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Re:Hulu: 1990's style by seiji on Friday April 01, 2011 @07:21PM (#2398524) 

   <meta name="description" content="Hulu.com is a video service on the 
  World Wide Web that offers hit TV shows including X-Files and Newsradio.
  Our extensive library also includes classic TV series and blockbuster movies.
  Dial up and start watching now.  No CD-ROM required." />
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Re:Hulu: 1990's style by TomOfTTB on Friday April 01, 2011 @07:28PM (#2398539)
It really is the little touches that make this so awesome. A lot of would-be pranksters settle for the quick first impression hit and then move on. But the deeper you dig here the more fun you find. From the grainy images to the IE and Netscape buttonsat the bottom its pure 90s

(My favorite bit is clicking on the "Sign our Guestbook" at the bottom)

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Re:Hulu: 1990's style by dmix on Friday April 01, 2011 @08:48PM (#2398746)
The best part is how they simulated progressively loading images at dial-up speed using GIF's in the banner.
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Re:Hulu: 1990's style by jpadvo on Friday April 01, 2011 @07:56PM (#2398617)
They also used an open graph meta tag, too. So people can easily share the prank on Facebook, presumably. A little ironic.

<meta property="og:description" content="Hulu.com is a video service on the World Wide Web that offers hit TV shows including X-Files and Newsradio. Our extensive library also includes classic TV series and blockbuster movies. Dial up and start watching now. No CD-ROM required." />

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