Written by Liz Gannes
Posted Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at 8:21 AM PT

 

Joost Lets In Anyone Who Knows Anyone

Joost, the internet TV software from the creators of Kazaa and Skype, opens to the public today. Well, sort of. Existing beta testers can now send out unlimited invitations. If I have some time later I’ll go through the comments on our old posts and try to let all you guys in.

The application will now display ads from some of the blue-chip names Joost announced deals with last week, a list that includes Coca-Cola, HP, Intel, Nike, Electronic Arts, Sony Electronics, and IBM.

We recently rounded up some of the best video on Joost; the company claims more than 150 channels currently, with not much in the way of indie content. (More from Om here.)

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  1. I would love to have one ! thank you very much
    Benjamin (benjamin [at] labandearoger.com)

    Benjamin on May 1st, 2007 at 8:26 am - Permalink

  2. [...] It won’t be for another few days before anyone can join Joost, but the company has officially announced that it is launching commercially. Starting today, existing beta testers can now invite anyone to join [...]

    GigaOM » Joost (almost) Launches on May 1st, 2007 at 8:43 am - Permalink

  3. Hi Liz thanks for the artical on Joost and yes if you are one of the lucky ones pls consider sending me a invite as well.

    Cheers and have a fab day…..

    Red_H on May 1st, 2007 at 8:46 am - Permalink

  4. Hard to tell whether it will be the death of TV as we know it, or the death of the Internet. Needless to say I’m curious to check it out, so if you have a spare invitation I’d be delighted to get one.

    niz_n on May 1st, 2007 at 9:19 am - Permalink

  5. Hello Liz. I would also be grateful if you could send along an invitation to me. Many thanks!

    Kevin Alexander on May 1st, 2007 at 9:23 am - Permalink

  6. Dear Liz,

    I would like to get an invite when you have some free time.

    Many thanks
    ron

    ron on May 1st, 2007 at 9:34 am - Permalink

  7. Hi Liz, I’d love to get an invite too @ vishugupta [at] hotmail [dot] com. thanks!

    Vishu on May 1st, 2007 at 9:55 am - Permalink

  8. Dear Liz:
    If you get a chance could you send me an invite?
    Thanks in advance!
    anonagram (at) yahoo (dot) com.

    tom on May 1st, 2007 at 10:05 am - Permalink

  9. liz i would also like a joost invite if you’ve got the time, please! Thanks for your time!
    P.S great article!

    Nicck on May 1st, 2007 at 10:12 am - Permalink

  10. I would love an invite. Thanks!

    Mitchell Cardwell on May 1st, 2007 at 10:31 am - Permalink

  11. Hi Liz,

    Thanks for the update.
    I would love to have an invite too, to test the French contents. My address is : jeyyonf (at) yahoo (dot) fr

    Many thanks !
    Jeremy

    Jey on May 1st, 2007 at 10:41 am - Permalink

  12. I’d appreciate an invite, as well.

    retsoksirhc@gmail.com

    Thanks.

    Chris on May 1st, 2007 at 10:46 am - Permalink

  13. If you could share one with me as well i would greatly appreciate it!

    memeatmedotcom
    @
    hotmail.com

    Miles on May 1st, 2007 at 11:22 am - Permalink

  14. Hello Liz, NTV has been a great support for “Can We Do That?” Great article and I would love an invite to Joost if you would be so kind.

    Peace,

    Cory

    Cory on May 1st, 2007 at 11:31 am - Permalink

  15. Please send an invite if anyone can.

    conlann@excite.com

    thanks!

    conlann on May 1st, 2007 at 11:33 am - Permalink

  16. if you get a chance, would love to get one as well, liz

    thanks,
    john

    john on May 1st, 2007 at 12:07 pm - Permalink

  17. I would love an invite as well. Thanks!

    SteveB on May 1st, 2007 at 2:13 pm - Permalink

  18. I have been waiting for a joost invite. I would love to get one.

    Thanks

    roli_poli_oli@hotmail.com

    ~N

    nate on May 1st, 2007 at 2:55 pm - Permalink

  19. I’d love an invite too if possible!! Thanks so much!

    Natasha on May 1st, 2007 at 2:59 pm - Permalink

  20. Hi I’d like an invite too pleaseeee!!

    Thanks,
    mohitcv yahoo com

    knockout on May 1st, 2007 at 3:02 pm - Permalink

  21. Joost’s IRC channel on Freenode has this as their current topic “Sorry no unlimited invites till tomorrow” and the Joost developers that hang out there reply with a curt No Comment when asked what happened.

