2500 Hulu invites for Download Squad readers
We've been talking about Hulu a lot over the last few months. The online video site is a partnership between NBC and News Corp, and contrary to our expectations, it actually doesn't suck. The videos are high quality, there's not too much advertising, and most importantly, there are a ton of shows, both current and older that you actually might want to watch. Hulu also manages to avoid one of our pet peeves with many online video sites. If you're watching a video in full-screen mode, the screen doesn't shrink every time a commercial comes on.
The biggest problem with Hulu? It's still in private beta, meaning many people haven't been able to try it out yet. We can't give out an invite to everybody who wants one... but Hulu has given us invites for the first 2500 Download Squad readers who sign up.
Just visit our Hulu landing page, enter your email address, and you should be all set. And before people start complaining to us, yes we know, Hulu is only available to US residents at the moment. But those of you who are clever enough to know what a proxy server is might be able to get around this limitation one way or another.
The biggest problem with Hulu? It's still in private beta, meaning many people haven't been able to try it out yet. We can't give out an invite to everybody who wants one... but Hulu has given us invites for the first 2500 Download Squad readers who sign up.
Just visit our Hulu landing page, enter your email address, and you should be all set. And before people start complaining to us, yes we know, Hulu is only available to US residents at the moment. But those of you who are clever enough to know what a proxy server is might be able to get around this limitation one way or another.













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Subscribe to commentsrayaFeb 16th 2008 6:19PM
You have any invites Hulu left???
-raya
LovechildDec 20th 2007 4:44PM
cool thanks
TushDec 20th 2007 5:02PM
Thanks, DSquad!
michaelDec 20th 2007 5:42PM
I don't know why so many people always expect the worst of something new. I think most companies are smart to know what they're doing, instead of blundering and making a big mistake. So being pessimistic just because it might cut off something else is rather lame.
I love Hulu. Got my invite a few days ago. Love it.
DarshilDec 20th 2007 8:50PM
thanks so much
emmzeeDec 21st 2007 8:01AM
Has anyone not living in the USA successfully viewed Hulu movies? I tried using OpenHulu but was denied b/c I was not in the USA ... so I tried using a USA-based proxy server but when I did the movies wouldn't load at all ...
NathanDec 21st 2007 8:02AM
Yeah I can confirm that too. They don't let you watch the videos even when using a proxy thats in the US. The pages load but the videos don't appear.
yazzDec 21st 2007 8:02AM
thanks !
azm5Dec 21st 2007 8:03AM
Awesome. Thanks guys.
BrandonDec 21st 2007 4:01AM
if you miss out on this opportunity you can always watch Hulu Videos without an invite on:
http://hellohulu.com
ScottDec 21st 2007 10:51AM
Dang! They went fast. :((
ScottDec 21st 2007 10:51AM
Dang!
They went fast.
Major bummer. :((
put-itDec 21st 2007 1:48PM
h**p://www.hulu.com/beta/readwriteweb
pls delete if forbidden but found it with google :-)
TedDec 22nd 2007 7:43AM
hulu has Firefly! shiny!