I used to use Hulu liberally. When they started testing the waters with paid-content, I questioned if they needed my business and when they started shelving older episodes of TV series that used to be free, for paid access, that helped me focus on any other outlet, where possible, other than Hulu. It helped me become more proactive about making sure I watched my favorite TV shows episodes in a timely fashion.
Where Hulu once baited me with free content, they now slap my hand with fees for wanting the same stuff I became accustomed to before. That’s fine. There are other venues and I don’t need to pay for TV content that I truly already paid for via my cable / internet bill.
Now if the population on the internet actually behaved like I did, Hulu would get the message and return to their old ways. Alas, web surfer, in the millions, prove time and time again that even though it seems like pennies a day, that they are willing to put up with ads in online streaming content, or pay for access to certain things. Thus, my battle seems a bit futile, though as some may know, futility never deterred me.
But now it seems that Hulu and Facebook are looking at a collaboration / integration where people can start sharing with their Facebook friends what it is they’re watching on Hulu. This is no real surprise, considering that Facebook is looking to rent you movies.
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