KickApps


KickApps is a hosted platform for creating social networks and adding social software features, video players and widgets to websites. More than 100,000 sites use KickApps, including major media companies and a wide variety of niche websites.
The KickApps company was acquired in January 2011 by KIT digital.
Then, in December 2012, the company was acquired again by Perfect Sense Digital.

Features

KickApps is a hosted platform that provides a range of social media applications to website developers and publishers that accelerate deployment of more sophisticated and costly applications such as social networking, user-generated content, media management and sharing, social marketing solutions, employee social communication, profiles, premium video players, webcam applications and widgets.
A SaaS platform allows websites to deploy a wide range of user experiences in a variety of ways: REST and SOAP APIs, feeds, programmable widgets and video players, customizable templates and single-sign services.
KickApps is often compared with Brightcove, Flux and Ning.
Founder and Chairman, Eric Alterman, was also founder of MeshNetworks, Military Commercial Technologies, TeraNex, SkyCross, Jed Broadcasting, Quadfore, Centerpoint and Triton Network Systems
In January 2011, KickApps was acquired by KIT digital.

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