Kim Kardashian may be the last person you'd expect to see headlining a tech conference. But the reality star took the stage at Recode's Code Mobile conference Monday in Half Moon Bay to talk mobile tech trends.
During her 30-minute conversation with Recode cofounder Kara Swisher, Kardashian spoke about her love of BlackBerry, the challenges of being a reality star and how she manages her social media presence.
Here are five things we learned about her Monday:
She still uses BlackBerry
Not only does Kardashian still use a six-year-old BlackBerry Bold (only for email; she uses an iPhone for social media), she buys them in bulk on eBay-- just in case the world's supply runs out. Kardashian even hinted that she may consider becoming financially involved with the company.
@KimKardashian at #codemobile"@BlackBerry is my heart and soul."— John Paczkowski (@JohnPaczkowski) October 27, 2014
@karaswisher: "Blackberry is the Model T of phones" @KimKardashian "I have 3 @BlackBerry Bolds" #codemobile— Uppendahl (@uppendahl) October 27, 2014
Reality TV is harder than it looks
Being on a reality show isn't easy. Kardashian said during the half of the year when she's filming, her days begin at 6 a.m. and don't end until 9 p.m. That, she said, is hard work and deserves respect.
"Unfortunately, I don’t think that reality TV gets the respect that it deserves" - @KimKardashian at #codemobile pic.twitter.com/K7o2DQV3ag— Re/code (@Recode) October 27, 2014
Instagram is her favorite social network -- but she won't post 4 selfies in a row.
Kardashian is known for the legions of followers across all her accounts but her favorite social media platform, she said, is Instagram. Which isn't surprising considering she broke the record for most-liked photo ever earlier this year. As for Snapchat, she doesn't have the time for that.
.@KimKardashian's favorite social media platform now? @Instagram. Oh and btw, she doesn't use Snapchat. • #CodeMobile— Stef Smith (@StefanieASmith) October 27, 2014
Kardashian also said she abides by a three-image rule: she won't post more than three photos of herself at any one time, to avoid oversaturation.
“I have a three-image rule for the same setting.” - @KimKardashian on her approach to @Instagram sharing #codemobile— Meghan Krane (@meghan_krane) October 27, 2014
Her first job involved working for Paris Hilton
Before her reality TV days, one of Kardashian's first gigs was a closet-organizing service owned by eBay -- and one of her clients was Paris Hilton.
.@KimKardashian got her start running an @ebay closet organizing company in Hollywood & @ParisHilton was one of her clients #codemobile— Chaim Haas (@chaimhaas) October 28, 2014
.@KimKardashian clarifies that she was not Paris Hilton's assistant, but that Paris was a client of her eBay service #codemobile— Julia Boorstin (@JBoorstin) October 28, 2014
We'll probably see more Kardashian apps
On the subject of the viral success of her game, Kim Kardashian Hollywood, the reality star said she envisions having a "long career in mobile" and hinted that more games are in the works.
While she didn't answer questions about how much money the game has made (it's free to play but relies heavily on in-app purchases), earlier reports have suggested the game could net as much as $200 million this year alone.
"I think everything is moving into mobile. I see myself having a long career in the space" @KimKardashian #codemobile pic.twitter.com/OJlZUHsfRl— Re/code (@Recode) October 28, 2014