Hulu Plus

Epicenter, part of Wired.com, recently posted an article about Hulu Plus.

What is Hulu Plus?

Well, I’m glad you asked. Hulu Plus is a new venture from our favorite free online television streaming website.  Hulu has made a name for itself by posting recent television shows (along with some movies) that are available for the public to watch. They are backed by many of the major television networks. How do they pay for all this? Commercials! Luckily, they are short. Some programs even offer you the opportunity to watch a long form commercial before you begin, then watch your show commercial-free. Sweet. Hulu Plus is similar to Netflicks, without the DVDs. Basically, with Hulu Plus, the user will be able to stream hulu, commercial free (because it costs $8 a month), over your television (if you have the right device).

What is my take?

Sweet! I love Hulu! I personally shut off my cable because I’m a poor college student, and switched to Netflicks. I love it. The only thing I miss about cable, is seeing new episodes of the shows I like. Hulu usually takes care of that just fine! Hulu Plus is a great addition to Netflicks.  In fact, they should get together and sell it as a bundle! The only problem is, I do not have any of the devices that Hulu Plus currently supports. I have a Wii, which works well for Netflicks, but is sadly unsupported by HuluPlus.

The bright side is, that Hulu Plus is only a wee baby at only two weeks old. I’m sure improvements (but hopefully not higher prices) will be seen in the near future.

Mashable Web Design Awards

This semester I’ve been learning about web design.

Mashable posted this article showing a few really awesome websites.

Sweet List of Social Media Resources

Thank you Mashable.

This class has primarily been about using social media to your advantage. Mashable has decided to continue to be awesome by posting this.  It is a list of 41 new social media resources.

Sweet.