06In recent years, people have been actively moving their communication to messaging apps. Therefore it’s been only logical for bots to appear in the apps as a way of letting companies speak with or entertain people. Today, a popular chat app Kik launched a new bot store inviting users and developers to join in this…
18Kik messenger loves its users, it follows trends and does its utmost to present them with curious new features. The other day, Kik added another new option – now you can send gif-images in the app. The messaging app has partnered with Riffsy GIF Keyboard and now Kik users have access to thousands of cool…
12Kik messaging app turned out to be a magnet that attracts US citizens. This was confirmed by a report recently published by analytical firm Quettra. The research examined the number of hours that users spend on applications of different categories, including social, Google Apps, chatting, shopping, entertainment, gaming, film & music. Kik came out on…
04Nowadays, we have such an abundance of messaging apps to choose from and yet they still demand to know our real phone numbers. When registering for WhatsApp, Viber, Kik or any other popular app, you are asked to leave a phone number or an email address. In other cases, your user handle can identify you….
23The Kik messenger team has joined the Ad Council in a partnership to prevent bullying among teenagers. Away with cruelty and mocking! Bullying is getting to be frequent and habitual, and so the Kik team would not rather stand aloof. Around 90% teenagers from 12 to 17 years old have witnessed bullying in social networks;…
25Head of Strategic Development at Kik Interactive
10It isn’t know whether Tencent representatives said something during the Kik investment deal, or whether the conclusion was independently drawn by Ted Livingston’s team, but the fact remains: the Canadian messaging app ripped off one of the main features of Chinese messaging app WeChat – the QR code. Last month, company co-founder and CEO Ted…
19Tencent injects funds into Kik Interactive Inc.! Tencent is the largest internet company in China, as well as the owner of QQ and WeChat messaging apps, has decided to invest into Kik Interactive Inc. The situation looks rather strange, but both WeChat and Kik are regionally popular communication clients. They’re practically rivals, to be honest….
14KIK’s achievements Can you believe it? KIK is 6 years old! This is a good reason to recall all the key points, updates and achievements that a tiny group of just 30 developers made for 200 M users. KIK runs on such platforms as iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Amazon. Since the time of its…
13Is Jam so far only for a limited audience? The management team of Canadian Kik messenger are launching a pilot version of Jam, a chat-based music community, created around the world’s best music bands and performers. First, it will be open only for a few hundred thousand users to help the developers test the newly…