All this talk lately about Hulu and their mission statement has got me thinking. I’ve concluded that I dislike mission statements, and here are my reasons.

1) Mission statements are too broad. Mission statements often try to encompass so many …

The closest real word to “Hulu,” however, is actually Azeri (that’s the language of Azerbaijan). When written in Latin script (the alternative is Arabic), the Azeri word for “peach” is hülü. And while it might be a bit dated “peachy” is definitely a positive term.

William Lozito

p.s: Please, for the love of bytes, stop this free PR for Google & facebook

These are some of the most viewed content on YouTube. If Hulu can deliver a decent product I think they have a real shot.

They should of course focus on user experience, but for me the reason I watch YouTube has little to do with the experience and a lot to do with pirated Daily Show uploads.

This thing may fail massively, but it won’t be because Google gave them a funny name. I bet

@sir lancelot - Google isn’t perfect — as I am discovering

I do agree that the networks should not put their eggs in one basket or they will end up in the same sort of trap that the music labels got themselves into with itunes.

Back to Hulu, this is a good step for the networks to branch out, but I am afraid that the site is going to be littered with advertising — just like myspace. However, it may be worth it to be able to watch network shows without fear of a lawsuit.

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As for this video venture, let’s give them a chance to launch before we destroy them. They do have great content, Michael.

In the meantime YouTube improves its API and allows show uploading:
http://blog.programmableweb.co.....pi-reborn/

Any considered individual and specially the company of this nature with so much content would do what they did. So, be more optimistic and positive and keep the negative “cra$” out of your blog as it starts to loose its momentum and credibility.

i heard this from folks at hulu. he wanted a pay-per-post kind of deal but they rejected it and now he’s all out to get them

how petty Michael

but readers, here’s how it goes (if Michael lets this comment come through)…you still read his blog, i.e. he still makes his unique visitor numbers and gets his CPM $’s.

so, stop reading TC and head over to VentureBeat. It’s less BS!!

To be honest Mike, I dont really think this is all that strange. Any smart company that has the amount of financing backing as these guys, are going to want to ensure that they are protected as much as they can be to ensure that people don’t start businesses of what they are going. It make common sense to me.

Re-the Google/Hulu statement. I don’t really think they are all that similar - sure you can pull together similarites but then you can for any mission statement as any search engine could say what Google say etc.

I think the best point you bring up in all this is the language barrier. The most important thing when bringing together a new company, is ensuring that the brandname you are bringing to the world is just that - relevant to the world. You hit the nail on the head Mike, by doing language translation of Hulu - thats the killer for these guys.

My 2 Cents……………

Neither does Google’s, and one would think Google has a lot more of a name and portfolio to protect than this video site.

I am no trademark lawyer, but their trademark application seems ridiculous.

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