On December 8, 2009 KickApps, the complete social software solution received the Best Social Media Platform award at the 2009 DPAC Awards which honours overall excellence and breakthrough achievement in Digital Publishing and Advertising.

The DPAC Awards are presented by DM2 Media, the publishers of digiday:DAILY and the hosts of DPAC4, which includes hundreds of leading digital publishing and advertising experts, journalists, insiders, marketers, and technology visionaries.

“KickApps has shown us yet again that its innovation and leadership is producing a best-in-class solution for the publishers, advertisers and brands,” said Nick Friese, CEO of DM2 Media. “When our judges reviewed the entries, KickApps stood out as the clear winner because of its innovative products, position in the market, and vision for where social media, online publishing and advertising come together.”

KickApps enables website publishers to create social media experiences such as online communities, social networks, user-generated content, video, comments and ratings, sharing, message boards and widgets on branded sites, including social media microsites that enable premium sponsorship opportunities for brands.

Its solution proves as an effective way for brands to deepen relationships with customers, media and companies and increase online engagement. KickApps is an emerging leader in the Social CRM/Social Marketing sector and provides solutions for global fortune 1000 brands and marketing agencies.

“2009 has been an extremely exhilarating year in the life of KickApps and this award reaffirms that our company continues to be in the right place at the right time,” said Alex Blum, CEO, KickApps. “Our unique approach at KickApps is to provide our clients with an unparalleled breadth of social media applications that can be easily and cost effectively used to spawn new social media publisher and marketer experiences, and to also be integrated into any web site with the flexibility that our diverse client base requires.

Other top finalists for the Best Social Media Platform award included TV Guide.com/Facebook Connect and VEGA/Zovue.com.