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{{Infobox software
| name = LinkedIn Pulse
| logo = Pulse (LinkedIn) logo.png
| logo caption = Pulse Icon
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| developer = [[LinkedIn]]
| released = {{Start date and age|2010|05}}
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| platform = [[Web browser|Web Browser]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| genre = [[News aggregator]]
| license = Free
| website = {{URL|https://linkedin.com/pulse}}
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''' LinkedIn Pulse''' was a news aggregation app originally developed for [[Android (operating system)|Android]],<ref name="techcrunch.com">[https://techcrunch.com/2010/07/26/pulse-android/ "Pulse Is Now Alive And Kicking On Android"]</ref> [[iOS]] and [[HTML5]] browsers, originally released in 2010. The app, in its original incarnation, was deprecated in 2015 and integrated into [[LinkedIn]].<ref>[http://blog.linkedin.com/2015/06/17/introducing-the-new-linkedin-pulse-your-daily-news-powered-by-your-professional-world/ "Introducing the New LinkedIn Pulse: Your Daily News, Powered By Your Professional World"]</ref>
==History==
[[File:Logo_for_Pulse_Software.jpg|thumb|Pulse Mobile Application Icon]]
Pulse was originally released in May 2010 for the [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[iPad]]. The app was created by Ankit Gupta and Akshay Kothari (two [[Stanford University]] graduate students) as part of a course at the Institute of Design.
The company they formed, Alphonso Labs, was one of the first to use Stanford's business incubator [[StartX|SSE Labs]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Stanford Students Build Their Own Y Combinator |date=10 June 2010 |work=Tech Crunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/06/10/sse-labs// |accessdate=11 September 2013}}</ref>
Pulse received positive reviews for its easy to use interface.<ref name=cnn2010/>
On 8 June 2010, the app was temporarily removed from the [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] hours after it was mentioned by [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] co-founder [[Steve Jobs]] at [[WWDC 2010]], because ''[[The New York Times]]'' complained to Apple that the app pulled content from the nytimes.com and boston.com RSS feeds in violation of the terms of use prohibiting commercial redistribution. The app was approved once again and restored to the App Store later the same day after removing ''The New York Times'' feed.<ref name=cnn2010>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/06/15/pulse.ipad.gahran/ "Pulse: Why I almost didn't return my iPad"]. CNN. Retrieved 20 June 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/jun/08/ipad-new-york-times "New York Times kills off the Pulse iPad news app"]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 20 June 2010.</ref>
On 2 July 2010 a version of the app was released for [[iPhone]] and [[iPod Touch]] named Pulse News Mini.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2010/07/02/pulse-iphone/ "Pulse For iPhone Lands"]</ref> It featured the same interface and features as the [[iPad]] version on a smaller scale. Later that month the app was also released for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] smartphones.<ref name="techcrunch.com"/>
On 1 October 2010 Pulse version 2.0 was released, this update included the ability to add up to 60 news feeds and introduced pages that could be configured to show different types of news.<ref>[http://www.tuaw.com/2010/10/01/pulse-news-reader-for-ipad-2-0-more-sources-better-organizatio/ "Pulse News Reader for iPad 2.0: More sources, better organization"]</ref>
On 15 November 2010 Pulse was made a free app for [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]].<ref>[http://www.tuaw.com/2010/11/15/pulse-news-reader-for-ios-now-free/ "Pulse News Reader for iOS now free"]</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2019}}
In 2011 Pulse was selected as one of 50 apps in [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s [[App Store (iOS)|App Store]] Hall of Fame and named one of [[TIME]]'s top 50 iPhone apps of the year. This raised the profile of the app helping it to gain even more popularity.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110129134353/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2044480,00.html "50 Best iPhone Apps 2011"]</ref><ref>[http://www.pulse.me/about "About Pulse"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718234533/https://www.pulse.me/about/ |date=18 July 2013 }}</ref>
On 9 August 2012 a Pulse web app was announced. The app featured a radically different design using different sized tiles put together to form a 'mosaic' like interface. Written in [[HTML5]] the app works with all modern web browsers, however a special partnership formed between Alphonso Labs and [[Microsoft]] brings unique features such as gestures to users of [[Internet Explorer]] 10.<ref>[https://thenextweb.com/apps/2012/08/09/pulse-launches-beautiful-web-app-reading-pleasure-touch-focused-windows-8-tablets/ "Pulse Launches a Beautiful Web App"]</ref>
On 8 November 2012 Pulse 3.0 was released for iOS and Android. It included a redesigned sidebar similar to the one found on the web app for switching between pages. Also included in the update was a new icon and the ability to add an unlimited number of news feeds.<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2012/11/09/pulse-3-0-update "Pulse 3.0 update for iOS and Android brings new design, better search and more."]</ref>
Pulse was listed among [[Time (magazine)|Time]] Techland's 50 Best Android Applications for 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://techland.time.com/2013/07/01/50-best-android-apps-for-2013/slide/pulse-news/ |title=50 Best Android Apps for 2013 |author=Jared Newman |work=Techland |access-date=30 June 2013 |date=1 July 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704153053/http://techland.time.com/2013/07/01/50-best-android-apps-for-2013/slide/pulse-news/ |archive-date=4 July 2013}}</ref>
On 11 April 2013 it was announced<ref>[http://blog.linkedin.com/2013/04/11/welcome-pulse-to-linkedin-family/ "Welcome Pulse to the LinkedIn family"]</ref> as previously rumoured<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/11/4091058/linkedin-reportedly-set-to-buy-pulse-news-reader/ | title=LinkedIn reportedly set to buy Pulse news reader | work=The Verge | first=Adi | last=Robertson | date=11 March 2013 | accessdate=14 October 2020 }}</ref> that [[LinkedIn]] had purchased Pulse from Alphonso Labs for $90 million.<ref>[http://blog.pulse.me/post/47721164686/pulse-joins-the-linkedin-family/ "Pulsejoins the LinkedIn family"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130502104703/http://blog.pulse.me/post/47721164686/pulse-joins-the-linkedin-family/ |date=2 May 2013 }}</ref> In the beginning of November 2013, version 4.0 was launched, integrating the Pulse app and LinkedIn. Along with the integration was a massive UI overhaul that was met largely by negative reviews by longtime users. On 17 June 2015, Pulse decided to completely redesign the new experience from the ground up. The stated reason for this change was to deliver personalized news from a user's professional network (primarily from [[LinkedIn]], the purchaser of Pulse), and allow little to none user customization. This change also triggered a wave of negative backlash from the app's userbase, including a dramatic drop in ratings in the App Store and Google Play.
On 25 November 2015, LinkedIn announced that the original Pulse app was to be retired on 31 December 2015, after which user feeds ceased to update.<ref>[https://help.linkedin.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/57595 "LinkedIn official announcement"]</ref>
==See also==
*[[Comparison of feed aggregators]]
*[[Feedly]]
*[[Flipboard]]
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.linkedin.com/pulse/}}
* [https://www.linkedin.com/mobile#pulse-app/ Web App]
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