In a world where humungous data is being generated every minute, users sometimes feel lost if they want to follow, track, read or watch particular event or news feed. In case one needs to isolate the wheat from the chaff (so to say), one has many options such as the Yahoo! News Digest or Circa. But what if you want to extend this handy functionality and want to see all news related to a particular subject or topic at one place? This is where Pipes steps in.
The Pipes app not only helps users to glean the particular topic they want to read on, but also collect massive feeds and news on the related topic or subject from across scores of sources such as Wikipedia. All this is then collated and presented in a mobile friendly version to help users on the move to track their favorite news story. Be it the current FIFA World Cup craze or Iraq crisis, the app crawls through a mind boggling 10,000 sources every hour to bring the latest, relevant and freshest updates on the topic you query in.
Features –
Some of the features that are unique to the Pipes app include the below –
- All updates from across the web brought into a single feed
- The feed undergoes constant update every hour for relevance
- Every new update about a favorite topic carries its own personalized notification
- Users have the option to set the frequency of receiving notifications or keep it in a ‘push’ mode
- Users get access to Twitter feeds to know what tweets are flying around their selected news topic
- Tidy, streamlined design that scores high on the user interface aspect
- “Top Stories” section allows users to see what other Pipes users are sharing, talking or searching about
- Users can share recent stories about their topic through Twitter, WhatsApp, Email, Google+ or Facebook.
- In case one runs out of topics to search for, he or she has the option to take part in trending topic, courtesy the other Pipes users.
The co-founders, Vinay Anand and Siddarth Goliya alongwith a small team of 20-somethings engineers are credited with the crawling of massive information and searching through huge databases every hour to provide users with fresh relevant and up-to-date. The app development is completely funded internally through Doodle Creatives, their Mumbai based design and technology store. Speaking to TechCrunch, Vinay Anand says “The two of us really felt the need to personalize news”. He further explains, “We really feel that people have specific things they want to track and want to be alerted on it, and that’s exactly what Pipes allows you to do”.
If you are looking to combine various sources of news feeds dedicated solely to your favorite news topic, then Pipes is definitely the most appropriate app to present a global perspective on your chosen topic in an easy on the eye visual interface. Install Pipes and stay connected with the things you love to hear or talk about.
https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/pipes-all-the-news-you-need/id829690951?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sunny.doodlepipes
