31 Oct, 2007 in
Newest On The Net by
Fred
Newest on the Net
Latest trends on the Internet - Blogging, Social Media…Latest
Have you seen Monnitter yet? Well, it is the first thing that I have seen that makes Twitter useful. That's right, it might surprise you, but I don't like Twitter. Why? Well, I just don't find it very useful.
However, I might have just found a way to use Twitter. [...]
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I am very excited to welcome Hulu to the Internet. NBC and News Corp.’s online video site, Hulu, has just been released in private beta. I think that this site will really shakeup the Internet.
What does Hulu bring to the game?
On Hulu you will be able to watch episodes from your favorite TV show, like 24, Family Guy, 30 Rock, Heroes, Prison Break, The Office (my favorite show), Friday Night Lights, etc. In addition to NBC, the content providers include Fox, E, Bravo, FX, SciFi, USA and Universal. For a more complete listing of the content that will be available on Hul, here is a programming guide. I am sure that this will change drastically.
What does Hulu offer to bloggers?
Like with YouTube, bloggers will be able to embed these videos right in their blog posts. This is great. The ability to share these videos and incorporate them into your content is outstanding.
I also like that you will be able to email the videos to your friends.
This is brilliant. Allowing people to share this content will allow the content providers to create many more loyal fans for their TV shows. Too often people never hear about great TV shows until they have been on for a long time. This could really change that.
You will also be able to set start and stop points for these shared videos. This is great because you can focus in on the exact part of the clip that you want people to see.
How do I get an invite?
Unfortunately, Hulu is still in private beta so you will need to get an invitation to join. DownloadSquad is reporting that there are only a few thousand invitees so far. However, you can see some of the Hulu videos here on AOL.
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Rich Gilchrest | October 31st, 2007 at 3:13 pm #
I really hope this works out and sticks around. I hate the way television is scheduled. I use Tivo to watch shows on my schedule, but even then, when two shows I want to watch are on opposite each other, one loses out.
I also like having multiple episodes of a show to watch all at once. It’s easier to watch a serialized show two or three episodes at a time. Being able to download and watch something on my schedule is going to be even better than renting DVD’s during the Summer.
Fred | October 31st, 2007 at 5:25 pm #
I agree. I use my DVR all the time. I am busy during the week, so I catch up on the weekend.