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MediaLab acquires messaging app Kik, expanding its app portfolio

TechCrunch LA

Buying the Kik messaging platform adds another social media weapon to the arsenal for MediaLab and its chief executive, Michael Heyward. In 2017, TechCrunch reported that Whisper underwent significant layoffs to stave off collapse and put the company on a path to profitability.

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Save Your Spin for Someone Who Cares

Both Sides of the Table

He had 2 weeks’ cash left in the bank and was facing massive layoffs or potentially bankruptcy. Press doesn’t mean anything other than free advertising. Most notably you need to understand Earned Media and how blogging, public speaking and social media play an important role in the new PR landscape.