Television network, meet social network. Hulu, the online video lovechild of Fox and NBC, announced Thursday the addition of Hulu Friends, which gives users the opportunity to set up profiles, share favorite episodes of hit shows like “24” or “The Office” and leave Facebook-style updates on each other’s pages. In fact, Hulu Friends allows integration with Facebook, MySpace, Digg and Del.icio.us, along with Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail, as the major media content providers working with Hulu look to pull more community-building opportunities within its own borders.
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Hulu Hops on the Social Bandwagon
Posted by: Renay San Miguel March 13, 2009 11:38 AMTelevision network, meet social network. Hulu, the online video lovechild of Fox and NBC, announced Thursday the addition of Hulu Friends, which gives users the opportunity to set up profiles, share favorite episodes of hit shows like “24” or “The Office” and leave Facebook-style updates on each other’s pages. In fact, Hulu Friends allows integration with Facebook, MySpace, Digg and Del.icio.us, along with Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail, as the major media content providers working with Hulu look to pull more community-building opportunities within its own borders.