Mitch Pirtle discusses options for adding social media features to websites, including using Joomla extensions, building custom solutions, or using the KickApps platform. KickApps provides a white-label social media solution that can be used on its own or integrated with content management systems like Joomla, Drupal, and WordPress through single sign-on plugins. It offers features like user generated content, social features, media players, and syndication through RSS.

1. KickApps Social Media
Mitch Pirtle, CMSExpo
May 1, 2009 Chicago

2. Who am I?
Joomla founder
Former VP at KickApps
NYCJUG founder
Hardcore bassist
Skate punk
Soccer coach

3. In the beginning...
There was Joomla! And life was good.

4. Joomla! is great for nerds
Provides framework and CMS
MVC framework
Objects!
Easy to extend
Easy to skin
Legendary administrative interface

5. Then the trouble starts
“Hey, can we add social media to our website?”

6. Good start, but you need:
Comments Widgets
Profiles Syndicated feeds
CDN support Groups
Blogs Privacy settings
Points & Levels Rich media
Video Players

7. Decisions, decisions.

8. JomSocial
Joomla! native, commercial extension

9. Community Builder
Joomla! native, open source

10. Constraints of this approach
No CDN
No clustering
SPF (Single Point of Failure)
Not all social features to support UGC, syndication and
rich media

11. You can roll your own, too.

12. MTV’s Quizilla
World’s highest-traffic Joomla! site?

13. Constraints of this approach
Expensive
Long development timeline
Developer resources needed
Hosting is still a complex challenge to overcome

14. There is an easier way.

15. About KickApps
Whitelabel Social Media On Demand

16. Big communities
One example is U2 Zootopia

17. Extensible
National Geographic, custom PHP platform

18. KickApps Features
User Generated Content: Videos, Photos, Audio,
Blogs, Discussion Boards
Social Features: Comments, Ratings, Points & Levels
Media Features: Widgets, Players
Syndication: RSS feeds
Active development, new features added frequently

19. Affiliate Center
Powerful tools to manage your community

20. API options
SSO (Single Sign On) API interface using SOAP
RSS API
Javascript API
REST API

21. Developer resources
KickDeveloper, for developers using KickApps
and all kinds of external platforms

22. API Reference Wiki
Current, searchable documentation for
developers

23. And it integrates with Joomla!

24. Joomla SSO Plugin
Hosted at JoomlaCode.org

25. Introducing:
THE KickApps Joomla!

26. KickDeveloper
Stock Joomla!, with minimal modifications

27. Campuran
KickDeveloper community member, active site

28. Food Network’s Food2
Fresh out of the oven!

29. THE KickApps Joomla!
Stock Joomla! 1.5 series
SSO plugins
Stable, extensible platform for development

30. What can you do with it?
Push all media to a CDN Points & Levels
Comments Widgets
Ratings Video players
Profiles
Discussion Boards
Blogs

31. But wait, there’s more.

32. Not into Joomla!?

33. SSO Plugins for All
Boldly attempting to please anyone & everyone.

34. Drupal?
You’re covered.

35. For Scotch Lovers
Drupal site, uses SSO plugins

36. WordPress?
Yup, got that too.

37. Dub & Reggae
WordPress, uses SSO plugins

38. Not into packaged
solutions?
Ok, suit yourself, and your inner alpha geek.

39. Everyday Explorers
Custom PHP platform uses REST, SSO and RSS
API interfaces for complete customization

40. Useful Social Resources

41. Jeremy Owyang
Forrester analyst, social media researcher
extraordinaire

42. Connie Bensen
Community Manager supreme

43. Chris Kenton
Marketing, technology and society

44. KickApps Linkage
http://www.kickapps.com - main website
http://www.kickdeveloper.com - developer community
http://www.kickdeveloper.com/api - API reference
http://kickappsgallery.com - KA gallery of sites

45. Time for my favorite game
Stump the Geek™

46. So what are you going to do?

47. Thanks!
http://www.mitchitized.com
http://twitter.com/mitchitized

48. Additional Credits
“Squinting Eye”, via stock.xchg:
http://www.sxc.hu/photo/555352
by gabetarian:
http://www.sxc.hu/profile/gabetarian