Next Big Thing Could Be Boxee

Tech & Gadgets Blog: "More people are getting hip to Hulu, the online service that lets you watch ad-supported TV shows and movies on your computer, helped in large part by the company's hit Super Bowl ad. But in the fast-moving world of technology, the next big thing could be Boxee, software that, like Microsoft's Windows Media Center and Apple Front Row, culls content ranging from online videos and TV shows to music and movies.

But the big difference between Boxee and those applications (besides the fact that it's free and open-source software), as well as websites like Hulu and YouTube, is it adds a social networking component. Registered users can share with Boxee 'friends' what they are watching and recommend and rate content, and they can also post the info on social networks like Twitter and FriendFeed."