BitMethod, Developer of BNO News iPhone App, Announces Knych Platform

Posted by Daniel Shipton on 23 November 2009 | 0 Comments

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Daniel E. Shipton
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BITMETHOD, DEVELOPER OF BNO NEWS IPHONE APP, ANNOUNCES KNYCH PLATFORM
Push-notification breaking news app evolves into full-fledged threaded update system

(DES MOINES, Iowa – Monday, November 23, 2009) – BitMethod, developer of the push-enabled BNO News iPhone app, is excited to announce Knych (pronounced "nitch"), a revolutionary micro-update driven information platform. Knych will give content providers a powerful, threaded, and multi-media enabled way to communicate with their audience across the web, desktop, and mobile.

Updates pushed through the Knych platform will reach users wherever they are at any time. Brandable distribution channels include the web, mobile apps, SMS, and desktop. Information can also be pushed to social-media endpoints such as Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter.

"The defining feature is context," said Daniel Shipton, CEO at BitMethod. "With streams like Twitter, there's no context. Streams are just that - lots of pieces of information flying by as fast as people can update. Knych guides those pieces into threads and categories and creates a clutter-free experience that you're always connected to, wherever you are. You don't follow Knych, it follows you."

Development of Knych began with the well-reviewed and critically acclaimed BNO News iPhone application. BNO News built a 1.4 million strong Twitter account providing breaking news coverage from a global team of editors. BitMethod's BNO News iPhone application back-end allows the editors to pump categorized updates through the iPhone's push notification system. The application provides one of the fastest ways to learn about major news events in human history.

Despite growing by nearly half a million followers since the launch of the app, BNO recently announced they are selling their Twitter account to MSNBC and transitioning their business to the role of a breaking news wire. BitMethod will continue to support users of the BNO News app, though the nature of the news alerts provided by BNO may change.

"We're disappointed that BNO is choosing to leave behind their 1.4 million Twitter followers, but we're excited for the possibilities the future of this platform holds," Shipton said. "We'll be transitioning the BNO app to the Knych platform and BNO will have the same opportunities as other providers as this platform develops. News is only one possible type of information that can be distributed through Knych and we're looking forward to building new opportunities in the future as this system evolves."

Shipton encourages brands and partners interested in distributing information through Knych to visit Knych.net. Partners interested in using Knych should contact Daniel Shipton at BitMethod no later than December 11 to be part of the next rollout. He can be reached at dan@bitmethod.com.

About BitMethod

BitMethod is a Des Moines, Iowa based app development firm focused on building interactive applications delivered on a variety of platforms. It specializes in building interactive applications for the web, mobile devices, and the desktop. Web standards are at the core of it's technology expertise which includes Javascript, HTML, and RESTful service oriented APIs. Their focus is on simple, scalable systems architecture and clean, reusable code that enables rich user experiences. They make heavy use of technologies present on almost every device to provide cost effective cross platform development solutions.

NOTE FOR EDITORS
For any questions or interviews related to BitMethod, journalists can contact Daniel E. Shipton at dan@bitmethod.com.

ON THE WEB

Knych Platform - http://knych.net

ReadWriteWeb - BNO News App Launch Coverage - http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2009/08/03/03readwriteweb-breaking-news-online-the-iphone-app-is-live-13260.html

TechCrunch - 1.1 Update Coverage - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/01/bno-news-updates-its-great-iphone-app-lets-you-harness-stream-of-push-notifications/

TechCrunch - Apps for News on the Go - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/17/3-nifty-iphone-apps-for-news-consumption-on-the-go/

MobileCrunch - October Apps of the Month - http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/11/02/apps-of-the-month-best-iphone-apps-of-october-2009/

BNO News: http://www.bnonews.com

BitMethod: http://www.bitmethod.com

BitMethod on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bitmethod