    Matt Hendry on May 1st, 2007 at 4:59 pm - Permalink

  22. I would love an invite…

    mitchrc@mac.com

    Mitchell Cardwell on May 1st, 2007 at 5:13 pm - Permalink

  23. I would love a joost invite if anyone is giving invites away.

    meistari.derrick@gmail.com

    Meistari Derrick

    Meistari Derrick on May 1st, 2007 at 6:29 pm - Permalink

  24. Invite? :)

    will [igetnospam] willscorner.net

    Will on May 1st, 2007 at 6:57 pm - Permalink

  25. Hi there, Id love an invite :) Will invite others when I get it.
    p00073@gmail.com

    ptr on May 1st, 2007 at 7:23 pm - Permalink

  26. Anyone can send me an invite, please?
    falc69[at]megamail[dot]pt

    Thanks in advance!

    SilentCrow on May 1st, 2007 at 7:27 pm - Permalink

  27. Sorry, I can’t get invites from the app now, as Matt says. Once I can, I will send them out.

    Liz Gannes on May 1st, 2007 at 10:12 pm - Permalink

  28. [...] they announced that existing beta testers can invite anyone to sign up for the service, and it’s expected that by the end of May, Joost will be in full public beta mode, open to [...]

    Almost anyone can get Joost now | backward five on May 1st, 2007 at 10:14 pm - Permalink

  29. hi, i’d love to get an invitation! thx

    neonnoon on May 2nd, 2007 at 3:02 am - Permalink

  30. Please me an invite!

    coldwerturkey@mysillypc.com

    thank you,

    David on May 2nd, 2007 at 3:27 am - Permalink

  31. Hi,

    I have been trying my best to get a Joost invite for the past month… No Luck.

    I would really appreciate it if you could hook me up.

    My email is: barry_holleran@hotmail.com

    Thanks,

    Barry

    Barry Holleran on May 2nd, 2007 at 4:43 am - Permalink

  32. An invitatioon is highly appreciated. Thanks, Sourav

    Sourav on May 2nd, 2007 at 5:36 am - Permalink

  33. I’d really love to join. I downloaded a so called Internet TV programme but the results are poor. Isolated here I miss a lot of things that I wish in could see!

    Pat Doyle on May 2nd, 2007 at 7:11 am - Permalink

  34. Liz, actually i really dont know you, but you´d make my day, sending me an invitation to that Joost-thing. ;-)
    Thank you so much.

    Martin Seim on May 2nd, 2007 at 7:58 am - Permalink

  35. Hi ! I don’t know you but I try I’m a electronics technician and I love hd tv so somebody said to me joost is very good quality . I try to compare the both service.

    can you send me an invitation please I appreciate.

    Thank’s

    Yvon

    Yvon on May 2nd, 2007 at 8:39 am - Permalink

  36. I am disperately searching for a joost invite :( help me please
    torcassia@email.it

    Sblindo on May 2nd, 2007 at 11:04 am - Permalink

  37. A Joost invitation please? Many thanks. /p

    paula on May 2nd, 2007 at 12:57 pm - Permalink

  38. May I please have an invite to Joost?

    Shawn on May 2nd, 2007 at 3:32 pm - Permalink

  39. Seeing the avalanche of requests let me add mine please
    peter
    eisner
    p.eisner at agora.it
    for a joost beta participation
    thanx a million
    peter

    peter eisner on May 3rd, 2007 at 3:10 am - Permalink

  40. Please send an invite

    jojja1979@hotmail.com

    jojja on May 3rd, 2007 at 2:02 pm - Permalink

  41. hey .. plz send me joost invitation .. at msmtm@hotmail.com

    thnx alot

    malko on May 3rd, 2007 at 3:31 pm - Permalink

  42. Could you please send me an invite to Joost? I would really appreciate it. Thank you!

    Chris on May 6th, 2007 at 1:09 pm - Permalink

  43. Could someone plz send me an invite to Joost…I really want to check it out. Thanks

    Christopher on May 6th, 2007 at 4:42 pm - Permalink

  44. my email is chris@homenetworkspecialists.com and I would appreciate an invite to Joost thanks

    Christopher on May 6th, 2007 at 4:43 pm - Permalink

  45. Hi Liz!
    If you get a minute, would you mind sending me an invite to join Joost?…I know you are getting bombarded by requests from total strangers….so I would appreciate your consideration. Thanks in advance!

