Last week at Disrupt Beijing, Sarah Lacy interviewed Skype co-founder and Atomico investor Niklas Zennstrom . (You can watch the full fireside chat in the video above.) Zennstrom was a pioneer in building a series of startups on peer-to-peer technology (Skype, Kazaaa, Joost), but towards the end of the interview he says, “Peer to peer is not disruptive today.” Sometimes it makes sense to use it, sometimes it doesn’t. Many networks are hybrid. But what was originally a competitive advantage...Read Full Story
Skype founders and serial entrepreneurs Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis do not seem to like twiddling their thumbs, as it appears that just as the fate of Skype is sealed with the Microsoft acquisition – they are on the verge of launching a new video service: Vdio .
Vdio has apparently been in stealth mode for the last two years until uncovered today by Janko Roettgers over at GigaOm . It comes from the same stable, and same naming convention, as Rdio – the on demand music streaming...Read Full Story
Conversion optimization & content SEO: starting the funnel in the social & search result pages. Joost de Valk at #fusionmex Antwerp 2011.
Joost (pronounced /?d?u?st/ juiced) is an Internet TV service, created by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis (founders of Skype and Kazaa). During 2007-8.
T-Workshop with Kiki & Joost. Posted by Nick. Next stop for the Laikingland team is Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven We've been invited to the new studio of Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk to take...Read Full Story
In late December of 2010, former shareholders of Harmonix Music Systems , creators of the Rock Band music game, sued Viacom for what they claimed were attempts to sneak out of paying performance earn-outs specified in Viacom's acquisition of Harmonix. Now Viacom has struck back with a lawsuit filed on Friday in Delaware demanding repayment of over $130 million of the initial earn-out from 2007.
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Copy of Lawsuit Obtained by Hollywood Reporter
On Monday, The Hollywood...Read Full Story
GigaOM With Skype 's sale to Microsoft finally sealed, one might wonder: What are Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the European serial entrepreneurs that have founded KaZaA , Skype, Joost and Rdio , up to next? The surprising answer: The duo is giving online video another shot – and this time, they seem to be gunning straight for Netflix . Discussion: Silicon Alley InsiderRead Full Story
The Jacksonville City Council won’t be voting soon on Carla Miller running the city’s new Office of Ethics, Compliance and Oversight. But when that does come up, expect council President Stephen Joost to have concerns about how she was picked.
A voter emailed Joost last month asking about the new office, and his answer included a list of misgivings. Here’s what he said:
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But when that does come up, expect Council President Stephen Joost to have concerns about how she was picked. A voter emailed Joost last month asking about the new office, and his answer included a list of misgivings. Here's what he said ...
Compendium of the Dutch cartoonist’s satirical alternative comicsApparently so. Or almost so. Is That All There Is? collects virtually all of the Dutch cartoonist’s alternative comics from way back in 1972 to the present day, translates them into English and assembles them, under Swarte’s own supervision, in this…
Joost.com is offering counter-programming to the Super Bowl on Sunday by hosting the first two episodes of the non-sports related original online ... professionally produced videos to a worldwide audience. “We are thrilled to have Game Night ...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Joost.com, the owned and operated site of Joost Media, a digital brand solutions company, announced today that it is kicking off “Game Night,” an original online sitcom series where everyone is a player.
Joost offers TV anywhere, anytime. It is a new startup run by the same folks that created Skype. Find news about the company, share your opinion about the service and comment on the potential impact Joost will have on the media industry.
Joost is a new way to watch TV, free of the schedules and restrictions
that come with traditional television. Combining the best of TV with
the best of the internet, Joost™ gives you more control and freedom
than ever before - control over what you watch, and freedom to watch it
whenever you like. We're providing a platform for the best television
content on the planet - a platform that will bring you the biggest and
best shows from the TV studios, as well as the specialist programs
created by professionals and enthusiasts. It's all overlaid with a raft
of nifty features that help you find the shows you love, watch and chat
with friends, and even create your own TV channels.