JoliCloud is an Ubuntu linux based OS, developed with netbooks in mind. Since netbooks are low on processing power and most of them are used mostly for surfing the Internet it would be apt to use an OS which would not only boot up in a jiffy but will also be completely dedicated towards the use of web-applications. JoliCloud has somewhat blurred the line between a web-application and a desktop based application. Since it is based on Ubuntu Linux, it can run all applications compatible with Ubuntu, like Gimp and OpenOffice.org, and you can also install web-applications which would create desktop icons for one click access to those web-sites. This is done by using Firefox's prism. So every time you install a web-applications, JoliCloud creates a shortcut on the desktop using Prism and thus you can launch separate instances of these applications, like twitter or Facebook in separate, single Firefox Windows. The operating system also lets you subscribe to feeds from other JoliClou...