Grizzly Apps: Flipboard
So we’re starting a new series featuring cool iPad apps. As a perk of the job, my company generously gave all its employees iPads back in February. It’s a pretty rad toy, but I’ve yet to be able to give up my Macbook or office PC for the heavy lifting. However, the iPad is a great consumption device and there are some really cool apps out there that make browsing the web more fun.
As part of my day job, I’ve been doing research on app usability, particularly around social media and news. Meaning I’ve spent a lot of time combing the app store looking for interesting and unique apps. Browsing top rated apps will only get you so far in an app store of half a million apps and counting, so I figured I’d pass along some of the cool things I’ve found.
Flipboard. This will probably be the most popular app I’ll be featuring and that’s for a reason. It’s dope. Flipboard is a highly customizable news and social media “aggregator” that delivers content in a magazine-esque layout and interface. It’s really a vessel to display any RSS feed you can imagine, or link your Google Reader, Facebook, and Twitter. This app’s signature “flip” page turn is unparalleled in ease of use and fun – meaning you literally flip digital pages on the iPad. Rad. But my favorite part is how the app repackages Twitter. Flipboard pulls in everyone you’re following on Twitter and builds a dynamic magazine that makes reading through your feed a thousand times more enjoyable. Flipboard pulls up all the images and articles from the tweets so you never have to click out to launch a browser. With the slide of a finger you’re reading the whole article without leaving the app. I really can’t read tweets any other way now.
If you’ve got an iPad, check out Flipboard for yourself. Download via app store. Enjoy!
- Curt
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