Other places to catch free shows

0 Comments | USA TODAY, June, 2007 | by Edward C. Baig

Joost faces potential competition from a variety of well-known and little-known computer and Internet rivals. Among them:

*Babelgum. This free, on-demand beta video service (www.babelgum.com) shares traits with Joost. It, too, uses peer-to-peer technology and is generally thin on content, notwithstanding the moving Spike Lee short film Jesus Children of America.

*Short-form videos abound on the Net, with YouTube practically defining the category. Now, Apple is trying to make YouTube more accessible in the living room. Folks with AppleTV boxes will be able to wirelessly stream videos from YouTube onto large-screen televisions.

*Miss the cliffhanger of Lost? ABC lets you catch it (and episodes from other ABC series) for free on the Web. You'll have to...