Hulu vs. YouTube

Liz Perez
Deeadra Piper
Hillary Reyna
Shelby Reilly



When first arriving at Hulu.com, the initial reaction that most have is “wow”; this site is exceptionally unlike what many of us are used to. The site is very organized and up to date. There are ten different episodes that one could choose from when first getting to the site, each episode is presented by a slide show that shows the name of the show and a brief description of what episode is available.
When finally deciding which show to watch, the site then presents a page similar to the first. There are links to other clips and episodes, many of these are clips and episodes from the show that you are presently watching, such as the most watched and a list of all available episodes that the site provides. Down below the video being played is a list of comments from various users. When you first start the video there is an ad at the beginning. While watching the movie, there are commercial breaks for advertisements. All of the advertisements are national and not local. You are given various options such as watching the show in High Resolution, Full screen, with lower lights and the ability to embed. Also given, are user reviews and recommended shows.



When looking on YouTube for a complete episode of a television show we found only clips from various seasons of that particular one. While watching the short clipWhen looking on YouTube for a complete episode of a television show we found only clips from various seasons of that particular one. While watching the short clip http://www.youtube.com/user/OnlineFringeEpisodes comes up on the screen giving this website to view full episodes of the show. The clip is presented on the page in a small screen area and around has related video clips. You are able to watch the clip on a full screen, though not in high resolution. Also available is the option to share the clip with others and save as a favorite. Statistics and Data is an option provided which gives information containing when the clip was add, who added it, comments and ratings. Looking through the site noticed was the overwhelming amount of clips that were added by random people having access to post to the site. While watching the clip there are no advertisements in the clip or surrounding areas. comes up on the screen giving this website to view full episodes of the show. The clip is presented on the page in a small screen area and around has related video clips. You are able to watch the clip on a full screen, though not in high resolution. Also available is the option to share the clip with others and save as a favorite. Statistics and Data is an option provided which gives information containing when the clip was add, who added it, comments and ratings. Looking through the site noticed was the overwhelming amount of clips that were added by random people having access to post to the site. While watching the clip there are no advertisements in the clip or surrounding areas.





Having seen and compared sites, several advantages and disadvantages have arisen. Hulu has many advantages towards YouTube. Hulu has the ability to play whole episodes of a show and relay it in high resolution. There are also other clips to chose from giving the user a variety of other episodes just like that one or chose from numerous others. The overall format of the site is very up to date and organized giving the user an easy and pleasant experience. There are some disadvantages that Hulu has, one is the fact that users have to sit through advertisements where as when watching YouTube, there are no ads. YouTube does have that advantage that there are still more viewers visiting there site rather than Hulu.
YouTube becoming more like Hulu would be a good thing in the fact they would still be overall the most watched and visited online site of its kind. It would mean having to take a chance a hoping that users will like what they see.