KickAppsKicksApps to Power Social Media for Endemol/BBC's "Upstaged"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2008 - 12:38pm.
New York - KickApps, a provider of on-demand social media technology, said on Wednesday that it will power the online community functions for "Upstaged," a new multi-platform reality TV show from Endemol that will air on the BBC in the U.K. The show will see amateurs submit audition videos of their particular talent, with the best then chosen to face off head-to-head with the goal of entertaining a live audience. Viewers will then vote on these competitions and eventually choose an overall champion. tags: Social Networking | TV | BBC | Interactive TV | KickApps | Endemol | User-Generated | Upstaged |
KickApps Introduces iPhone Support for Web VideosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 27, 2007 - 4:35pm.
New York - KickApps, a developer of social media applications, on Monday announced that videos uploaded to KickApps-powered social media sites can now be viewed on Apple's iPhone. The company is now automatically converting all videos uploaded through KickApps into the Quicktime video format, compatible with the iPhone's Safari Web browser. Social Networking Tools Developer KickApps Raises $11 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 13, 2007 - 1:37pm.
*A correction has been made to this story. tags: Deals | VC | Social Networking | KickApps | User-Generated | Softbank Capital | Prism VentueWorks |
Career Moves: January 10, 2007Authored by dmw on January 10, 2007 - 1:49pm.
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Massive CEO, Mitch Davis, and President of New Media, Nichola Longano, will both leave the in-game ads specialist this month. The company was bought by Microsoft in May of 2006 to bring ads to the Xbox 360, and apply Massive technology to services such as Windows Live and MSN. No reason was given for the departure of the two executives. Natl. Lampoon Launches Video-sharing Site, KnuckleheadVideo.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 11, 2006 - 3:55pm.
Los Angeles - National Lampoon announced on Monday the launch of a video-sharing and social networking site, KnuckleheadVideo.com. Powered by technology from New York-based KickApps, the site will feature content categories for extreme sports bloopers, "drunken debauchery" and "the self-explanatory 'show us your butts'." KnuckleheadVideo.com will also feature exclusive video from director Sam Maccarone, and will also sponsor an online contest that will award a walk-on role in an upcoming National Lampoon film.
Hosted Application Service KickApps Raises $6 Million in First RoundAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 22, 2006 - 4:49pm.
New York - KickApps, a provider of a hosted application service for entertainment, lifestyle, sports, health and education content websites, announced on Thursday that it has raised $6 million in its first round of funding, from Spark Capital and Prism Venture Partners.
tags: Deals | Internet | VC | Online Publishing | Tech | UGC | KickApps | Spark Capital | Prism Venture Partners |
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