On April 3, 2010, Apple finally released its long-awaited iPad. While I don’t plan to buy one myself (I used to be a Mac girl but switched to PCs when I went to college), I know there are plenty of you who can’t wait to get your hands on one. In that vein, which iPad apps do you need to grab today to aid in your personal branding?
1. LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook
We all know how important social networking (and networking in general) is to your personal brand. So, it makes sense to have these applications on your new iPad.
2. Gist
I’ve become a huge fan of Gist and will probably do an entire post on it sometime, but definitely check out this app to help you better know the people in your network.
3. WordPress
I have to admit, it would be pretty cool to be writing this post from the iPad. Not convinced you need a blog to advance your personal brand? Read this.
4. Wall Street Journal and/or New York Times
People with strong personal brands are well read. Keep up with the news with these great apps.
5. Evernote
As the App Store states, Evernote turns your iPad “into an extension of your brain.” Who doesn’t need that? This will help you blog and update your social networks – bookmarking sites and stories to remember for later, among other things.
What iPad apps do you recommend?
Author:
Heather R. Huhman is a career expert and founder & president of Come Recommended, an exclusive online community connecting the best internship and entry-level job candidates with the best employers. She is also the author of #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010), national entry-level careers columnist for Examiner.com and blogs about career advice at HeatherHuhman.com.
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Great apps indeed. Looking forward to the article regarding Gist!
Cheers,
Rolf
Not really sure I agree with many of the apps listed here. The WSJ app is terrible. If you subscribe it is more expensive than the print edition, and the free edition never loads the free content. The app is terrible as referenced by the many comments/ratings on it in the app store.
Facebook doesn’t have an iPad app, just an iPhone app, and scaled up iPhone apps look terrible on the iPad. Nplus you don’t need an app because the site works just fine on the iPad.
And Gist? Seriously? Helping know your networks shopping patterns seems more like stalking than useful.
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While I think that the apps listed would be good to further personal branding, I don’t think the ipad necessarily helps at all. Any of those things could easily be done from a netbook or laptop.