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  • Travel Channel uses Kyte to power “No Reservations” Facebook app

    Kyte’s super-simple content production features are perfect for engaging fans of a show like Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations, so it’s cool to see how the Travel Channel used the Kyte platform to power their new “No Reservations: Hungry for More” Facebook app. Foodies are passionate people, and Bourdain has a way of provoking them, which…

  • Why does YouTube bother with ratings?

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    I’ve worked on a few online video sites in my career, and on every one of those projects we confronted the question of whether to have ratings. In this web 2.0 world, the answer seems obvious on the surface: Of course, you have to let your users rate the videos! Kyte, for example, added ratings…

  • I’ve been Kyted

    I mentioned in an earlier post that for the past few months I’ve been working with Kyte. That’s their widget above. My lineup of shows so far is pretty weak, but the thing I really want to talk about is the product. It’s pretty powerful, and feature-packed. Users can produce and broadcast shows instantly (even…

  • In An Athlete’s Shoes

    The big athletic footwear companies have built their marketing campaigns around aspirational themes and creating connections between regular sports hobbyists and elite athletes. If you work hard, if you show character and passion – the message goes – then you are like them. I saw this clip from Nike today, and I think it does…

  • sigur rós trove of beauty

    The other day, I was watching – for maybe the fiftieth time – this video by sigur rós for the song “Glósóli” It’s a stunning piece of filmmaking, for a gorgeous song, but if not for YouTube, how would one find such a thing as this? MTV doesn’t show videos anymore, and a band like…