joost

First, they brought us Kazaa which revolutionized peer-to-peer file sharing. Then they gave us Skype, which was sold to eBay for $2.6 billion last year. Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis have since been working on another project codenamed 'The Venice Project'. The goal of the project was to bring television to the internet, allowing one to have full control of what and when a show is to be watched. Just today, the rebranding of the 'The Venice Project' to Joost took a new step with the launch of their new website...


Joost works in a similar manner in how peer-to-peer file sharing works. As one downloads viewing content, the same content will be uploaded to others. This reduces the load of bandwidth demand on the main server. This is the mechanism that has made the project a success so far and has kept people waiting for its full launch. In the meantime, checkout their website and sign up for the beta testing. If you get selected, let us know how it works for you...