Good: Kik Messenger will live on. Bad: ads

Things have been very much up in the air for users of Kik Messenger after its owner Kik announced plans to close down the messaging tool and focus on its Kin cryptocurrency. But now things have changed. Kik has announced that Kik Messenger has been acquired by holding company MediaLab. While details of the acquisition and any deal between the two companies are sparse, one thing is clear: Kik Messenger will live on -- albeit with ads. See also: Yahoo Groups is closing down and all content will be deleted Time to fire up Netflix -- MoviePass has closed down… [Continue Reading]