Lycos partners with Disney ABC

Lycos Inc. has announced it will provide an online "moderated chat experience" for fans of the Disney ABC Family Television series "Kyle XY."

Waltham-based Lycos styles itself as an online community destination for video and entertainment content, and last year, it debuted something it calls "Watch & Chat" technology.

An early example, cinema.lycos.com, allowed groups of film buffs to watch the same movie simultaneously, and because there is a built-in chat room, viewers can type messages to one another and offer text commentary on the movie's action.

In June, Lycos teamed with Disney ABC Family Television to run 13 original weekly episodes of the "Kyle XY" series on its Watch & Chat platform.

Now through Sept. 4, fans can visit the kylexy.lycos.com website to submit questions and chat with the stars of the show while watching an episode in "synchronous real time," Lycos said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)