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About: Alex Blum
Website: http://kickapps.com
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As CEO of KickApps, Alex is responsible for the continued growth of the web’s most innovative social CMS platform. Alex holds an MBA from Albers School of Business at Seattle University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado.
E-mail: ablum@kickapps.com
Twitter: @alexjblum
LinkedIn: alexblum
Posts by Alex Blum
Why KickApps Joined the KIT Digital Family
January 31, 2011
Some big news out of KickApps HQ this morning: Effective immediately, we have agreed to merge with KIT Digital, a leading provider of IP-video technology. (You can read the official press release here) It’s obviously a watershed moment in... Read more »
Keep Social Media Simple… And In-House
November 04, 2010
Why would a company outsource the management of its Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or any other online community? I can understand why outsourcing is as popular as it is among business owners. When done right, outsourcing can cut costs, help complete... Read more »
KickApps scores (2) SAMMY Awards and the 2010 IBM ISV Innovation Award all in the same week!
September 16, 2010
The KickApps team had a tremendous week where our innovative work in Social CRM, the OSMF App Studio, and Social Commerce were acknowledged during two important industry events. Earlier in the week we received (2) SAMMY Awards for: Best Social... Read more »
Reinventing Web Publishing – KickApps Introduces the First True “Social CMS”
August 03, 2010
Earlier today we announced the availability of version 5.0 of the KickApps platform. With this major milestone in our evolution we now provide the first complete site authoring and management system for publishers and brand managers looking... Read more »
KickApps App Studio Delivers Industry First Drag-and-Drop Authoring Support for HTML5
July 20, 2010
In a recent blog post on the subject of HTML5 vs. Flash, I shared many of the challenges publishers would be facing if they wanted to support both formats and have their engaging Flash enabled experiences replicated on an iDevice. As Web professionals... Read more »
Facebook Marketing Best Practices
July 13, 2010
When brands hear that KickApps can double as a publishing tool for Facebook Apps and Fan Pages, they often ask us, “How can I leverage KickApps to enhance my Facebook presence?” KickApps’ award-winning Social Publishing System allows brands... Read more »
Redefining Social Commerce on the Web
July 01, 2010
Today we announced a very exciting partnership with IBM WebSphere that we believe will help redefine how consumers interact with Brand’s products and services online. The traditional storefront will be replaced or augmented with a personalized... Read more »
KickApps on Facebook! Publish Your On-Site Social Activity Directly to Your Facebook Fan Page with the App Studio
June 24, 2010
This week, we announced how existing customers can do something easy with their KickApps-powered social sites, to accomplish great results on Facebook. That’s right, KickApps on Facebook! No longer do you have to think about managing... Read more »
