When to live stream and when to record and upload

Posted by: Ulysses King    Under: Tips |

Media and entertainment brands, recording artists, and communities are producing video content on the Kyte Platform in a variety of ways.

Kyte Mobile Producer for Nokia S60 allows you to live stream OR record and upload video content to your Kyte Channels.

But which is better—live streaming or record and upload?

Well, it depends-- which is why we provide a flexible platform that provides both options. 

Live streaming is great for:

• broadcasting breaking news
• live event coverage
• communicating live with your audience

Record and upload is a great feature to utilize when:

• you are in non-optimal network conditions (no Wi-Fi or 3G)
• you want more editorial control over your content
• you want to capture content with the highest quality possible

Huffington Post, SPIN Magazine, New Kids on the Block, and Raheem DeVaughn are just a few of the many Kyte users that have utilized both live streaming and record and upload to produce branded video content for their audience of fans.  Here’s a recent show that Brandy produced utilizing the record and upload feature:

So, the next time you’re in an area with non-optimal network conditions or want to have more editorial control your content, remember that record and upload is a great option that will allow you to broadcast your content within minutes of producing.  Happy Kyting!

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Kyte Tip - How to Create a Channel Changer

Posted by: Ulysses King    Under: Product | Tips |

One of the cool features on the Kyte Platform is the ability to create a channel changer, so that viewers can check out other branded content within your player —without having to be redirected to another site. Why would you want to do this? It adds more value to your channel, keeps viewers on your destination site (e.g. blog, web site, social network, etc.) and provides a more engaging experience. For example, you could link to a fan channel, or a fellow recording artist on the same label, or a blogger on your blog roll that has a Kyte channel.

So how do you set up a channel changer?

1. Determine two or more Kyte channels you would like users to be able to browse
   
2. Create links to the channels by going to www.kyte.tv, click manage channel (found under your channel’s name), click edit player branding, enter the following syntax:

Channel 1: Insert your info wherever text is Red
<a href=“event:setUri?channels/1940” ><b>Fan Channel</b></a>

Channel 2: Insert your info wherever it is Red
<a href=“event: setUri?channels/1939” ><b>Artist Channel</b></a>

Below is an example that we've created for the purpose of this blog post. To change channels, click on the links at the top of the player.

We hope that you find this information useful. Happy Kyting!

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Updated Support section

Posted by: Marius Küng    Under: Product | Tips | You may have noticed that we've changed the Kyte support page. We've replaced our email support and FAQ with a cool service called Get Satisfaction. Additionally, we are continuing to provide other free support resources such as Screencasts & User Guides for mobile and web.

Get Satisfaction is an interactive customer care tool that is driven by both the community & Kyte. It's basically a community that helps people to get the most from the products they use. Using Get Satisfaction has the following advantages:

• Serves as a FAQ that is always up to date
• Easy to find your topic through the dynamic search feature
• Serves as a knowledge base that is visible to all
• Integrates new feature requests
• Features a wide array of Social Media
  (RSS, Twitter, Facebook as well as social bookmarking sites)

We have already pre-populated our Get Satisfaction page with the most popular questions.

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Spread the channel love, create a Kyteroll

Posted by: Ulysses King    Under: Tips | Partners |

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.

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Demo of a fully monetized channel

Posted by: Marius Küng    Under: Product | Tips |

A few days ago, we announced new Rich Media Advertising features such as displaying pre-roll videos or post-roll images. Also, we announced the integration of custom flash apps, that could be branded as well.

Below, you can now see a Kyte player using some of our monetization options.

Please look out for:

• Display of a Kyte pre-roll video before each show is being played
• Display of a Kyte post-roll image after each show is being watched
• Kyte branded flash game representing an integration of a custom flash app
• Kyte branded flash element in the channel header
• E-commerce integration: iTunes Music Store for Raheem DeVaughn

NOTE: This is a demo and not the official Raheem DeVaughn Kyte channel. Click here if you want to see Raheem’s real channel.

Ready to get started with Rich Media Advertising? Contact us now.

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