Why did Kik become so popular in such a short amount of time?

Their servers are getting crushed, which could bring it all down, but they have nailed two things: the minimum viable product and activation. read more

(2) Activation: push notifications to users every time one of their friends joins and invite them to chat. As soon as you sign up you get a list of chat suggestions. If no-one you know is using Kik, you'll still get a notification as soon as someone you know *does* join. read more

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