Maybe, you already knew about www.hulu.com, but I recently read an article on the site in Wired magazine and realized that I was behind the curve on this site. Of course, I was aware of all of the really great videos on YouTube and I knew that Apple was selling TV Show and Movies online through its ITunes store, but I had not heard of Hulu before.
Apparently, Hulu is one of the fastest growins sites on the net since its launch in March. Nielson ratings show that the site hit 83 million in June, up from 63 million in April.
The site is a joint venture between NBC and Fox and has much of both network's video content. The shows have commercials embedded in them, but they are less frequent and shorter in length then the shows when they were originally aired on TV.
According to Hulu's own site:
- Hulu is focused on quality and convenience and strives to create the best possible online video experience
- Hulu is easy to use and share. Simply go to www.hulu.com, and click on a video to watch right away (there is no additional software required)
- Hulu is free and legal through an advertising supported model.
In addition to the content hosted by Hulu, the search engine also allows you to find and watch videos from many other sites as well.
The company has reportedly already sold out of ad inventory and streams are up 31 percent over the last three months.
I myself tried the site out at lunch time today. I missed half of the season premier of NBC's Life and so I got caught up by watching the episode today. I found the site to be very easy to use and provided a quality video picture. Apparently, the site has the ability for you to embed their videos in your site as well.
Happy watching!
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