fringsters listen up:

The online/broadcast hybrid reality series Around The World For Free is back, bigger and better than ever before.

In 2007 we closely followed Alex Boylan, winner of The Amazing Race 2, as he traveled around the world without any money. Alex was followed by one cameraman Zsolt Luka who filmed, edited and produced the entire show from the road. Alex relied entirely on local guides and inhabitants for basic needs. His trip Around The World For Free took him through 16 Countries over 159 Days and he clocked more than 45000 Miles.

Here are a few extracts from season 1 of the show featuring your local fring blogger and two other well known South African Bloggers, CharlVN and Jayx.

1. Season 1: Day 77
2. Season 1: Day 78

This year thanks to CBS, the show is back with a new host, Amazing Race 16 and Big Brother 11 star Jeff Schroeder. The plan? Travel around the world in 100 days, with nothing more than a backpack and help from the online community.

So what are you waiting for, tune in to CBS and get ready for season2. Remember you control the show, so get involved, talk, chat and interact with the guys as they travel Around The World For Free.

Joost the streaming internet TV service brought to you by the makers of Skype, recently took their service to a whole new level with the launch of Joost “flash”. The new service allows Joosters to watch TV via their computers without the user having to download the Joost software.

The service is now more like Youtube or Zoopy when it comes to ease of use. The good thing is that even though Joost is now easier to use the great Joost quality you have come to know will stays the same.

I took the new Joost service for a spin this morning and can say it’s much easier to use.

“In addition to switching to Flash, Joost on Tuesday also unveiled a number of new tools in a bid to build a social network around the website.” Mybroadband.co.za

If you haven’t already taken Joost for a spin, why not give it a try today.