Advertising Advertisers are eager to reach a growing and affluent mobile audience. Deliver targeted online and mobile ad campaigns through one of Kyte’s ad partners or via Kyte's built-in ad serving capabilities.

	M-commerce Link to affiliate m-commerce destinations and drive sales to digital music, tickets, merchandise, paid mobile applications and more.

	Sponsored Applications Put advertisers in front of a highly targeted audience. Kyte’s custom branding capabilities makes it easy to incorporate a sponsor’s brand into your mobile application.

	Paid Mobile Applications Create paid mobile applications that utilize the Kyte Platform and monetize premium content on mobile devices including the iPhone.

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Key Features

• Supports batch upload and files over 100mb
• Easily add metadata such as title and description to each video queued for upload.
• Mac and Windows compatible (Adobe AIR required)

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The Kyte Partner Portal provides resources, marketing information, guides, detailed product information and other support enabling partners to make the most of the Kyte Platform.

If you would like to become a Kyte Partner, have questions or need further assistance, please contact your Account Manager or partners@kyte.com.

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Kyte offers a wide array of professional services to assist with all aspects of your Kyte implementation. Services include:

• Strategic counsel and consulting
• Functional and technical requirements definition
• User experience design
• Integration engineering and web development

Please contact your account manager for more information, or if you are new to Kyte, please use our inquiry form and we'll be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Advertising

Maximize revenue opportunities and create integrated ad campaigns that cross online & mobile platforms.

Support is provided by Kyte Ad Manager, Adconion and Doubleclick DFP.

Banner Ads		Sponsorship

M-commerce

The Downloads Module, Events Modules and Custom Modules provide media download and m-commerce capabilities, including:

• Tracks
• Merchandise
• Videos
• Other paid iPhone apps

Paid iPhone Apps

Offer your app for free or charge a one-time download fee in the iTunes App Store – the choice is yours.

• Include premium content that is exclusive to the paid app
• Set a download price that works with your audience

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Custom Branding

Create a custom branded look and feel with the following options:

• Splash image
• Branded header image
• Font colors
• Accent colors
• Global background image

Customizable Menu System

A customizable menu system allows you to select the modules and navigation system that best suit your needs.

• Set the home module to whatever you choose
• Customize the tab bar to enable users to easily navigate to your most important modules
• Customize the More menu with a background image, custom fonts, and accent colors

Module Configuration

Create apps that fit your particular needs by enabling or disabling any module.

For instance you could create an app as simple as a single RSS Reader, or as feature-rich as you wish. The choice is yours.

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Downloads Module

The Downloads Module provides media download and m-commerce capabilities, including:

• Tracks
• Videos
• Merchandise
• Other iPhone Apps
• Podcasts

Mobile Web Module

Deliver dynamic, web-based content directly to your app. Examples include:

• Contests / promotions
• User forums / discussion boards
• Contact info / maps / directions
• Fan club sign-up / inquiry form
• Bios / background info
• Lyrics / discographies
  

Almost anything you can publish to the web can be delivered to your app in a seamless experience.

Custom Module

Expand the possibilities by developing custom native iPhone modules*. Examples include

• Branded games
• M-commerce / shopping carts
• Location-aware services
• Publishing capabilities (pictures & text)
• Integration of an existing iPhone app

*Kyte Professional Services are available.

RSS Reader

The RSS Reader gathers and displays details from any RSS feed including:

• News
• Blogs

Twitter Feed

Keep users up to date on the latest Twitter activity with the Twitter Feed.

• Shows the most recent tweets
• Enables users to view all Twitter activity directly from the Kyte iPhone app

Events Module

Keep users up to date with the latest tour dates or other information using the Events Module.

Users can find events based on:

• Events near them
• All events listed

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Video & Pictures

Viewers can browse and watch Kyte Channel content including video and pictures.

• Audiences stay connected with their favorite brands
• Content is instantly updated every time new shows are produced
• Viewers always have access to the latest shows

Multimedia Chat

Connect with audiences via multimedia chat including video, audio and text.

• Brings online & mobile viewers together
• Creates real-time interactivity

Comments & Ratings

Give users the ability to comment & rate on individual shows directly from the iPhone.

• Interactive user engagement
• One-click star rating system
• Accepts anonymous or registered users

Share Functionality

Share functionality enables users to easily share the app with their friends.

• One-click share via email
• Promotes viral distribution
• Provides rapid organic growth

Community Presence

Increase engagement and promote a sense of community.

• Always shows concurrent viewers
• Crosses entire online and mobile community

Activity Notifications

Notification of fresh content keeps users coming back to see what’s new.

• Users easily discover new videos, news items, tour dates, and more every time they launch the app
• Immediately shows new chats so the user can join the conversation
• Increases user engagement by keeping the app fresh with new content

Branded User-Generated Content

Conduct highly engaging contests and promotions that leverage user-generated content.

• Allow users to produce their own content including video & pictures
• Build community, brand affiliation and loyalty through rich social media-based audience participation
• Moderate content using powerful, multi-step moderation tools

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Coming Soon

Integrate the full set of Kyte features into third party websites and applications.

The Kyte Platform SDK enables partners to rapidly harness and customize the full power of the Kyte Platform, providing end users with an engaging and easy to use social media experience, including online and mobile video streaming, slideshows, friend activity mini-feeds and video chat.

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Moderators can approve or reject viewer-contributed content, as well as ban or restore content flagged as inappropriate by other viewers.

Key Features

• Content Moderation - Review pending shows that require moderation or review previously approved or rejected shows.
• Flagged Content - Review shows that have been flagged by viewers or previously banned.

