WHAT: Hulu.com is the soon-to-be release media hub for Fox, NBC, and SCIFI Channel, Bravo, and USA Channel programming online. It will offer a video-on-demand service on regular network series, and is expected to also offer user-created content a la You Tube.WHY: Currently, Hulu is in a private Beta mode, and I just received my password to join over the previous weekend. While I haven't really had a whole lot of time to browse the site, I have noticed that, so far, it seems impressive: thorough catalogs of the for-mentioned network programming: 30 Rock, Family Guy, Saturday Night Live episodes and clips.News Corps and NBC Universal have been busy removing their content from You Tube, and are attempting to control the eyeballs that watch their shows through Hulu. However, the next evolution of internet surfing - including videos - means taking it mobile. For example, allowing modules of content to travel safely from one site to next. Liked that clip from Heroes? No problem, take this snippet of code and imbed it on your own page. The rights holder would then be able to retain control, and also control the advertising within the module, as well.Until then, Hulu looks promising for a safe place to get content while you're away from your home TV set.www.hulu.com/sms