Post on 25-Mar-2016
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crowdsourcing | storytelling | citizenship
People’s Insights: Volume 1, Issue 25
Kyck
What is Kyck?
Source: http://kyck.com , http://techie-buzz.com
It's a social network dedicated to football, a real-time community
of fans that delivers content, connects people and brings alive
all the action on the field.
Logging on
Source: http://kyck.com , http://mashable.com/2012/06/21/kyck/
Registration is currently by invites only. The team urges users to request
for an invite, which gets answered in a day. Alternatively, fans can ping
Kyck on Twitter by using the #KYCKme hash tag to sign up.
Kyck to share
A 'kyck' is a post on the network. Users can share photos, videos
or 140-character text updates. Kyckers can also share interesting
kycks on Twitter and Facebook.
Top Kycks discover relevant content
Source: http://twitter.com
Users can follow clubs, international teams and their favourite
players for information about them, prioritised in 'Top Kycks'.
They can also follow other users.
Live social match feed
Source: http://mashable.com/2012/06/21/kyck/,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18355490
Each live match is listed as an event. Users can join events to follow the
game, get statistics and engage in a discussion. Events are like the
BBC or Sky Sports' live match feeds, with a social element added on.
A complete football experience
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMNgQFYqzVs , http://peopleslab.mslgroup.com
The platform provides users with a complete football experience
by offering curation, discovery, consumption, and distribution of content
and products.
Connecting fans
Source: http://mashable.com/2012/06/21/kyck/
The platform enables fans to connect with friends and other fans
across the globe. By following, posting, commenting, sharing and
through live match features, fans can engage at various levels.
Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest connection
Source: http://kyck.com/#/top_kycks
Kyck incorporates features from popular social networks. It maintains
the 140-character limit and 'tag' feature like Twitter, shares the home
feed like Facebook and curates content like Pinterest.
Football on the go
Source: http://kyck.com/#/top_kycks , http://facebook.com
Kyck released an iOS app and plans to launch an Android variant soon.
Fans can access the latest updates and engage in discussions even on
the go, that is, on the mobile.
Competitors
Source: http://thefootballsocialclub.com/ , http://footballmeister.com
Football Meister, which focuses on gamification elements like badges
and trophies, and Football Social Club, which enhances the football
experience for players, are Kyck's main competitors.
More People’s Insights Weekly reports
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Every week, we dive into one topic for discussion on the MSLGROUP
Insight’s Network and discuss insights and foresights, in three key
areas: crowdsourcing, storytelling and citizenship.
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Storytelling:@MarsCuriosity
Citizenship#Kony2012
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MSLGROUP Insights Network on the People’s Insights weekly blog and
the People’s Insights Quarterly magazine.
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the best insights from the
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For more, visit http://peopleslab.mslgroup.com
Coming soon: People’s Insights Annual
Report
In early January 2013 we will publish the People’s Insights Annual
Report, in which we synthesize our insights from throughout 2012 and
provide foresights for business leaders and change-makers for 2013.
People’s Lab: Crowdsourcing Insights &
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approach that helps organizations tap into people’s insight for
innovation, storytelling and change.
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