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Key Features

• Edit Show Order - Change the order shows appear in a channel using simple drag-and-drop functionality.
• Edit Show Metadata - Easily edit show metadata including title and description and select show thumbnails by uploading a new image or selecting a specific show time to generate a thumbnail.
• Copy, Download and Delete Shows - Easily copy shows to other channels, delete shows from your account, and download media to your computer.
• Upload Video Assets - Upload and publish video to easily produce new shows.

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Users can view analytics as tabular data or visualized charts at the account or channel level and over a specific range of time. Metrics data is also acessible via API for integration into third-party analytics solutions.

Key Features

• Engagement - Get extensive reporting on show views, player activity and ranking.
• Distribution - Access metrics on distribution from various domains and unique viewers by platform.
• Production - Review full production metrics including how many shows are produced and by what method.
• Advertising - Analyze advertising activity including ad impressions and clicks by number and type.
• Users - See metrics for users such as total number by day and for a selected date range.

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The Kyte Dashboard provides integrated video uploading and management capabilities, multi-level content moderation, and in-depth analytics reporting and visualization - all from a single, easy to use interface.

	Analytics Provides in-depth reporting and visualizations, including user engagement, distribution, production, and advertising

	Content Upload and manage video assets using powerful, professional-grade content management tools

	Moderation Multi-level moderation workflow for user produced and community flagged content

Subscribe

Email, RSS, Twitter and SMS notification services keep subscribers up-to-date with the latest content and channel activity.

Chat

Viewers can interact with each other in real-time using audio, video and text chat.

Comments & Ratings

View and enter comments and ratings on any show from within the player.

Viral Sharing

The Kyte Player features viral distribution tools including one-click embeds, SEO friendly link generation and SMS.

Produce in Player

Simple and convenient production tools enable users to produce live streaming and recorded video and pictures right from the player, no matter where it’s embedded.

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RSS Reader

Display the latest text and image entries from any RSS feed.

Custom Flash Apps

Add a layer of experience and enhance online advertising for sponsors and brand advertising using Flash applications and branded games.

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Compact 16:9 Player - Player Controls Appear on Overlay

4:3 Player - No Header or Get and Share Functionality

Compact 4:3 Player - Player Controls Appear on Overlay

Wide Player with Vertical Show Browser

Rich Media Advertising

The Kyte Platform provides built-in ad serving capabilities, as well as integration with leading 3rd-party ad solutions, including DoubleClick DART and Google AdSense for Video.

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E-commerce Links and Modules

Easily drive sales to affiliate e-commerce destinations through custom header links and integrated e-commerce modules.

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From clean and compact to full-featured and custom branded, Kyte’s flexible player architecture allows you to create any number of custom video players. Integrate seamlessly into your website with one of our pre-built templates or configure custom Kyte Players to your exact specifications. Nearly every visual and functional aspect can be configured.

KYTE PLAYER TEMPLATES

Choose from a variety of templates, select your player size and aspect ratio and customize the look and feel – from branding to accent colors – to match the design of your site.

Compact	Standard	Wide	Tall
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CUSTOM KYTE PLAYERS

Customize any number of options to create the perfect players for your varied needs.

Player Size

Adjust the player size to fit any web page enabling seamless integration of video into your website.

Video Aspect Ratio

Kyte Player

Kyte Player

Player Controls

Kyte Player

Kyte Player

Engagement Features

Kyte Player

Kyte Player

Player Branding & Skinning

Kyte Player

Show Browser Options

Kyte Player

Kyte Player

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Kyte provides a comprehensive but flexible set of monetization options to maximize your brand's revenue potential. Our platform integrates seamlessly with leading ad servers, as well as innovative, premium ad networks. Additionally, our built-in ad serving capabilities allow you to run a variety of house ads, including transactional e-commerce promotions, without incurring costly transactional fees.

Leverage new content opportunities, create dynamic online and mobile experiences and increase revenue

Today’s readers are rapidly moving online and mobile, but shrinking ad budgets means competition for impressions, clicks, and now engagements is greater than ever. While this shift opens up exciting new opportunities for ad sales, a dynamic solution that can generate and retain traffic at minimal costs is required to succeed in this lean market.

Major publishers and media outlets are taking advantage of Kyte’s various production methods to cost-effectively produce and distribute different types of content, resulting in increased traffic and longer durations of user engagement.

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Reach and grow your audience with an affordable, end-to-end online and mobile video platform

For organizations of any size, Kyte provides a powerful solution for mobile and online video communications. Organizations can broadcast live or pre-recorded video to their website or intranet with a minimum of effort, and engage with audiences through a variety of interactive features. Integration can be accomplished in minutes through the use of a simple embed code - or, using the Kyte Platform SDK, organizations can rapidly harness and customize the full power of the Kyte platform.

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Increase revenue by tapping into a large pool of advertisers through one of Kyte’s ad network partners. Deliver relevant and contextualized ads for all of your content or use in conjunction with a supported ad server to handle unsold ad inventory.

AD NETWORK PARTNERS

Is your preferred ad network not listed? Not to worry, we frequently add support for new network partners and can provide custom integration services as well. Contact us to learn more.

SUPPORTED AD FORMATS

Google AdSense for Video

• Pre-Roll Video Ad
• Graphic Overlay
• Text Overlay
• Endcap Text

Adconion

• Pre-Roll Video Ad
• Player Companion Ad
• Mobile Banner Ad

Pre-Roll Video Ad

A pre-roll video ad is linear and appears before the video content plays.

 

Graphic Overlay

A graphic overlay positions text and images in the lower fifth of the video window. The ad runs shortly after the show begins playing. Clicking the overlay ad plays an in-stream video ad.

 

Text Overlay

A text overlay positions text in the lower fifth of the video window. The ad runs shortly after the show begins playing.

