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The Venice Project / Joost - Invites Available

  I've been fortunate enough to be a closed beta tester for The Venice Project, now called Joost for a little while now.  This is a new startup from the Skype guys, and threatens to revolutionize the way people view TV.  "IPTV" technology is something that seems to be getting more and more of my mindshare (and time lately).  I find it fascinating, and truly believe we are on the verge of a major disruption to broadcast and cable television.  Definitely a topic to keep your eye on.

I won't get into a full review of Joost here, but you can find a pretty through introduction here

So, now the point of this post... I have two of their coveted invites available to the closed beta, and would like to hand them out.  I will do this 'contest style' by randomly selecting 2 winners from the commenter's to this post.  Contest will close at 9PM ET (GMT -5) on Monday 1/22.   Good Luck!!

Posted: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:07 PM by EdH
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ddorato said:

I'll bite - "Can I have an invite?"  You should have my email.

# January 19, 2007 12:33 PM

Uno said:

Hi

I'm very interested. I'm building my digital home and wants Joost to be part of it.

# January 19, 2007 2:03 PM

kid_dj said:

Hello,  

I'v tryed TVUPlayer (gets around 30 channels) and Joost looks good as well, so I'm in

# January 19, 2007 3:22 PM

utw said:

Please select me randomly!

My email address:

utw[at]hotmail[dot]com

# January 19, 2007 5:07 PM

chrisjburgess said:

I'll have a go.  Right now the odds seem good :)

You have my email.

C

# January 20, 2007 5:11 PM

klaarn said:

i've been looking for an invite all over the place.  i want to show the service to friends and colleagues.  

# January 20, 2007 7:18 PM

dolemite01 said:

I would more than appreciate a Joost invite; when I'm doing school work or work is on computer is only time I have a chance to see TV because my five year old and six month old are either playing Baby Einstein videos or Ps2, the ability to watch TV on my computer would more than make my day.  If possible please toss me an invite.  

dole at kiwoski com

# January 20, 2007 7:57 PM

xesive said:

I would love to get ahold of one of these.

Cheers,

Jon

# January 20, 2007 8:29 PM

keeganzero said:

Oh, I want one soooo bad :)

keeganzero [at] gmail [dot] com

# January 20, 2007 8:31 PM

fstreet said:

Very exciting!

(... throwing my hat into the running for an invite)

# January 21, 2007 2:03 AM

Frizull said:

You got Digged ! :)

# January 21, 2007 4:09 PM

dlegge said:

Great review, thanks for the information. Please include me in your drawing for the invite. I'd love to take Joost for a test drive.

david.legge@gmail.com

# January 21, 2007 7:02 PM

dochogan said:

Sign me up for a chance @ an invite! Joost would bean awesome reward for  *finally* getting a TabletPC! :)

# January 22, 2007 8:42 AM

kornelt said:

hey,

would love to get an invite.

Kornel

# January 22, 2007 10:13 AM

baker1369 said:

I'd like a chance as well..thanks for the offering in the first place...looks like a great new app!

Bill

# January 22, 2007 11:28 AM

TripleX said:

Me too .....pretty please!

# January 22, 2007 11:34 AM

welcome to EdHolloway.com! said:

Just ~9 hours left to get your name in the hat for a Joost Invite. Simply leave a comment in this thread

# January 22, 2007 12:17 PM

michaelbohnstedt said:

I think the two "Skype" lads are onto something that has the potential to draw a crowd as big the one Skype has generated. With the explosion in numbers of Plasma and LCD tv sets being sold, combined with the fact that right now several interesting products are being introduced, to make it easy to stream data from your pc to your Plasma or LCD in your living room. This makes for a great mix with Joost.

I hope for the best with the drawing of a Beta Token.

Regards

Michael Bohnstedt

# January 22, 2007 1:58 PM

JeepN said:

Let me roll the dice and see if I win... thanks for the chance

-Todd

# January 22, 2007 3:09 PM

liagrisj said:

sounds good

# January 22, 2007 3:34 PM

snorkle256 said:

I promise I'll take good care of your invite.  I'll feed it and walk it everyday.  Oh, and I'll play with it lots too.

If not, maybe joost will let me have one of theirs.

# January 22, 2007 3:39 PM

jayohallen said:

I would love to get one of your invites. I will do my best to use it correctly.

# January 22, 2007 4:03 PM

ratinakage said:

Joost is going to be awesome!  I am signed up as a potential beta tester but alas I have no invites.

I am in South Africa and would love to see clearly we get it.  I have a high speed broadband connection so it should not be a problem.  I read many technology blogs but the Joost story is one that is particularly captivating.

Please send me an invite to (ratinkage at gmail dot com).  I will repay you by sending you a postcard from Cape Town, South Africa.  Peace out.

# January 22, 2007 4:44 PM

ddorato said:

When are the winners going to be announced?

# January 23, 2007 4:49 PM

EdH said:

Winners were announced here:

http://www.edholloway.com/archive/2007/01/22/Joost-Contest-Winners_2100_.aspx

# January 23, 2007 8:42 PM

welcome to EdHolloway.com! said:

I had so much fun doing the last Joost Invite contest , I've decided to do another one. The kind folks

# March 1, 2007 10:54 AM

welcome to EdHolloway.com! said:

I had so much fun doing the last Joost Invite contest , I've decided to do another one. The kind folks

# March 1, 2007 11:17 AM

welcome to EdHolloway.com! said:

I had so much fun doing the last Joost Invite contest , I've decided to do another one. The kind

# March 8, 2007 12:08 AM

bratinella said:

is the contest still open?

bratinella [at] gmail [dot] com

# April 14, 2007 4:09 AM

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