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Published on February 2, 2023 (about 2 years ago)

Build an Instagram-style social media app using React Native, Firebase, and Mux

Daniel Gibson
John Reigart
By Daniel and John14 min readPartnerships

Paloma is utilizing Mux to build their Instagram-style social media app. Learn what Paloma is building and how they leveraged Mux's video infrastructure as a service.

Published on January 31, 2023 (about 2 years ago)

How Video and Connected Fitness will evolve in 2023 and beyond

Eric Elia
By Eric Elia5 min readPartnerships

Fitness studios were one of the many industries turned inside out during the pandemic. At first, we saw a boon of new live-streaming fitness experiences, alongside concerts and conferences — but the vi...

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Published on January 25, 2023 (about 2 years ago)

Going, going, gone: best practices for deleting your assets

Amin Amos
By Amin Amos5 min readProduct

In this post, we share why you might want to think twice before you delete an asset on Mux – and offer a few different strategies to consider for your application.

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Published on January 20, 2023 (about 2 years ago)

The building blocks of great docs

Darius Cepulis
By Darius Cepulis15 min readEngineering

Great documentation is the backbone of a great API company. How do you scale it and keep a good experience? Learn about information architecture, Next.js 13, React Server Components, and Tailwind.

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Published on January 19, 2023 (about 2 years ago)

Build live shopping experiences with Mux and Impekable

Asiya Gorelik
By Asiya Gorelik8 min readPartnerships & Product

What will the future of e-commerce look like? The see-now-want-now consumer mentality has created a clear path to live video shopping — and you don’t want to be left behind. So, where does Mux fit in...

Published on January 10, 2023 (over 2 years ago)

Q&A with Pixieset: How to marry video and product strategy to drive engagement

Todd Gladfelter
By Todd Gladfelter5 min readCustomers

There is a real joy in seeing our customers delight their own customers — and that delight often translates into real business growth. Pixieset is one fantastic example: The Vancouver-based company run...

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Published on January 6, 2023 (over 2 years ago)

Winamp player: now with web components

Dave Kiss
Wietse Hage
By Dave and Wietse11 min readEngineering

In this post, we break down how you can rebuild the classic Winamp player using modern web components with media-chrome.

Published on December 22, 2022 (over 2 years ago)

How LyveCom uses Mux to build the best-quality e-commerce video experience

Asiya Gorelik
By Asiya Gorelik2 min readCustomers

Video is essential for almost every industry. It’s been proven over and over again to help businesses engage with their audiences and drive growth. Our friends at LyveCom are a great example of what i...

Published on December 21, 2022 (over 2 years ago)

Program, schedule, and stream high-quality live video with Prepr CMS; powered by Mux

John Reigart
Dana Cheragwandi
By John and Dana5 min readPartnerships

With this month’s release of Mux Partner Prepr's Live Stream, you can now easily set up, program, and stream high-quality live video to consumers of your multichannel apps and websites.

Published on December 20, 2022 (over 2 years ago)

2022 retro: what we shipped and what’s next

Jon Dahl
By Jon Dahl5 min readCompany & Product

At our first-ever Mux company conference in May (shout out to the team behind The Mux Informational), I shared our long-term roadmap and vision. TL;DR: We exist to democratize video, which is such a f...