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MediaLab acquires messaging app Kik, expanding its app portfolio

TechCrunch LA

.” MediaLab is a holding company that owns several other mobile properties , including anonymous social network Whisper and mixtape app DatPiff. MediaLab said it has “some ideas” for developing Kik going forwards, including making the app faster and reducing the amount of unwanted messages and spam bots.

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6 Keys To Growing Your Career Through The Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m not looking for a personal guess, but some real homework done via networking and the Internet to see what other companies pay for the same role. Every employee or entrepreneur needs to build a competitive reputation on the Internet, through a website, blog, LinkedIn profile, and social media. Market your business expertise.

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Should Startups Announce Their Funding?

Both Sides of the Table

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. It’s sort of like when we had three networks and they controlled the TV news. So if you were in the NY Times they likely saw it.

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