Lola - we have no relationship with the next web organisers. Like all of the start-ups we followed the application > review > interview procedure. Andy, Co-founder, Huddle.net
Hi - you're summary of Huddle is a bit out. Huddle Workspaces is an application that allows you to work in multiple, private workspaces with your contacts with file sharing, workflow, and discussions. Or in one line - "create private workspaces to collaborate with your connections" :)
Long term it's a great move - any initiative that enables web apps to run more smoothly can only only a good thing. In the short term it's a royal pain in the ass, though - yet another browser to cross-platform test against. Oh well - maybe one day soon we can think about stopping support for IE6.