As Josh Catone reports on GigaOm in Internet Killed The Television Star: Reviews of Joost, Babelgum, Zattoo, and More
Widgets are something that only Joost has and really sets them apart from the other IPTV providers. Widgets are extensions that add extra, non-television functionality to the Joost program. Right now, Joost's selection of widgets are: Notice Board (news about Joost), Instant Message (chat with Jabber or Gmail users from within Joost), Rate (rate programs), Channel Chat (chat with other users watching the program), News Ticker (an RSS reader that you can use to track outside feeds), and Clock (uh, it tells the time). The widgets are all very easy to use and work well.
Widgets are a very smart addition to Joost. They offer a social aspect to Joost that other startups don't have, allowing users to interact with the content and each other. Further, they minimize the time you are forced to leave Joost in order to get things done.
Joost is definitely not the only solution that has widgets. Joost also does not give the user control over widgets - can a user skin their widgets? Can they use any widget over any video? No ....
Rallypoint is coming.
Posted by: Jeff Allen | March 08, 2007 at 01:48 AM