Reddit.tv redesign 2013

Complete overhaul of Reddit.tv's user interface and code.

User facing redesign
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- Major emphasis on the video and watching experience, large videos and easy navigation
  - Paginated load of feeds videos (loads more if threshold not met)
  - Unobtrusive video list
  - Social media sharing functionality
- Redesigned channel system, visual previews and organization of channels
  - Channel list as reorderable thumbnails
  - Picture in picture add channel function
  - Recommended channels under add channel

Site administration functionality
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- Site-wide settings
  - Default channels
  - Recommended channels
  - Spacing and start points for sponsored videos
- Sponsored videos
  - Videos placed automatically in video playlist
  - Recommended YouTube only for now
  - Custom thumbnails, standard campaign functionality
- Site skins
  - Placement on site, file upload, standard campaign functionality
  - Front end UI not yet implemented
- Sponsored channels
  - Custom reorderable video list, thumbnails for channels
  - Fixed first position default channel in channel list
  - Currently shows just one at a time on the frontend

Technical changes
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- PHP backend
- Memcached thumbnail generation for channels
- Designed for use with AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- S3 upload for custom thumbnails and uploaded assets



Created by Dean Putney and SQ with design by Star St. Germain