Pulse (software)
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| Publishing year | 2010 |
| operating system | Android , iOS , web application |
| category | RSS aggregator |
| License | proprietary |
Pulse was an online service for reading and organizing messages from various sources, such as websites and social networks. It was available as an app for Android and iOS and as a web application . Messages could be cached for offline reading.
history
Pulse was founded in 2010 by Stanford graduates Ankit Gupta and Akshay Kothari. The app was mentioned by Steve Jobs at WWDC 2010 , won the Apple Design Award and was one of Time 's "Top 50 Apps of 2011". In 2013 the app had over 20 million users from 190 countries, and over 1 million new users were added every month.
2013 expressed LinkedIn app for 50-100 million a desire dollars to buy. On April 11, 2013, LinkedIn acquired Pulse for $ 90 million. The service was closed on December 31, 2015 and replaced by the new "Linked Pulse" app.
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Us. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011 ; accessed on March 18, 2013 (English).
- ↑ LinkedIn buys Pulse for more than $ 50 million. Archived from the original on March 15, 2013 ; Retrieved March 18, 2013 .
- ↑ Frederic Lardinois: LinkedIn Acquires Pulse For $ 90M In Stock And Cash. TechCrunch , April 11, 2013, accessed July 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Original Pulse App - Retired. LinkedIn, accessed July 25, 2016 .
- ^ Akshay Kothari: Introducing the New LinkedIn Pulse: Your Daily News, Powered By Your Professional World. In: blog.linkedin.com. June 17, 2015, accessed July 25, 2016 .