Joost gets Juicy - free invites here!
There has been a fair deal of speculation about Joost and criticism that their content is not up to scratch. Is everyone forgetting they are in a selective beta? Obviously they aren’t going to spend a whole lot of time and money sourcing cool content to throw straight in, now. I imagine they would be more concerned about making sure the software actually works, especially with such a bandwidth demanding product. To date they have signed with a few big players:
- Viacom (”take that, YouTube!”)
- Adult Swim
- National Geographic
- Sony
Full listing here.
I was interested (though not entirely surprised) to see Joost take on an invite only strategy. I have studied these at length and think they can be a fantastic viral launch technique. Some people think they are elitist, but maybe they just say that because they are bitter about not getting an invite! It creates buzz and is a wonderful way for the company to control what is possibly a big thing and target their user base according to what sort of person they want to kick it off (e.g. a bias towards bloggers or press to generate even more hype). The best thing is, if it doesn’t work then you can “launch” properly and voila, no restrictions and you haven’t lost anything by trying an invite-only strategy.
Okay now to the stuff you actually care about. If you would like an invite for Joost, comment so I know your details so I can send you one, then come back and comment what you think about it!
25 Comments, Comment or Ping
jackyyll
I would love an invite
jgd001@gmail.com
thanks
May 10th, 2007
Rusty
Hi,
Could you send me a Joost invite? Thanks
Rusty
May 10th, 2007
Alan
I’m interested. I’ll be sure to come back and say what I think!
May 10th, 2007
Dante
Send me an invite. Lord_Dante@westnet.com.au
May 10th, 2007
Basem
Hello,
I would love to try this interesting software. Would you be kind enough to send me an invite? - Thanks in advance.
May 10th, 2007
Adam
Hi there! I’d really appreciate an invitation
My mail is leto.adam@gmail.com
thanks in advance!
May 10th, 2007
Alan
Joost invites notwithstanding, this coComment thing is pretty interesting as well.
May 10th, 2007
Martin
Hey, I would really appreciate an invite, I work late ngith shifts for a hotel/resort and this would be a nice compliment for those boring shifts.
May 10th, 2007
LePuck
I’d love an invite — thanks for sharing!
May 10th, 2007
Doe Smith
I would love to get invited…im dying to know whats on the other side of the wall. I put my name on the list for beta…but no dice. I will definetly come back and tell you what I think.
May 10th, 2007
Jan
I would like an invite,
Thanks!
May 10th, 2007
Piet
Hello,from the Nederlands.
I need an Invite for Joost on a Windows machine.
with regards,
piet
May 10th, 2007
Robbeldoppel
Nice analysis of the technique. I agree wholeheartedly.
Soooooo… what about an invite, so I too can feel elitist
Thanks in advance
May 11th, 2007
thejayrod
I would like to take joost for a test drive.
May 11th, 2007
Annalisa Torrente
I heard the Digital Culture report on NPR last night on the way home, Joost was mentioned, so I checked it out this morning.
I was really impressed with what Joost has to offer. Way better than what’s out there. Can’t wait to see it, could I please have an invite?
Thanks and enjoy your day!
Annalisa
May 11th, 2007
Sebastian
I was hoping for an invite to try Joost. If you have one, I’d greatly appreciate it.
May 11th, 2007
PVP
plz invite me to that website lpplpzlzplzplzplzplz
i wana try it plzz im beging u plzz
May 11th, 2007
Matthew
Could you please send an invite to wehttam.b@gmail.com
Thanks
May 12th, 2007
Matthew
if you could send me an invite at mjeichinger@hotmail.com i’d be more than happy to come back and let you know what i think about the site! thank you!
-matt
May 13th, 2007
BOsse
i would love a joost invite. thanks in advance
jeppsson10@telia.com
May 13th, 2007
Simmons
An invite would be nice thank you so much!
worldthoughts@gmail.com
http://thethoughtsontheworld.blogspot.com
May 14th, 2007
Yorick
If I could get a Joost invite I will be more then happy to come back and share my experience. If you still have an invite please send it to eric_empty at yahoo.com. Thanks.
May 15th, 2007
MaddogMonty
Hi there. I found your blog through digg and would appreciate an invite. I’ll be sure to comment on it.
Thanks
maddogmonty@gmail.com
May 15th, 2007
Joey
I’m first? Woo!
I would love an invite. Joost seems so amazing.
May 16th, 2007
Ben Hamey
All invites have been sent! Let me know what you think. If anyone else would like an invite just comment…
May 23rd, 2007
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