This week in App-reciation, we take a look at keeping up to date with all the business news that’s relevant to you with thanks to the handy app that is LinkedIn Pulse.
Keeping an eye on breaking news in your respective industry is one of the key things for budding entrepreneurs to stay on top of if they want to get ahead in the business world. There’s no point in finding out the ‘Ten Top Tips for Budding Brewers’ if your company has nothing to do with beer.
That’s where the app called 'LinkedIn Pulse' comes in handy. Pulse was originally set up by Alphonso Labs in May 2010 as a stand alone app for the iPad. The idea behind the app is that it displays news from multiple RSS feeds in a single page using a tile-based interface. So it basically collates all the news you want to see, like reddit.
The app proved so popular that LinkedIn, the business networking site, bought the app from Alphonso Labs for a cool $90 million in 2013 (that could be you one day!).
So why should you, the budding entrepreneur whose time is precious, download this particular app? Well there are a number of reasons, really. Firstly, you can personalise your feed by selecting from hundreds of trusted sources including LinkedIn Influencers, like Conan O'Brien (below), so that you only get the breaking news and interesting articles that matter to you.
You can also see what’s trending among professionals worldwide and sign in with LinkedIn to easily like, comment, and share articles with your network.
Staying ahead of the game, and most importantly, your competitors, is just one of the keys to success in the world today and with LinkedIn Pulse you’ll be able to do just that.
LinkedIn Pulse is completely free on both
iTunes and the
Google Play store.