 

Endcap Text

Endcap text places a text ad in the lower third of the video window at the end of a show.

 

Pre-Roll Video Ad

A pre-roll video ad is linear and appears before the video content plays.

 

Player Companion Ad

Companion Ads are text, display ads, or rich media that wrap around the Kyte Player. Companion Ads offer sustained visibility for the advertiser throughout the viewer's experience.

Mobile Banner Ad

Mobile banner ads are positioned just below the header on mobile web and iPhone applications.

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Key Benefits

• Provides a highly interactive branded mobile experience, available "out of the box" for all partner channels, featuring brand-specific content and advertising optimized for a mobile audience
• Allows publishers to engage more often and in multiple ways with an on-the-go audience
• Enables mobile contests and promotions that leverage user generated content
• Builds community, brand affiliation and loyalty through mobile audience participation

See Kyte Mobile Web in action by pointing your mobile browser to m.kyte.tv/expo.

Create exciting brand experiences and truly connect with consumers

Savvy brand marketers know that the days of centralized, one-way brand messages are over. In today’s world of social marketing and transparency, brands need to encourage and facilitate a conversation with and amongst consumers. They need to establish a belief system that is both personal in meaning, yet shaped and supported by the social dynamic of like-minded individuals. Authenticity and transparency are key ingredients to establishing trust and winning favor.

Through powerful branded UGC campaigns and integrated multimedia and social communications capabilities, Kyte allows brands to build community and brand affiliation while establishing lasting bonds with consumers.

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Use your compatible Nokia camera phone to produce and distribute video and pictures to multiple online and mobile destinations simultaneously. Live streaming video Recorded video Pictures

Key Features

Quick Links

• Kyte Fact Sheet
• Kyte Corporate One Sheet
• Kyte Platform One Sheet
• Management Team
• Investors
• Awards
• Platform Overview Video
• Partner Highlights

Executive Photos

• Daniel Graf - Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
• Gannon Hall - Chief Marketing Officer

Kyte Logo

• Kyte Wordmark (JPG)
• Kyte Wordmark (EPS)

Kyte News

• Press Releases
• Media Coverage
• Blog

Kyte Mobile Producer for S60 is currently compatible with the following Nokia Symbian S60 3rd Edition camera phones:

Kyte's support for third party ad servers means you can take advantage of new, high-CPM video and rich media ad inventory while leveraging your existing ad operations infrastructure and resources. Our built-in Kyte Ad Manager provides additional flexibility, letting you run a variety of house ads, including transactional e-commerce promotions, without incurring transactional fees.

SUPPORTED AD SERVERS

Is your ad server not listed? Not to worry, we frequently add support for new ad servers and can provide custom integration services as well. Contact us to learn more.

SUPPORTED AD FORMATS

• Pre-Roll Video Ad
• In-Show Overlay Ad
• Post-Roll Display Ad
• Show Production Ad
• Player Splash Ad
• Player Docked Ad
• Player Companion Ad
• Mobile Banner Ad

Pre-Roll Video Ad

A pre-roll video ad is linear and appears before the video content plays.

 

In-Show Overlay Ad

An in-show overlay ad is a static or rich media display ad that appears in the lower third of the video window shortly after the show begins playing.

 

Post-Roll Display Ad

A post-roll display ad is a static or rich media display ad that appears in the lower third of the video window once a show finishes playing.

 

Show Production Ad

A show production ad is displayed during the show upload process. This is an effective way to expose advertisers to your brand during user-generated content campaigns.

Player Splash Ad

A player splash ad is displayed over the player for a set duration before the player is displayed. Viewers initiate the ad when they click play.

 

Player Docked Ad

A player docked ad is a static or rich media display ad permanently docked to the player, allowing the ad to travel with the Player when embedded on third-party websites.

 

Player Companion Ad

Companion Ads are text, display ads, or rich media that wrap around the Kyte Player. Companion Ads offer sustained visibility for the advertiser throughout the viewer's experience.

Mobile Banner Ad

Mobile banner ads are positioned just below the header on mobile web and iPhone applications. Ad server support for this ad format is through Kyte Ad Manager.

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Custom Links

Clickable Channel Logo

Custom Flash Apps

More sophisticated, in-player transactions can be achieved through the integration of custom Flash applications, including e-commerce modules such as ringtones, merchandise, ticket sales and digital tracks.

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Whether you are online or on a mobile phone, new shows can be produced via email to any Kyte Channel. Simply email video or pictures to a Kyte Channel unique email address to instantly produce a show.

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San Francisco

Working with our CMO and marketing team (US and EU based), you’ll help manage day-to-day marketing activities, including presentation development, messaging, brand management, corporate communications, website, brand advertising and demand generation.

Funded by world leaders in mobile and convergent communications including Nokia, NTT DoCoMo and Telefonica, to name just a few— this is a rare opportunity to get involved at an early stage and help shape the future of media and entertainment.

The position is full-time and you’ll be working out of our offices overlooking Union Square in San Francisco.

Responsibilities Include:

• Events management
• PR and corporate communications
• Management of PR agency
• Management of Creative agency
• Management of “Kytestars” online promotional team
• Develop blog strategy and editorial calendar
• Develop presentations and other support materials for Business Development
• Manage website content and metrics reporting
• Brand and messaging management
• Competitive analysis and market research
• Lead nurturing strategy and execution
• Copywriting

Requirements:

• 5+ years relevant experience, ideally in both consumer internet and media / entertainment
• Ability to think creatively, provide direction and planning
• Experience in all facets of technology marketing, including:
• PR (traditional and social media)
• Messaging/Positioning
• Events
• Branding
• Web/SEO/SEM
• Viral
• Collateral, Presentations
• Online advertising
• Proven experience managing complex projects to successful completion
• Thorough understanding and aptitude for complex technologies
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications

Interested parties please email resume to .

