106 KMEL Broadcasts ‘Block Party’ on Kyte

106 KMEL, the San Francisco Bay Area’s #1 hip hop and R&B station, is using the Kyte platform to broadcast live coverage from KMEL’s Block Party concert.

Fans can go to the KMEL web site and check out backstage interviews with some of the hottest artists in the industry, including Rick Ross, T-Pain, Lloyd, Ne-Yo, David Banner and Trey Songz.  There are rumors of a special guest so be sure to tune in to the KMEL home page and find out who it is!

KMEL will also have a “Fan Cam” Kyte channel on their web site so that online viewers can feel like they are part of the crowd.  Fan Cam will show fans’ reactions to the performances, who looks cute, and who should have left that outfit in the closet!  Who knows - you might even get a shout out from one of your friends at the show!

Spread the channel love, create a Kyteroll

The Kyte API is a powerful, easy to use tool that allows you to realize the full potential of the Kyte Platform.  One of the many cool things that you can do with the API is dynamically change channels on your web page to create a “Kyteroll.” Similar to a blogroll, a Kyteroll is a list of Kyte channels that users can watch on your web page — essentially “changing channels” without ever leaving or refreshing the page.

Swiss music label Nation Music, which is using Kyte as the video platform for its social network, features interviews with local Swiss artists and American hip hop stars that are visiting the country, such as Ice Cube, Common, Busta Rhymes and the RZA.  To provide users with additional, relevant content, they created a Kyteroll of channels such as 50 Cent, Raheem DeVaughn, and David Banner. These related channels can be viewed dynamically without having to refresh or be redirected to another page.

This is a great example of how to enhance the viewing experience of your site using the Kyte API.  For more information on how to create a Kyteroll using simple client-side Javascript API calls, click here.

MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew on Kyte

Supreme Soul, the powerhouse dance crew from “MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew Season 2” have launched their own Kyte channel to document life on the road as they perform around the globe.  Widely recognized as one of the best dance crews in the country, Supreme Soul’s unique style of urban dance has helped elevate the art of dance and sparked new opportunities for the crew to promote their brand, including a new clothing line designed by Invisible Stripes.

If you want entertainment this Kyte channel will have it!  You can check out their channel on their video blog www.SupremeSoul.tv or visit their myspace page www.myspace.com/SupremeSoul

Promote your Kyte Channel with Social Media Tools

Leveraging social media tools like Twitter, FriendFeed and RSS can greatly enhance the reach of your Kyte channel. Many of our users, whether they be individual consumers or recording artists, frequently inquire about best practices for promoting their Kyte channel using social media tools, so we’ve put together a short primer to help you get started.

Twitter
Twitter is a great way for your community of fans to stay up to date on your Kyte channel. Notifications can be sent/received via:

1. SMS
2. Online or mobile at Twitter.com
3. Or any third party Twitter application such as Twhirl

To set up Twitter integration with your Kyte channel:

• Go to your profile on Kyte.tv
• Go to integration settings
• Enter your Twitter username and password
• Set your desired Twitter frequency
• Make sure to set the options to ‘Show my Twitter username on Kyte’

FriendFeed
FriendFeed is a social media aggregator that compiles feeds from Twitter, RSS, Facebook, Flickr, Yelp and Kyte.

To set up FriendFeed integration with your Kyte channel:

• Go to your profile on Kyte.tv
• Enter your FriendFeed username and remote key, then your community will get a notification on FriendFeed when new Kyte shows are created.
• When you create a new Kyte show it will show up in the users FriendFeed

RSS and Google Reader

• Encourage your community of fans to subscribe to your channel via RSS. The RSS option is found on your Kyte.tv profile under Channel Info.

Google Talk

• If you’re audience uses Gmail they can receive an instant message via Google Talk whenever you produce new content by adding your Kyte channel as a Google Talk friend.

To receive Google Talk alterts your audience needs to:

• Register with kyte.tv
• Go to their profile on Kyte.tv
  
• Click on Integrations Settings
  
• Under Kytefeed Instant Messenger Notifications enter their Gmail account name
  
• Their account name is their Gmail address: username@gmail.com
  
• The user will get a Google Talk IM when the channels in their Kytefeed produce a new show
  

Other Tips

• Produce content on a regular basis so that your fans will want to keep tuning in.
  
• Encourage your community to click subscribe after viewing your content and it will become a part of their Kytefeed. The Kytefeed is an in-player RSS for channels that fans can subscribe to.
  
• Place banners on your web site, blog, or social network, that say, “Follow me on Twitter, FriendFeed, Google Talk,” etc.
  
• Embed your channel in multiple destinations including social networks, blogs, web sites, etc.
  
• For Facebook pages, click 'Send an Update to Fans' and then put the link to specific Kyte shows (from Get & Share tab in the Kyte player) in the message. Note that because of Kyte's white-label listing on Facebook, your Kyte channel will play directly in your friend's message boxes & newsfeed.
  

We hope that you find this information useful. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.

Happy Kyting!

Lollapalooza launches artist and fan channels with Kyte

Lollapalooza is kicking off its 17th annual music festival with the launch of 2 Kyte channels for artist and fan generated video content.

On “Channel 1” artists such as The Black Kids, MGMT, The Ting Tings and many more will provide behind the scenes footage of all of the crazy backstage antics at Lollapalooza.

See below for a show from The Ting Tings on Channel 1:

And on “Channel You” fans will be able to share their perspective from Lollapalooza by uploading video footage from the festival and providing commentary on the performances.

The festival begins on Friday, August 1 at Chicago’s Grant Park, so be sure to check out the Lollapalooza Kyte channels for exclusive content from the artists and fans at the festival.