Hulu is Coming!

Yet another social media site comes alive to rival the famed YouTube. This past Monday from network media giant NBC and News Corp. launched a site called Hulu, now in beta testing, to provide top rated television shows, movies, and media clips of all sorts to viewers. According to Hulu's site, "Hulu is designed with a singular focus on providing an exceptional, online video viewing experience. You can customize the experience to fit your viewing preferences."



Like YouTube, Hulu will allow users to share videos or embed them into their own sites. Users will also be able to view streaming video at their partner sites like Yahoo, MSN, MySpace, and AOL to name a few.

All of this sounds great if they can get potential viewers to show up. I signed up to be one of the hopefuls to receive access to during beta. I do watch many of the programs they've listed on their site as screen captures. I usually not at home when many of these programs air, and I don't have the luxury of TiVo, so having access away from home is a major convenience not to mention a great way to play catch up on missed shows. I'll let you know when and if I am one of the chosen for Beta.