Kyte is a game changing social communications platform combining user generated content, social networking and mobile services. We’re seeking an experienced marketing pro to help drive global strategy and execution.

Working with our CMO and marketing team (US and EU based), you’ll help manage day-to-day marketing activities, including presentation development, messaging, brand management, corporate communications, website, brand advertising and demand generation.

Funded by the founders of Skype and the VCs behind Hotmail, Overture, and Skype, to name just a few, this is a rare opportunity to get involved at an early stage and help shape the future of social communications.

The position is full-time and you’ll be working out of our offices overlooking Union Square in San Francisco.

Requirements:

• 5+ years relevant experience, ideally in both consumer internet and b2b
• Ability to think creatively, provide direction, and planning
• Experience in all facets of technology marketing, including:
• PR (traditional and social media)
• Messaging/Positioning
• Events
• Branding
• Web/SEO/SEM
• Viral
• Collateral, Presentations
• Online advertising
• Proven experience managing complex projects to successful completion.
• Thorough understanding and aptitude for complex technologies
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent verbal and written communications

Interested parties please email resume to .

Are you passionate about mobile devices and applications? Has your mobile phone turned out to be one of the most important gadgets of your professional and private life? You are an enthusiastic person interested in user-generated content and social networking? Become part of Kyte!

We are looking for a Senior Mobile Software Engineer who will play a key role in developing mobile client software including the next generation of our client application 'Kyte Mobile' for several platforms. Our engineers continue to create new ways for people create media, share, and connect with others. Our mobile software team is comprised of talented engineers who work on problems unique to mobile devices.

This position is full-time and you will be working out of our office overlooking Union Square in San Francisco.

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience with mobile client development on constrained resource devices such as mobile phones and PDAs in Java/C++
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP-based network protocols such as HTTP
• Good understanding of XML, binary, and text-based protocol design
• Strong experience with J2ME including MIDP 2.0 and MMAPI
• Experience with J2ME UI frameworks such as j2mepolish
• Experience optimizing J2ME applications for size, performance, and cross-handset compatibility
• Basic knowledge of SMS capabilities and limitations
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects on time
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work directly with QA, PM, and marketing
• Skill in managing technology vendor and partner relationships
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Willingness to learn and to teach
• BS, MS or PhD in computer science or equivalent.
  

Highly desired experience:

• Experience with multiple mobile carriers both domestic and foreign
• Symbian/Series 60 C++ application development experience
• Familiarity with ffmpeg and other tools for transcoding between various media formats for mobile such as h264, wmv, 3gpp
• Some experience with J2EE server development
• Knowledge of BREW, Windows Mobile, Palm, or embedded Linux platforms Experience with JVP, TrueBREW, UTI, Symbian Signed, other mobile app. certification programs

We are seeking a bright, talented, and proactive developer who loves working on web service products, is adaptable when dealing with cross-browser issues, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

This position is full-time and you will be working out of our office overlooking Union Square in San Francisco.

Main responsibilities include:

• Maintain and upgrade the product website
• Leverage existing technology to develop consumer-facing web pages using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS
• Coordinate with team leads/architects during technical design
• Perform unit testing and provide guidance/support during QA/system testing
• Resolve defects during QA testing and in-post patch releases

Requirements:

• Expert HTML, JavaScript and CSS skills with strong cross-browser knowledge
• Experience designing modular, object-oriented JavaScript
• Strong communication skills and willingness to learn and share knowledge.

Bonus:

• Development experience with AS3 or AJAX
• Development experience in Java, C#, or C++
• Experience with JSP server-side web framework
• Experience working closely with Design teams
• Personal interest in user-generated content and media
• Experience working on community web services

General Summary

We are seeking a passionate person with strong communication skills and interest in the Web 2.0 business to support our marketing and business development team in Zurich.

Responsibilities

• Self-dependent and motivated support of the marketing and business development team (6 persons) focusing on administrative and organizational activities
• Back-office coordination (mail, expenses, book-keeping, coordination of meetings, …)
• Business travel preparations and accounting of expenses
• Preparation and translation of powerpoint slides (English, German)
• Database maintenance and creation statistics
• Experience/Skills
• Strong interest in the Internet and Web 2.0 business
• Proven experience in a similar job
• Expert in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Experience with photo and video editing tools beneficial
• Excellent communicator and organization skills
• Language skills (German, English)
• Highly motivated, self-dependent worker with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong project management and operational skills

Applying

Send your resume and letter of motivation to Walter Zai (). Extra points for creating a channel and telling us a bit about yourself on Kyte.

General Summary

You’re passionate about Web 2.0, familiar with technologies and at home in all the social networks? This is exactly what the International Project Engineer will be responsible for: Kyte integrations into our partners’ platforms. We are seeking a creative and self-dependent sales engineer with great communication skills. The position is located in the European headquarter in Zurich.

Experience/Skills

• Experience with Web 2.0 projects, including homepage design, API integrations and conception
• Proven experience with HTML, XHTML, PHP, Java, Flash
• Entrepreneurial self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and seeks the challenge of rapidly changing marketplaces
• Results-oriented, self-motivated team player and a professional presence
• Strong communication and persuasion skills, both written and oral (German and English)
• Deep technical understanding of consumer technologies, including audio/video, mobile and Internet media
• Outstanding quantitative/analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong project management and operational skills
• Proven ability to meet goals and consistently meet deadlines
• Willingness to travel
• Respective experience in a similar position in the Internet business

Applying

Send your resume and letter of motivation to Walter Zai (). Extra points for creating a channel and telling us a bit about yourself on Kyte.

