Hulu vs Youtube

Marielle Knemoeller
Alex Jimenez
Katie McDonough

1. The show we chose to watch was Family Guy. Hulu.com showed the episode as if you were watching tv. The picture was clear and limited commercial breaks. Commercials were shorter than what is shown on tv. You could also rate the commercials on whether you liked or dislike them. There were ads of the commercials surrounding the video. You could control the video options such as pausing, fast-forwarding, etc. unlike regular tv. There were user reviews of the episodes and links to other episodes. Hulu gives you the options of embedding the video, watching it in high resolution, share it with friends, watch it full screen, etc.





2. We could not find complete episodes of any show on Youtube.com, but we did find clips and segments of an episode of One Tree Hill. The show was not very clear. The video had bad quality. It was posted by a fan of the episode, not by the network itself.







3. Hulu is a lot more organized and has much better picture quality in its videos. It offers full episodes and more options for the viewer when watching these episodes. Youtube, however, has a broader range of videos and clips with more versatility. If youtube were to become more like hulu, it would be a cleaner, more organized site with a lot more options than hulu. The bad part about it is that youtube became successful because of its individuality and its focus on the fans of the site. So it would be almost as if youtube was "selling out" to become more like hulu. Either way, we feel as though youtube wins!