Services like Hulu want revenue, but it's moving toward relying on viewers — in addition to advertisers — to pay. The new model may mean that consumers may not be able to cut their cable cord quite yet.

The web video service is busting out original content. Plus, we recover from the Gmail outage.

Usually, it's network broadcasters and cable channels that pitch advertisers at the upfronts. Now, there are new kids on the block.

A lot of swimmers in that pool

A pair of mega-reader/mini-tablets undergo some changes.

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Where do you know that actor from?

Who needs cable to watch cable?

Yeah, not a shocker, but the average online video user watches four hours and 38 minutes per month.

If Hulu Plus really wants to be a legit alternative to Netflix, it has to start showing up on more platforms. And that's what intends to do. Hulu…