Less than two weeks ago, the Apple (AAPL) App Store celebrated its sixth anniversary since launching under Steve Jobs in 2008. Since its inception, the App Store has racked up over 75 billion downloads, and hosts over 1.2 million iOS apps. As impressive as these numbers may be, the App Store is continually overlooked.
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Tinder For Jobs
How many hours have you spent on Tinder aimlessly swiping left and right in an attempt to find your perfect soul mate? Swiping left and right for HOURS until you find that one perfect person; you swipe right hoping that they swipe back so you can start your relationship together. Now imagine an application that will take this whole process… and apply it to jobs.
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The Opportunistic Employee
Finding a job in today’s economy can be difficult, to say the least (unless you’re a high school student). Most industries are far more competitive than they once were, and finding jobs at dream companies, like Google (GOOG) and Facebook (FB), is nearly impossible. In fact, more often than not, new college grads will cling to the first job offer they receive, which is often due to the lack of critical, public information.
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Stay Connected
Since 40% of LinkedIn members use their mobile devices to access popular social media, LinkedIn (LNKD) has decided to step-up its application game to a whole new level. LinkedIn has released a new application, called Connected, which aims to bolster its already impressive networking infrastructure. This new application is an update from LinkedIn’s earlier networking app, Contacts.
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Simplifying Simple
Many developers design applications to make life simpler, but have they finally ventured too far? Yo is a new app that is designed to send the one-word phrase “Yo” to your contacts. Evidently, the app was created to eliminate the tedious task of sending full text messages and calling people. Instead, after opening the app (God forbid), users simply tap the “Yo” button to alert someone.
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Amazon's Newest Threat
Google (GOOG) Express Shopping has taken a giant leap to become a stronger competitor to Amazon (AMZN) with its newly implemented same-day shipping service. Although Google Express Shopping is still inferior, in some aspects, to other online retailers (i.e. its currently small distribution infrastructure), it has many components that make it a strong alternative to the online shopping overlord known as Amazon (read more about superior E-Commerce investments here).
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Apple Approves First Bitcoin App
After a recent update to its iTunes policy for developers, Apple (AAPL) has decided to include Bitcoin-related applications, specifically those that promote in-app purchases, in its App Store. Apple was initially skeptical about iOS-based Bitcoin apps, but the newly implemented bylaws permit apps to use the virtual currency so long as they adhere to regional state and federal laws (click here to read more about why Apple must evolve to survive).
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