Every since Google announced that they were shutting down Google Reader, a dozen others have popped up with plans to fill the void.
Today’s entry comes from LinkedIn. Instead of reinventing the wheel, they bought one – Pulse: Your News, Blog, Magazine and Social Reader. The app was designed as a class project by two Standford boys who were looking for a better way to keep up with their favorite blogs and newspapers.
Now, 20 million people use Pulse to keep up with their favorite content streams in 190 countries. Pulse says they consume more 10 million stories a day and that’s music to this writer’s ears.
LinkedIn bought Pulse because well-written content is slowly pushing random blurbs off the page. Here’s a quote from their announcement post.

















