Hulu CEO Shares 2009 Stats
Hulu had a good 2009, and to celebrate the end of it, the company's CEO, Jason Kilar, has decided to share some stats. Here's a quick hint as to just how successful his organization was: to describe Hulu's growth, the word "double" often doesn't cut it.
In a post on the Hulu Blog, Kilar started off by relaying some data from comScore. It seems that "[m]onthly users of Hulu . . . grew to over 43 million, a 95 percent increase over this time last year." Also, "[m]onthly streams . . . grew to 924 million, a 307 percent increase from this time last year."
Of course, these trends weren't without their causes and effects. Kilar noted that Hulu's content library has gotten bigger, offering 14,000 hours of content now versus 5,600 hours one year ago. And while Hulu was in touch with just 166 advertisers at the end of 2008, it's now doing business with 408 of them.
Then here are some facts about what specific videos people watched. SNL, Family Guy, The Office, The Simpsons, and Naruto Shippuden were the most popular shows, and SNL's "Motherlover" sketch and Family Guy's "Stew-Roids" installment were the most popular clip and full episode. Meanwhile, the live stream of Barack Obama's inauguration was the most-embedded video.
Anyway, Kilar concluded, "On behalf of the Hulu team, thank you for joining us in the adventure that was 2009 and we look forward to even greater heights in 2010."
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Wed Dec 30, 2009 14:40 pm
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Reveals New Mobile OS Plans
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer reportedly revealed by video this afternoon that a new mobile operating system for enterprise devices, as well as an enterprise version of Windows Phone 7 will be available in the near future.
PCMag.com reports that Ballmer mentioned this during the launch of the new Motorola Enterprise smartphone, quoting him as saying, "In the next six months we will release a new embedded OS called Windows Embedded Handheld, based on Windows Mobile 6.5 technologies ... [and] in the second half of 2011, we will release a version of Windows Embedded Handheld based on Windows Phone 7 technology."
Mary Jo Foley at ZDnet raises an interesting point about Ballmer's recent criticism at the D8 conference of Google having more than one mobile operating system (Android and Chrome OS). "It's surprising so few challenged the pot for calling the kettle black," she says. "Microsoft doesn’t have just one or even two mobile operating system (OS) offerings. As of today, it has a half dozen, by my count."
Foley does her best to break down Microsoft's mobile OS roadmap, which won't be incredibly easy for the company to navigate with such fierce competition in the space.
If this hasn't already been an interesting year for the mobile OS, next year may be even more intriguing.
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Thu Jun 17, 2010 14:30 pm
Sponsor Post: Powering the Grid: The $200 Million GE ecomagination Challenge
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Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:20 am
5 Very Last-Minute Gifts from the Internet Hero/Shopping Mall Zero
If you're reading this, you already know you're screwed.
Someone, somewhere has been forgotten on your gift list, and you're scrambling. As per usual, we at RWW have got your back. Here are five ideas that will not only save you from certain disgrace but just might make you look a little more with it and wired than your loved ones expected.
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1) Of-The-Month Clubs
Flowers, beers, books, even dog treats - for every hobby, there's a club membership that will bring the recipient monthly or even weekly gifts. With this kind of gift, you'll be the hero all year round - in fact it'll give you and the lucky recipient added incentive to communicate more often if you don't now.
2) Netflix Membership
For the movie buff or couch potato in your life, this gift says you condone and embrace the cinematic lifestyle. Memberships are tiered, so you can be as budget-conscious (or as generous) as you like.
3) Pro Apps or Paid Features
For all the free web apps we use and enjoy, there are often pro versions with special benefits. I've personally enjoyed a pro Flickr account for ages, and the RWW gang love the speedy, unlimited-HD goodness of our pro Vimeo account. If you have new parents in your life, try a kid-centric subscription model web service such as LilGrams.
4) Multimedia Gifts
Piracy is a dying art, so for the music, movie and game aficionados on your gift list, look around the web for legitimate sources of multimedia content. Gamers will love [...]
Thu Dec 24, 2009 21:30 pm
