social networks
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and adding
social software
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features, video playersCMS Wire - KickApps: Kicking off Video Deal with Akamai - August 19, 2008 /ref> and widgets to websites. More than 100,000 sites use KickApps, including major media companies (e.g.
NBC Universal
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The BBC
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H&R Block
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Scripps Networks
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) and a wide variety of niche websites.TechCrunch: KickApps Actually Raises $14 Million In Series C Round - November 25, 2008 /ref>
The KickApps company was acquired in January 2011 by
KIT digital
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Piksel has worked with clients in the Broadcast and Media industry for over 20 years, from launching Sky Go with BSkyB and 4oD with Channel 4 in 200 ...
KickApps is a hosted platform (SaaS) that provides a range of social media applications to website developers and publishers.
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.
* Members select a username and password (or use their existing site ID) to join your social network
* Members can upload videos, photos, and audio
* Member profiles contain standard social networking features, including: blogs (video, audio, and plain text), RSS feeds, guest books, friends, multi-media message boards, widgets and groups
* Includes online media management, member management, reporting and advertising administration
KickApps is often compared with
Brightcove
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History
Brightcove was founded in 2004 by Jeremy Allaire, who served as Executive Chairman until April 2016, and Bob Mason. The c ...
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Founder and Chairman, Eric Alterman, was also founder of MeshNetworks (acquired by Motorola), Military Commercial Technologies, TeraNex, SkyCross, Jed Broadcasting, Quadfore, Centerpoint and Triton Network Systems
In January 2011, KickApps was acquired by KIT digital.
Venture Funding
* $7 million Series A round from
Spark Capital
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and also included Prism VentureWorks and
Jarl Mohn
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* $11 million Series B round from
SoftBank Capital
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and a group of previous investors
* $14 million Series C round from North Atlantic Capital and all previous investors.