Hulu provides an interesting carousel for the promotion of content on their home page. They use a large stage that spans the entire width of the browser window and shows one promoted piece of content at a time. Left/Right arrows allow the user to page through the promos, and a representation of the promos as mini-screens (small multiples) at the bottom of the stage allows the user to see what number they're looking at, among the total promos. Clicking one of the small rectangles allows the user to jump to that promo. If the user doesn't click on the stage after they arrive to the home page, the carousel automatically scrolls through to the following promos, one at a time, slideshow style.
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12 Mar 2008




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03/22/08 @ 18:52
Isn't this identical to the way Apple pages through their new releases in their iTunes Music Store?
03/22/08 @ 20:23
@Marc Lafoy: Yes, it's a carousel design pattern. There's nothing new about the solution. Only thing slightly unique about Hulu's implementation is that they've done an enormous carousel that takes up most of the screen above the fold.
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