This position is full-time and you’ll be working out of our office overlooking Union Square in San Francisco. This position is ideal for someone who is a big picture thinker, understands future trends, and at the same time, is not afraid to roll up their sleeves to get the job done.

Requirements:

• Experience designing outstanding, award-winning solutions for Internet services or product interfaces.
• Excellent typography, visual design and illustration skills applied to user interface design. Advocacy for simplicity and consistency.
• Proven ability to propose usable interaction flows applying the User Centered Design Process from concept to implementation.
• Ability to think on your feet and “get it done.” Readiness to apply common sense and skip all those complicated time-consuming academic process steps mentioned above when necessary.
• Talent to quickly create convincing sketches and UE prototypes as well as precise graphical assets.
• Proven experience collaborating closely with Designers, Engineers, Business Owners and QA experts. Ability to take constructive feedback from anybody in the team regardless of rank and background.
• Solid technical understanding, ability to make proposals that are both implement-able and delightful to the end user.
• Solid Experience in all common design tools like Illustrator, Photoshop and especially Flash.
• BA or BFA degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Interaction Design or related field

Desirable:

• Previous experience in the development of online communities, social networks, widget-based applications, or mobile games/applications.
• Ability to map interface behavior consistently between cell phones, handhelds, browsers, televisions and kiosks.
• Experience developing with HTML, DHTML, Java, Flash, and/or AJAX formats.

You are not just fluent in English but also in Java/C++? Spring isn’t just a season for you? Beside that, you know what’s going on in the world of user-generated content and social networking. We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer with a sound understanding of new technologies and enthusiasm in building highly-scalable system infrastructures. This position is full-time and you will be working out of our office overlooking Union Square in San Francisco, close to MUNI and BART.

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience writing high-performance, web-related software with Java/C++
• Expert with object-oriented framework and design
• Expert with client/server networked applications
• In-depth knowledge of Unix, Windows, web servers, and application servers
• Experience building highly scalable enterprise systems
• Ability to write clean, coherent code
• Ability to understand and master new technologies quickly
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Willingness to learn and to teach

Highly desired experience:

• AJAX and other "rich web" techniques
• Mobile web/WAP development
• Spring (or other IoC containers)
• Hibernate (or other ORM tools)
• Build systems such as Ant
• Performance testing tools such as Grinder
• Familiarity with Perforce
• Already being a kyter doesn’t hurt

If this sounds interesting to you, please reply by email to , paste a cover letter and resume into the body of the message, and write "Backend-Your Name" (i.e. Backend-Jane Smith) in the subject line. Please note that no attachments will be opened.

Kyte is a game changing social communications platform combining user generated content, social networking and mobile services. We’re seeking a passionate software engineer to play a key role in helping 3rd party companies to integrate Kyte into their systems.

Reporting to our Senior Vice President of Engineering and working closely with our server development team, you’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining showcase websites as well as acting as a first line of support for 3rd party integrators.

Funded by the founders of Skype and the VCs behind Hotmail and Overture, to name just a few, this is a rare opportunity to get involved at an early stage and help shape the future of social communications.

The position is full-time and you’ll be working out of our offices overlooking Union Square in San Francisco.

Responsibilities Include:

• Acting as the first line of support and point of contact for 3rd party implementers of our APIs
• Working with the guidance of our design team to implement and update our Kyte.tv showcase website
• Working with our server team to document and clarify our backend APIs

Requirements:

• 3+ years of programming experience including experience integrating Web 2.0-style APIs
• Recent programming experience in HTML, XHTML, and Javascript, as well as experience in PHP, Java, Flash (Actionscript), Ruby (Rails), and/or .NET languages
• Thorough understanding of XML and JSON encoding
• Experience working with REST and/or XMLRPC style RPC API’s
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with 3rd party integration partners as a representative of the company
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communications (English primarily, fluency in German, French, Italian, Czech, or Spanish is a bonus)

Please note that this list applies to the Kyte Mobile J2ME Application. Kyte Mobile Web works on any phone with a mobile web browser.

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San Francisco Headquarters

Kyte

442 Post Street, 10th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94102

Phone: +1 415 986 4794

Europe Office

Kyte GmbH

Baechtoldstrasse 5

8044 Zurich, Switzerland

Phone: +41 43 344 93 07

San Francisco

Kyte is a game changing social communications platform combining user generated content, social networking and mobile services. We’re seeking an experienced software product management professional to drive product lifecycle management, with a focus on partner integrations, API development, and implementing ad-based revenue models.

Reporting to our Chief Marketing Officer and working closely with user experience and product engineering, you’ll manage product lifecycle activities, including platform and API roadmap prioritization and execution. You’ll also work closely with business development, managing partner integrations, requests and feedback.

Funded by world leaders in mobile and convergent communications including Nokia, NTT DoCoMo and Telefonica, to name just a few— this is a rare opportunity to get involved at an early stage and help shape the future of social communications.

The position is full-time and you’ll be working out of our offices overlooking Union Square in San Francisco.

