Web 2.0: Web 2.0 and Television

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June 01, 2007

Web 2.0 and Television

Someone at work was raving today about Zatoo, one of the new Web 2.0 approaches to television. Yes, really -- you can watch television on your computer, tag your favorite choices, see what other people watch who like the same shows you do, and all the regular web 2.0 interactions. Zatoo isn't the only one, either. I've been hearing buzz about Joost and Bablegum as well, and there are probably others.

What John liked best about Zatoo wasn't the social aspects, though -- it was watching international news shows, and seeing how the same news events are reported differently in different places. You see, because these TV aggregators online are often collecting different channels than what you might see on local cable options. For example, a lot of Zatoo's content comes from European sources.

If you want to check out this idea further, here are a few links.

SOURCES:

Babelgum: http://www.babelgum.com/

blip.tv: >a href="http://blip.tv/">http://blip.tv/

Joost (Beta): http://joost.com/

Zatoo: http://zattoo.com/

MORE INFO:

AdministerIT: Internet TV: Zatoo and Joost (beta): http://winmaclin.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/internet-tv-zatoo-and-joost-beta/

Ghacks.net: Say Goodbye to Joost and Babelgum, here comes Zattoo: http://www.ghacks.net/2007/04/08/say-goodbye-to-joost-and-bablegum-here-comes-zattoo/

Watching TV Online: http://www.textually.org/tv/

Posted by pfa at June 1, 2007 08:45 PM