For Its 1st Birthday, Hulu Gets Social Networking

Video site also vows to add more content
By Ambreen Ali,  Newser Staff
Posted Mar 12, 2009 1:22 PM CDT

To mark its first anniversary, Hulu is launching friends lists, most popular rankings, and more content—including show archives and classic cartoons and movies, CNET reports. But staying innovative isn't easy for a new media outlet with old media bosses. The website, which is owned by NBC and News Corp., was recently pressured into blocking Boxee, a venture that displayed Hulu and other web videos on set-top boxes.
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