Responsibilities Include:

• Managing product lifecycle activities, including platform and API roadmap prioritization and execution
• Managing the release cycle of partner integrations and platform releases
• Integration of revenue models, including ad serving
• Acting as primary point of contact / liaison between Kyte and partner integration teams
• Producing / collating new ideas and product requirements from users, partners, usability studies, and the executive team
• Planning, managing and reporting day-to-day product development
• Monitoring industry and competitive trends
• Creating Product Requirements Documents with detailed feature/functionality specifications
• Managing communication with the engineering, marketing, and business development teams
• Developing business-level API documentation and partner marketing materials
• Managing and expanding the developer website

Requirements:

• Relevant software industry experience, ideally in consumer internet and b2b or enterprise software (mobile and carrier experience a big plus)
• Ability to pragmatically evaluate technical issues, commercial concerns and partner needs
• Ability to appreciate the higher-level business and strategic goals of the organization, and translate them into product features
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals, teams, customers and prospects
• Ability to manage the life cycle of the product
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Ability to self-manage, and accurately prioritize your responsibilities
• Proven experience managing complex projects to successful completion
• Thorough understanding and aptitude for complex technologies
• Excellent verbal and written communications

San Francisco Bay Area

General Summary



Are you passionate about creating first-rate user experiences? Do you have a gift for building and inspiring a team of design & development professionals to engage and delight users? Venture-backed, international mobile and web media company seeks a qualified candidate to lead user experience and design (UED) team. The company’s products are focused on interactive multi-media shows that can be created and shared on the web or via mobile devices. The Director of UED position will report to the chief product officer as part of the Product Engineering team. 



Responsibilities



You will be primarily responsible for managing a team of creative professionals who are in charge of the overall user experience on multiple mobile clients, embeddable flash widgets, and websites. This includes information architecture, usability engineering, visual design, and overall user experience. In order to do this effectively, you will need to lead the team in developing a strategy and process for UI architecture & design, including wireframes, prototypes, usability testing and production of necessary assets for product development. Knowledge of PC, Internet, and mobile applications, interaction models and consumer behavior patterns is mandatory. Experience with media, user generated content, and social applications is a major plus. 



You will work with product management, engineering, QA, marketing, business development, and the overall executive team on product features and creative elements for marketing communication. A key part of your job will be as an internal evangelist for user experience design and helping to prioritize product development tasks accordingly. 



Experience/Skills

• Savvy designer with 7+ years in a UED capacity for consumer oriented technology products and services
• 3-5 years management experience
• Entrepreneurial self-starter who enjoys a fast-paced environment and seeks the challenge of rapidly changing marketplaces
• Proven ability to meet goals and consistently meet deadlines
• Results-oriented, self-motivated team player and a professional presence
• Strong communication and persuasion skills, both written and oral, balanced by a flexible demeanor and ability to sometimes put aside personal preference
• Outstanding quantitative/analytical skills and attention to detail
• Deep technical understanding of consumer technologies, including audio/video, mobile and Internet media
• Strong business, communications, project management and operational skills

Education



Required: BA/BS in Industrial Design, Human Factors, Interaction Design, Graphic Design and/or similar experience. Advanced degrees highly desirable. 



Enhance your existing experience, increase online traffic and create new revenue streams

Today, audiences are not just listening in the car or on a set top radio, they are streaming online from work or home. This opens up the potential for a reach greater than the radio market and increases the opportunity to sell advertising. A compelling online offering is the key to this growth.

For many radio stations, Kyte has provided an easy to use and low cost way to expand the reach of their audience and put a face to radio.

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Connect with fans like never before and monetize your brand assets

In today’s world of reality-based media, it’s more important than ever for recording artists to establish an authentic bond with their fans. Occasionally posting a music video online just isn’t enough.

For many of the world’s leading recording artists, Kyte has provided a way to inexpensively establish a major online and mobile presence, allowing them to create lasting and authentic connections with their fans and establish new revenue opportunities through advertising and e-commerce.

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For both new and established recording artists, Kyte delivers a game changing social communications platform and branded experience, expanding audience reach, building fan communities and increasing sales.

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Create the ultimate online and mobile experience – connect with your audience like never before and monetize your brand assets.

Today’s viewers are increasingly consuming content online and via their mobile phones. In order to break through the noise and truly connect with audiences you need to create engaging interactive experiences that go beyond just getting their attention.

For TV & Film, Kyte provides the unique ability to extend your brand online and to mobile phones with a customized experience that takes engagement and audience participation to a whole new level.

But don't just take our word for it. See what leading entertainment news program Extra has to say about the Kyte Platform:

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Learn how a diverse set of partners - from broadcast companies to recording artists - achieve broad content distribution and deep user engagement using the Kyte Platform.

Kyte offers new promotional possibilities for brand advertisers to reach highly targeted communities. This means media companies, popular video bloggers, entertainers – or anyone with an audience - can monetize content by selling channel or show sponsorships to brand marketers.

Ready to get started?

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The ability to combine and deliver various types of digital content – including live streaming video and images – provides new monetization opportunities for a broad variety of premium content, including:

• Live streaming online events
• Music and music videos
• Exclusive behind the scenes footage
• News and celebrity gossip
• Serial online programming
• Multiple billing and deliver options.

• Monthly / annual subscriptions
• Premium SMS/MMS
• Mobile operator service subscription bundles
• Pay-per-view micropayments
• Mobile data usage charges

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Kyte provides powerful mobile production and distribution capabilities, enabling you to engage more often and in multiple ways with your audience.

With Kyte’s mobile capabilities you can produce authentic, live or on-demand content, delivered in real-time to both Internet and mobile audiences, allowing you to build community, brand affiliation and loyalty through interactive, online and mobile audience participation.
 

	Kyte Mobile Producer for iPhone Use your iPhone 3GS to instantly publish video and photos to your Kyte Channel.

	Kyte Mobile Producer for Nokia S60 Produce live streaming video, recorded video and pictures from any compatible Nokia camera phone.

	Kyte iPhone Apps Framework Provides a cost effective, turnkey solution for bringing Kyte content and community to the iPhone.

	Kyte Mobile Web Provides a highly interactive mobile experience, available "out of the box" for all partner Kyte channels, featuring brand-specific content and advertising optimized for a mobile audience.

	Kyte Mobile Production via Email Users without a Kyte Mobile Producer supported phone can still produce shows on the go. Simply emailing video or pictures to your special Kyte Channel email address instantly produces a show.

