LinkedIn on Thursday announced the $90 million acquisition of newsreader app Pulse, as the professional social networking site looks to add to its content and mobile strategies. Pulse, launched in 2010 by two Stanford University students, allows users to browse multiple media sources, including social networks, to choose the content they want to read. The app has about 30 million users in more than 190 countries, with 40 percent of those users outside the U.S.
LinkedIn's Mobile Strategy Gets a Pulse
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani April 12, 2013 12:09 PMLinkedIn on Thursday announced the $90 million acquisition of newsreader app Pulse, as the professional social networking site looks to add to its content and mobile strategies. Pulse, launched in 2010 by two Stanford University students, allows users to browse multiple media sources, including social networks, to choose the content they want to read. The app has about 30 million users in more than 190 countries, with 40 percent of those users outside the U.S.