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Kik Messenger acquired by MediaLab, announces plan to introduce ads

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    spacecowboy
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    They need to get those ads to be cost effective. I heard that just the AWS bill for running Kik comes to ~$0.15 per monthly active user per month (based on 10M monthly actives). Maybe they will...

    They need to get those ads to be cost effective. I heard that just the AWS bill for running Kik comes to ~$0.15 per monthly active user per month (based on 10M monthly actives). Maybe they will also focus on running the service more efficiently.

    Are there examples of messaging apps that have ads in them? I remember Skype was showing some ads on Windows. I wonder what can be the ad revenue per user in a messaging app?

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    1. vakieh
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      I'm fairly certain the goal is to alleviate the cost of casual users with ads, and inconvenience heavy use people into signing up for an ad-free subscription model.

      I'm fairly certain the goal is to alleviate the cost of casual users with ads, and inconvenience heavy use people into signing up for an ad-free subscription model.

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  2. blitz
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    I suspect these users have no loyalty to any particular platform. As soon as ads start to get annoying they’ll move on to the next thing that doesn’t have ads.

    I suspect these users have no loyalty to any particular platform. As soon as ads start to get annoying they’ll move on to the next thing that doesn’t have ads.

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