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KCRW Tracklist System

By Nathan Lubeck | March 3rd, 2009
Just completed the new KCRW tracklist system. Instead of the old (and outdated) table based static system, KCRW.com now has an auto-updating tracklist complete with AJAX effects, integrated ads, RSS feeds, etc… NEW FEATURES User Experience: A significantly improved user experience through better design and functionality. Search: Unlike our previous playlists these pages are fully searchable with data [...]
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RadioActive Flyer Design

By Nathan Lubeck | March 3rd, 2009
I made a quick design for the upcoming ‘RadioActive’ Dance Party KCRW is presenting in downtown Los Angeles. I particularly enjoyed the challenge and think it came pretty well. Click on the image for a larger version. Event details below: RadioActive: A Dance Party for KCRW Saturday, April 11 from 9PM-2AM The Legendary Park Plaza Hotel Los Angeles Tickets/More Info
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LRC Live

By Nathan Lubeck | November 7th, 2008
This coming Sunday at 5PM I’ll be working with Interactive Producer Rob Lafond to do a live webcast of Left, Right, and Center Live at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica. We’ll be using Flash Media Live Encoder and Limelight Networks to stream live video via Flash Player. Check out KCRW.com Sunday to watch [...]
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Obama in 2008!

By Nathan Lubeck | November 5th, 2008
Celebrating this historic election with 10,000 other Obama supporters at the Plaza Hotel in Century City. Eight years was long, but this probably wouldn’t have happened without it =)
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Comments for To The Point and Which Way LA

By Nathan Lubeck | November 4th, 2008
Finally launched the IntenseDebate commenting system on KCRW.com for two programs: To The Point and Which Way LA. The system is integrated with Plone so new “blogs” can be added to the CMS with an ID. Multiple users can moderate the discussion. Their generic install was easy to get up and running — was a [...]
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Kyte.tv Mobile Content

By Nathan Lubeck | October 21st, 2008
A few months back I contacted Tesa from Kyte.com to find a way for volunteers during the KCRW pledge drive to interact with listeners. We setup a webcam streaming volunteer comments via branded Kyte player and received around 150,000 player hits in a week. Since then the station purchased Nokia N95 8gig phones to hand [...]
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Guest DJ Art

By Nathan Lubeck | October 17th, 2008
The Guest DJ Art I designed was featured on NBC.com. Check out the audio sets at the KCRW guest DJ Page (including Conan O’Brien, John Favreau, Danny DeVito, etc) — The “mic” branding at top I designed early this year.
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KCRW Media Player featured on Adobe

By Nathan Lubeck | October 17th, 2008
The Flash based media player we at KCRW and Digitaria worked so hard on was featured today in Adobe’s Customer Showcase as the “Site of the Day” Previously mentioned in Wired and given a Webby honorable mention. The player serves up on-demand and live video through a CDN network. Ads and pre-rolls are served through Castfire.
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E-Commerce Solutions

By Nathan Lubeck | October 16th, 2008
I’m sometimes asked by clients: whats the easiest most accessible ecommerce solution out there? The answer usually depends on budget, who they have to manage the online store (if anyone), and their product line. For more customized self-hosted solutions I tend to go with Zen Cart. Its open source, there’s a ton of plugins, and an [...]
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Wordpress

By Nathan Lubeck | October 15th, 2008
While researching the migration of all the KCRW blogs from Vox to a local install of Wordpress, I figured it would be a great idea to create my own blog.  =) Part of a larger SEO strategy for KCRW, I’m looking into moving our Vox hosted Left Right and Center, KCRW Music News, Good Food, etc. [...]
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