http://www.nathanlubeck.com Notes on New Media, Technology, Design Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:23:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2010/06/iphone4/ I launched a couple new freelance sites this month -- one for the independent movie 6 Month Rule and the other for a Bollywood studio NuclearMango. 6monthrulemovie is made in Flash with content updated through xml files while NuclearMango was created with WordPress as a simple CMS. 6monthrulemovie.com nuclearmangostudios.com http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2010/05/6monthrulemovie-com-and-nuclearmango-studios/ A few notable things I've worked on between updates: KCRW Fringe Benefits iPhone Application - Uses the iPhone's GPS capabilities to automatically find businesses in an area that have discounts for KCRW subscribers. Redesigned homepage and Eclectic24 - Rebranding (and reprogramming) of the 24hr KCRW online music channel by Chris Douridas. The ... http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2009/09/redesigns-blogs-and-a-new-iphone-app/ 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 ... http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2009/06/kcrw-iphone-radio-application/ 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 ... http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2009/05/kcrw-iphone-applications-released/ While working on mobile projects/UI these past couple weeks, I've had to revisit a number of user experience studies -- one in particular stood out. It's a 2002 Stanford study that addresses web design and credibility. Aquick summary from the study: The data showed that the average consumer paid far more attention to ... http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2009/05/aesthetics-of-trust/ 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) ... http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2009/04/kcrw-acquisition-campaign/ 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 ... http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2009/04/planet-money/ So I just bought an AT&T Blackberry 9000 and figured I'd note my initial experience of debranding/unlocking the phone for T-Mobile. I installed the MFI Multiloader software and followed readily available instructions for debranding and installing the most recent OS (I'm using 4.6.0.247 currently). I avoided using software to release the ... http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2009/03/notes-on-my-blackberry-bold/ The McCabe's at 50 Plone page I created is a finalist in the 2nd Annual National Entertainment Journalism Awards by The Los Angeles Press Club for Best Feature Online. UPDATE: The McCabe's page was beat by the LA Times -- it's still pretty cool to have been a finalist. http://www.nathanlubeck.com/2009/03/mccabes-at-50/