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Gizmodo App of the Day

The KCRW Music Mine iPad app I contributed to was named Gizmodo ‘App of the Day’ — check out the article.
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Radio App for Android

I’ve been working with developers on putting the finishing touches to the KCRW Radio Android application. It will use the pre-installed YouTube app to access video from Morning Becomes Eclectic performances. Also, you will be able to share playlists and programs with friends over Facebook, Twitter, SMS, etc. (unlike iPhone, which only allows you to [...]
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iPhone4

Cool/subtle reference to the KCRW application on Rollingstone.com – “Organizing all your music apps onto one screen is a time-consuming bore. The new OS lets you instantly create folders of similar apps. For instance, take your Shazam icon and drag it over your KCRW app and you’ll automatically create a folder called Music.”
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KCRW iPhone Radio Application

The official KCRW Radio App has been approved by Apple! Many thanks to Ed Wrenbeck and Jessica Cigno. Visit iTunes to download… Features include: Listen Live The KCRW Radio app streams all three KCRW channels — On Air, Music and News. Music shows include real-time track lists for each show with the ability to purchase from iTunes. [...]
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KCRW iPhone Applications Released

After much hard work, Apple finally approved a set of iPhone video applications from KCRW (for In Studio on Morning Becomes Eclectic and Good Food). Both apps cost $0.99 and proceeds go to supporting KCRW. There were quite a few components of the project that needed to come together in very short period of time: [...]
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KCRW Acquisition Campaign

Recently setup an email acquisition campaign where sign-ups are verified through a two step process and users are sent an iTunes code to download the new KCRW Mix. Acquired sign-ups are exported in CSV and imported into CRM software. The system is entirely integrated into Plone (email templates and all) and the confirmation/verification emails are [...]
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NPR Planet Money

Our second streaming broadcast from the The Eli & Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica went off without a hitch — check out the archived show on Tuesday, April 21st at kcrw.com Here’s a short description of the program: “...join the charismatic team of This American Life’s Alex Blumberg and NPR’s Adam Davidson for an [...]
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KCRW Tracklist System

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 [...]
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RadioActive Flyer Design

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 [...]
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LRC Live

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 Arianna [...]
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