John Legend takes fans behind the scenes on Kyte channel

Soul singer John Legend has been treating his fans to exclusive, behind the scenes content this week as he celebrates the release of his new album, Evolver.

Legend produced his first Kyte show from his dressing room at BET Studios as he was getting ready for his appearance on 106 & Park. He then Kyted a live performance of his hit single “Green Light” on the David Letterman show. And today, actor Paul Rudd of Clueless, Knocked Up, and 40 Year Old Virgin fame made a cameo appearance on Legend’s channel.

In just 1 day since he began using Kyte, Legend has received over 130,000 views of his Kyte channel and fans from the UK to the US have been embedding the channel on their social networks, blogs and web sites.

Legend’s Kyte shows are a great example of how an artist can easily produce authentic, exclusive content and engage with an audience of fans in multiple destinations simultaneously.

Q-Tip Chats Live with Fans on Kyte Channel

Legendary hip hop artist Q-Tip from the seminal rap group A Tribe Called Quest has launched a branded Kyte channel.

Q-Tip has been giving fans exclusive, authentic, content on his Kyte channel, including practice sessions with his band and live performances.  Today, he used the Kyte Mobile Producer application to chat live with fans, right from his kitchen!

His new album, “The Renaissance,” drops on Election Day, November 4, but during the chat he tells fans to check out iTunes and Rhapsody tomorrow for a special surprise.  Might the album be released a bit early, hmmm?  We shall see, but keep tuning in to Q-Tip’s Kyte channel for more exclusive, authentic content.

And if you want to embed Q-Tip’s channel on your own social network, blog or web site, click on the “Get & Share” tab at the bottom of the Player and stay updated on all things Abstract

Kyte Adds DoubleClick DART Integration and New Features to Kyte Platform

Hey Kyte fans, we are very excited to announce some powerful new features on the Kyte Platform that will broaden our partners' monetization opportunities, increase the distribution of their branded content, and provide more flexibility for customizing the Kyte Player.

DoubleClick DART support

Partners’ branded Kyte channels can now be configured to serve ads from a DoubleClick DART ad server.  Deliver relevant ads with Kyte shows and monetize branded content.

Splash Ads

Partners now have another ad type to incorporate into their branded Kyte channel. Splash ads, which overtake the entire Kyte Player upon initial channel load, can be configured at the account or channel level. For a full list of the supported ad types on the Kyte Platform, please click here

RSS Reader

Partners can include an RSS feed as a header link in their branded Kyte channel, providing more value for channel viewers and increasing the distribution of branded content (e.g. blog, news, etc.)

Comments & Ratings

Partners now can include comments and ratings within their Kyte channels, enabling viewers to provide feedback on a specific show from directly within the Kyte Player

Player Customization

Partners can now customize the Kyte Player in the following ways:

Colors

Change the colors of the Kyte Player to match the look and feel of the brand

Show/Hide Player Functions

Player function tabs such as “Produce,” “Viewer Count,” or “Menu” can be removed from the channel

Full Screen

The Kyte Player can now be displayed at the maximum size of the viewer's monitor by clicking on the full screen icon at the bottom of the Player

We hope that you enjoy these new features.

Happy Kyting!

Soul singer Eric Benet launches Kyte channel contest for fans

Platinum selling recording artist Eric Benet has given us classic songs such as “Spend My Life With You,” and “Georgy Porgy,” and his new album "Love and Life" is filled with hit songs such as “You’re the Only One” and “Hunger.”

But if you really want to get to know Eric Benet, then tune in to his branded Kyte channel. Benet has produced some of the most entertaining, hilarious shows on his Kyte channel — from chatting with his fans from his hotel bathroom, to showing his pre-workout routine at the gym — this is Eric Benet as you’ve never seen him before. And he's leveraging the various production methods of the Kyte platform, producing shows with his Nokia N95, and uploading pre-produced video content to his Kyte channel.

Benet is enjoying Kyting so much, that he's giving fans an opportunity to join in on the fun with a contest. The fan that receives the most visits to their embedded Eric Benet Kyte channel will win a signed copy of his new album! To embed the channel on your own destination (e.g. social network, blog, or website) click on the "Get & Share" tab at the bottom of the player.

So share the love people, embed Eric's Kyte channel on your own destination so you can win! And tune in for all of the exclusive, behind the scenes content that Eric is producing. It will make you “Hunger” for more.

Watch out Simon, American Idol winner David Cook has a Kyte channel!

American Idol winner David Cook has launched his own branded Kyte channel!

David has been hard at work since winning American Idol, touring the country and working on his self-titled, debut album, which hit stores on Nov. 18. He's using his Kyte channel to interact with fans and to keep them updated on the album's progress.

And in his first Kyte show, David lets a little secret out of the bag — he will be performing on Saturday Night Live on Nov. 1, very cool!

Be sure to tune in to David’s branded Kyte channel for more updates and exclusive content — who knows, maybe Paula, Simon, or Randy will make a cameo appearance.