I don't know much about Brightcove or Akimbo, but it seems to me that Joost is depending upon brand-name MSM-style shows to be its main draw. They have the fight channel now that people are so interested in Mixed Martial Arts. They make up these bogus dating shows with weak actors. They REALLY need to do something about their randomly-generated advertisements that aren't even programmed to appear during a break in the actual show... it just INTERRUPTS the program, then lets it start again when it's finished.
I think the other draw is that you can choose what channels to have on it. I can't see how interesting the chat feature could be because there aren't any profiles for the chat names that I could find. Also, they're going to have to step up how often they change their content, because avid television watchers are going to go through an entire channel in one sitting, and then there's no reason to tune in. Of course, there's the other objection that independent content creators haven't been invited to the party. :) I think that so far, the buzz has been created by the exclusivity of the project. We'll see what happens when they turn the corner from beta-testing into the actual product. Now... stop blogging and get ready to LOSE AGAIN in FRISBEE 2.0!!! :D grrrrrrrr -- Bill C. http://VlogDeathmatch.com --- In [email protected], "Drew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm working on an article I hope to publish tomorrow on my weblog about aggregators like > Joost and I was hoping to get some feedback from anyone who has any expectations for > Joost. > > I will not be surprised if Joost winds up becoming a staple video distribution point for many, > but as of now, I can not see it. We have seen dozens of these roll out similarly with money > and popular founders yet they all seem to offer the same thing. And most are not catching > any sparks. > > Isn't Joost the new Brightcove and wasn't Brightcove the new Akimbo which was the new > TiVo? > > I dont mean to rag on any companies here, Im just wondering why the party would suddenly > be over at Joost. You can buy relationships to match advertisers and content partners but > where will the audience come from? > > Any ideas? >