Account management and advanced show production tools.

My Kyte (www.kyte.tv) is where Producers create and customize their channels or produce media mash-ups combining photos, video, webcam and more using simple drag-and-drop widgets. My Kyte also provides users with a single convenient location to view and interact with the Kyte Channels they subscribe to or search and browse for new content.

Administrative Features

Channel Creation – Users create Kyte Channels and customize their look-and-feel.

Channel Moderation & Access – Kyte’s channel management tools provide safeguards against unwanted or nefarious content. The channel owner decides if anyone can produce to the channel; whether shows produced by others should be moderated and approved before going live; if chat should be closed, open or moderated; and whether or not to filter out profanity.

Channel Visibility – Users can set whether or not their Channel is visible in the public areas of My Kyte and Kyte Mobile Web.

Channel Embedding – Several advanced embed functions not available in the Kyte Player are accessible from My Kyte, including “wide” and “tall” players.

Twitter Integration – Twitter users can configure Kyte to sent a Twit each time they produce a show.

Advanced Show Production Features

Pictures & Slideshows – Create slideshows with custom transitions; reorder, delete or add slides; even set the ideal speed.

Video & Webcam – Add video or webcam with drag-and-drop simplicity.

Music Player – Add high quality licensed music to any show.

Text & Links – Create links or add text.

Polls – Add interactivity by creating polls.

Kyte enables you to distribute your branded content and engage with an audience wherever they are, including popular social networks.

	Kyte channels are delivered as stand-alone applications that brands install on their official Facebook Pages, and consumers add to their profile pages and share with friends.
	Branded Kyte channels are available as Ning OpenSocial applications that users add to their profile pages from the OpenSocial application directory available on over 500,000 Ning social networks.
	Recording artists embed their Kyte channel on their official MySpace pages and encourage fans to add them to their personal  profile pages through the Kyte Player's viral "Get & Share" feature.

More than a simple widget, Kyte's branded social network applications provide video streaming, multimedia chat, viral distribution capabilities and monetization opportunities.

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Powerful and customizable online video delivery and viewer engagement.

Delivering a high level of visual and functional capabilities, including flexible player customization and rich media advertising, the Kyte Player provides unmatched revenue and promotional possibilities for media & entertainment companies.

Users browse and watch shows, communicate through text, audio and video chat, subscribe to channels - even produce live and recorded shows – all from the embedded Kyte Player.

	Customizable Players Create any number of customized players to meet your particular design and functional requirements. Configure everything from branding and layout, to user interaction capabilities and more.

	Flexible Advertising Delivery Maximize your revenue opportunities by serving ads from multiple sources, including leading 3rd party ad servers, ad networks, and Kyte’s own built-in ad serving capabilities.

	Interactive User Engagement Engage users through multiple social interaction and viral sharing capabilities, including multimedia chat, show comments and ratings. Even allow users to produce their own content, right from the embedded Kyte Player.

	Player Modules Expand the possibilities by enabling additional modules, such as an RSS Reader. Even integrate your own custom Flash applications, including e-commerce modules or games.

	Player Configuration Examples Flexible configuration options means almost limitless possibilities to fill every need. See a few examples to get a sense of what’s possible

June 3, 2009: New York, NY

Kyte CEO Daniel Graf will be speaking on 2 panels at Creativity and Technology (CaT).  The first panel, “Remaking Media and Creativity for a Social World,” will be held at 11:05 am and will focus on how the world’s best (old and new) media companies have used technology and the power of the audience in content creation, distribution and marketing.  The second panel, “What’s Now and What’s Next in Mobile,” will be held at 2:35 pm and will examine the industry’s leading iPhone and apps developers on the year’s most groundbreaking apps and what’s possible for brands and creative companies in the mobile arena.  We look forward to seeing you at the show!

Kyte CEO Daniel Graf will be speaking on a panel at Digital Hollywood Spring.  The panel, “Delivering Video Programming - Streaming and Live Broadband and Mobile: The Next Consumer Entertainment and Information Experience,” will be held on Tuesday, May 5 at 3:50 p.m.  Digital Hollywood Spring brings together the top executives and thought leaders in film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and IT to discuss the convergence of the entertainment and technology industries, and what’s next in the “Digital Revolution.”

Kyte CEO Daniel Graf will be speaking at the 2009 OnHollywood conference.  The two-and-a-half-day executive event features high-level debates on which forces are creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. Daniel will be speaking during the CEO Showcase on Tuesday, April 28 at 9:45 am.

Kyte is one of the featured companies in the Content Commerce Pavilion at NAB.  Swing by our demo station (C155X in Central Hall 2) to learn more about the Kyte Platform and see how leading television brands are using Kyte to drive traffic, engage viewers, converge online and traditional broadcast audiences into a single community, and monetize.

ReedMidem’s MIPTV is the leading conference for the international television and digital entertainment content market.  Kyte CEO Daniel Graf spoke on the panel, “What Are the Best Ways of Monetizing Cross-Platform Content,” and highlighted how television brands such as ABC, Extra, N24 and ABS-CBN are utilizing the Kyte Platform to create, distribute and monetize their content.

Kyte is one of the featured companies in NATPE’s “What’s Next” pavilion in the Tech and New Media Zone. NATPE will be presenting a special Kyte video presentation, also featuring Nokia and Extra TV, during the main-stage session on Wednesday, January 28th, at 5:00pm.

2009 will mark Kyte’s first year at MIDEM in Cannes, France. Whether you are new to Kyte or are already working with us, be sure to stop by our stand in the Riviera. Kyte’s Founder & CEO, Daniel Graf, will also be a speaker during Midemnet, Midem’s digital music conference, taking place on January 17-18.

