouTube). But if you can get a video you want to see quickly else where nothing would motivate you to seek it elsewhere. Besides all the potential content was blocked to most regions (similar to Hulu) and those services are dead to me, because they defeat the purpose of the Internet by making their content local and limited to a geographical area. I do understand what license agreements are, but content creators who want to venture on the web should know that their audience is Global.

Back to Joost, you’re invited to create a free account (blazing fast) upon visiting www.joost.com.