Venice Project gets closer..

The Internet TV project from the founders of Kazaa and Skype (difficult third album) is in public beta and showing off some new screenshots. Although much of the functionality has been kept under wraps, you can begin to see that the app will head towards a more social/shared viewing experience than simply watching a clip online.

Some of these things are exactly what I've always hoped for out of live sports - the ability to chat, taunt.. even wager with a buddylist of remote chums. No doubt the networks will be keeping an eye on Venice so maybe they'll look to learn from it, rather than work their (already lathered-up) legal teams into a frenzy.

Go see Venice Project shots.