KickApps, a provider of social tools for websites, is opening its back-end to developers and adopting Facebook and OpenSocial standards.

In effect, any app that works on Facebook or on Google's OpenSocial platform will also work on a KickApps-enabled website, and vice-versa.

The news followed the release of the KickApps API Developer Kit, which allows customers to build their own apps, necessitating collaboration with the KickApps team.

KickApps' social features include user profiles, videos, photos and blogs.