Kyte’s Gannon Hall will be speaking on the Mobile Music panel at the Bandwidth Conference in San Francisco on August 14, 2008. The Bandwidth Conference is an annual event for music and technology professionals and focuses on the evolving music experience.

Kyte is pleased to announce that we’ll be at SXSW in full force in Austin, March 7-16, 2008, with some exciting announcements! Join us as we capture the spirit of SXSW directly through the eyes and mobile devices of musicians, artists and filmmakers.

Global & Strategic Investors

Atomico Investments
Co-founded by Niklas Zennström

Draper Fisher Jurveston
Investors in Hotmail, Overture, and Skype

Draper Richards
Founding investors in Skype

DoCoMo Capital, Inc.
VC arm of Japan’s leading mobile communications company

Holtzbrinck Ventures
VC arm of Germany’s leading media company Holtzbrinck

Nokia Growth Partners
Global private equity and VC management arm of Nokia

Steamboat Ventures
Global venture capital fund affiliated with The Walt Disney Company

Swisscom
Switzerland’s leading telecommunications provider

Telefónica
The world’s fourth largest global telecommunications firm

TeliaSonera
Leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic region, as well as Eurasia

Ron Conway (one of the early investors in Google), and leading European private investors including Klaus Hommels, Oliver Jung and Peter Schuepbach

Daniel Graf - Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Daniel is an internationally recognized technology pioneer with a rich background in home entertainment, consumer electronics and Internet services.

Prior to Kyte, founded in 2006, Daniel worked in the world of converging media consumer products. In 1999 and 2000 he was instrumental in the build-up of ReQuest Multimedia, an award-winning Consumer Electronics Startup Company, based in New York. There he created the world’s first MP3 Hard Disk Jukebox, the predecessor to Apple’s “iPod”. It took the team 11 months from product idea to market. ReQuest Multimedia is running a successful business up to this day.

In 2001, Daniel joined Philips Consumer Electronics where he developed several world premieres in the field of consumer electronics converging with Internet services, such as the world’s first Internet Audio stereo system and the first wireless Home Entertainment System with Internet video services. In addition to creating these awards winning new media products and bringing them to market, Daniel, together with his team, explored new businesses in the Connected Planet domain which included the development of new value propositions for TV. These propositions included domains such as IPTV, peer to peer community TV, Internet content service overlays (e.g. RSS and weather information “on top” of a TV signal), mobile TV and others.

Before ReQuest Multimedia, Daniel worked at several other companies in the field of software and electronics. Daniel has earned several awards, including the “Top 100 Swiss People of the Year 2000” award, a list of Switzerland’s most outstanding achievers, awarded by Sonntagszeitung. He earned a BS in Electrical Engineering from Interstate College of Engineering (NTB), Switzerland, and an MS in Computer and Systems Engineering from RPI, Troy NY.

Gannon Hall - Chief Operating Officer

Gannon leads product, sales and marketing and brings to the company over 15 years experience in both emerging and established consumer internet and enterprise software. Prior to joining Kyte, Gannon was Principal at Horn Group, Inc., a premier digital marketing and public relations agency with offices in San Francisco, New York, Boston and Washington DC. As head of the agency’s New York office, Gannon was responsible for client strategy, business development and operations. Under his leadership the New York office won several prestigious branding, digital marketing and public relations awards, and became the highest grossing office in the agency.

Prior to Horn Group, Gannon led Hall Consulting, an award winning San Francisco interactive design, development and marketing consultancy that he founded in 1994. Clients included a diverse set of emerging and established enterprise software companies including Vitria, AvantGo (Sybase), Commerce One, and PlaceWare (Microsoft).

Gannon began his career as a web developer and consultant for companies including Pacific Telesis Group and US Web San Francisco, where he helped design and build websites and internet applications for clients including Rolling Stone Magazine, Proxim and Flextronics.

Erik Abair - Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

Erik is in charge of the top level software architecture and leads the Kyte engineering team. He has spent more than a decade in the field of software development and has been managing engineering teams (both in-house and distributed) for over six years.

Prior to co-founding Kyte, Erik served as Software Architect and engineering team lead for several Royal Philips Electronics projects from 2001 to 2005.

In addition to his professional work at Philips, Erik founded and managed a distributed team of designers and engineers as part of the open source MAMEoX project.

Erik began his professional career as a software developer for ReQuest Multimedia in 1999 where he met Kyte co-founder Daniel Graf.

Anne Dorman - Chief Financial Officer

Anne is in charge of finances, legal, and administrative affairs and brings over 30 years of Silicon Valley high-tech entrepreneurship experience to Kyte.

Anne has served as CFO of Advent Software, Ascend Communications (merged with Lucent, 1999), Atomic Vision (pre-IPO merger with Red Hat, 1999), Automattic, Cholestech, HealthCentral, Industrial Origami, Devicescape, Silicon Spice (merged with Broadcom, 2000), SKOLAR (merged with Wolters Kluwer), Sphere, Synaptics, Treasury Services Corporation (merged with Oracle, 1997), among many others.

Prior to that, she was employed by Arthur Young & Company (predecessor to Ernst & Young) from 1976 to 1985, where she was a founding member of the firm’s Entrepreneurial Services Group.

Anne is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), holds an MBA, and is member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Kyte is the online and mobile video platform for media and entertainment. The Kyte Platform combines the real-time, interactive and community building capabilities of the social web with the analytics, control, and monetization features of professional video platforms, enabling companies to converge online and mobile audiences, build community, and monetize.

The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with a European office in Zurich, Switzerland. Investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Telefónica, Nokia Growth Partners, Steamboat Ventures, TeliaSonera, DoCoMo Capital, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Swisscom and others.