Comments on: Really interesting terms on the new Joost beta – the “Friends Edition” http://www.centernetworks.com/really-interesting-terms-on-the-new-joost-beta Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tibu http://www.centernetworks.com/really-interesting-terms-on-the-new-joost-beta/comment-page-#comment-12953 Tibu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-12953 I think it is because Joost is partly a p2p application. I think it is because Joost is partly a p2p application.

]]> By: Alastair James http://www.centernetworks.com/really-interesting-terms-on-the-new-joost-beta/comment-page-#comment-12955 Alastair James Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-12955 Yes, well we had been told it was a 'peer-to-peer' video streaming product. This suggests that some of you bandwidth will be used in a bit-torrent kind of way. Actually, they might even be using the bit torrent protocol as its so well understood and available (Joost seems to be built on quite a few open source toolkits). This peer-to-peer delivery system should save them the same HUGE bandwidth bills that youtube faces every month! Yes, well we had been told it was a ‘peer-to-peer’ video streaming product. This suggests that some of you bandwidth will be used in a bit-torrent kind of way. Actually, they might even be using the bit torrent protocol as its so well understood and available (Joost seems to be built on quite a few open source toolkits).

This peer-to-peer delivery system should save them the same HUGE bandwidth bills that youtube faces every month!

]]> By: Sam http://www.centernetworks.com/really-interesting-terms-on-the-new-joost-beta/comment-page-#comment-12956 Sam Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-12956 It was well known in the early stages that Joost (or The Venice Project as it was known originally) uses P2P as one of the ways to deliver the service. It does seem to be less advertised now though. But after all, you wouldn't expect any less from the founders, who developed the technology behind P2P platform Kazaa, and Skype, which also uses P2P I believe (and if its true, I reckon most Skypers don't know about it). It was well known in the early stages that Joost (or The Venice Project as it was known originally) uses P2P as one of the ways to deliver the service. It does seem to be less advertised now though. But after all, you wouldn’t expect any less from the founders, who developed the technology behind P2P platform Kazaa, and Skype, which also uses P2P I believe (and if its true, I reckon most Skypers don’t know about it).

]]> By: Ian http://www.centernetworks.com/really-interesting-terms-on-the-new-joost-beta/comment-page-#comment-12963 Ian Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-12963 The p2p aspect of Joost is quite interesting. Most P2P works because a lot of people want the same files, so they can co-operate to distribute them. Internet TV is supposedly more about the long tail - watch *anything* you want, whenever you want. Does the P2P aspect mean that only the 'big hit' shows will be delivered quickly, while long tail, minority tastes will find their feed stutters because too few users are interested in watching it? Only time will tell. The p2p aspect of Joost is quite interesting. Most P2P works because a lot of people want the same files, so they can co-operate to distribute them. Internet TV is supposedly more about the long tail – watch *anything* you want, whenever you want. Does the P2P aspect mean that only the ‘big hit’ shows will be delivered quickly, while long tail, minority tastes will find their feed stutters because too few users are interested in watching it? Only time will tell.

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