    Michael on May 8th, 2007 at 7:50 am - Permalink

  46. Hi y’all,

    Please follow the directions in this post to get your own Joost invite:

    http://newteevee.com/2007/05/07/joost-invites/

    Liz

    Liz Gannes on May 8th, 2007 at 9:11 am - Permalink

  47. A invite to Joost would be absolutely brilliant. I thank you in advance for your time.

    Ken

    Kenneth Allan on May 8th, 2007 at 8:49 pm - Permalink

  48. I would be happy to be invited as well. I’ll pass it along. Thanks!

    Lightcrafter on May 9th, 2007 at 8:41 pm - Permalink

  49. Would love an invite to Joost also.
    email: hamlin@qwest.net

    Thanks.

    brannon on May 10th, 2007 at 2:54 pm - Permalink

  50. I would really be very happy to get an invetation to joost

    Lars on May 13th, 2007 at 11:37 am - Permalink

  51. Hey guys. I am really excited to try out Joost. Unfortunately I don’t know anyone who has it. So please will someone send me a friend invite.

    my email is: jwd_1739@hotmail.com

    Jeff Dery on May 14th, 2007 at 1:47 pm - Permalink

  52. I would really love it if someone would please please send me a joost friend invite.

    my email is: jwd_1739@hotmail.com

    Jeff Dery on May 14th, 2007 at 1:49 pm - Permalink

  53. I’ve heard so many things about Joost and am very eager to try it out. How ’bout throwing in an invite my way, please?

    My email is mbakia@hotmail.com

    Matt on May 17th, 2007 at 8:06 am - Permalink

  54. I could be considered Skype’s #1 fan… is a fantastic product and if Messieurs Niklas and Janus are behind this new endeavor I’m sure is going to be a great success… so who wouldn’t want to be part of that privileged group of Joost testers? I know I would…. ; )

    Alejandro Lecuna on May 17th, 2007 at 11:49 am - Permalink

  55. I would like to receive an invitation from you charming Jost User. Pleaseeee make me happy!!!
    Thanks!!!!!
    Paolita

    Paola on May 19th, 2007 at 5:32 am - Permalink

  56. I would like to receive an invitation from you charming Jost User. Pleaseeee make me happy!!!
    Thanks!!!!!
    Paolita

    romeropaol@yahoo.com.ar

    Paola on May 19th, 2007 at 5:36 am - Permalink

  57. Fantastic! These guys (creators of Joost, Skype, Kazaa) just keep bringing it on.

    Somebody saaaave me - invite and help me spread it =)

    thomas [at] thecruweb.net

    Tom on May 21st, 2007 at 7:34 am - Permalink

  58. Liz,

    I’m quite keen to know what this means for the television as we know it today. I’d love to be a part of the invite list :)

    Cheers,
    Bee.

    Biju Kurian on May 23rd, 2007 at 11:48 pm - Permalink

  59. and that’s …dafchee@gmail.com

    Biju Kurian on May 23rd, 2007 at 11:49 pm - Permalink

  60. Hello,
    You do not know me. I cannot call you afriend as you do not know me, but i am afriend to cats and dogs even if they have not met me. I hope to receive an invite for joost.
    Perhaps you would like to know a little something about this complete stranger and his interest in internet media.
    disconnected tv for almost a year, because i was always on internet. had a relapse a few months ago and got gogglebox internet tv (Awfull) and Online tv (identical and awful.) was watching some Shoutcast tv on Winamp. (very little there but still my favorite media player of the big three.) Youtube bores me. I began to re-subscribe to netflix and occasionally rent from two good local video stores. I am not afraid of subtitles.
    My primary interest in internet is research on political, ( the internet provided the info that tv lied about the pre war intelligence, and continuing war) science, medicine, and MUSIC. however, music videos also bore me.
    I love internet radio and have Winamp pro, disapointed greatly in the advert heavy real player, miss EarthTuner ( a world icon that you would click on the world map and hear what was available in those days. there was also digituner- another MIT early internet radiotuner. ) I subscribe to live365 but find it of decreasing value. I dislike windows media player.
    There is life without tv, but i need my tv fix once in a while.
    I removed my web page - they were mere homage to math, literary, with music that even i didnt visit. I am trying to get a shockwave cartoon to function involving the lighter side of the prince of darkness living in an out of date way of life listening to old vynil recordings and overly sentimental about the good old days) . but it is difficult so far. Please send me an invite, thank you..

    Al on May 27th, 2007 at 2:38 am - Permalink

  61. Hello . Can anyone give me a Joost invite ?

    runeheg@gmail.com

    Rune Heggø on July 8th, 2007 at 11:39 pm - Permalink

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