My twitter seems to update when I close and reopen the app. Facebook I'm not sure.
Either way, they need an in-app refresh button.
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Flipboard - A Social Magazine App for iPad
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My twitter seems to update when I close and reopen the app. Facebook I'm not sure.
Either way, they need an in-app refresh button.
The app is great but then again Ive gotten it to work just fine. I really does make social web browsing much more tasty.
Anyone got an email to "activate" a twitter/Facebook account? I got 1.0.1 and it won't allow me to add a Twitter account until I "activate" with my email. Sucks. It does look mighty nice.
This app is such beta. I can't believe they released this as 1.0. It doesn't even PULL content. You have to restart the app in order to refresh. That is if the content is even updated. It is still showing me news feed contents from yesterday. I like the idea of the app and the UI but the execution is such a massive fail it's not even funny.
I guess they didn't anticipate this many people using it. I still can't signing with my FB or Twitter. Gotta wait
Still can't sign in either. Given the app is free, I'd say they can't add any more servers etc as they have not earned any revenue to pay for them. Shame really.
Flipboard seems like it might be cool but right now it's just half baked. I installed it and went to log into Facebook.
"we are...limiting the rate at which we are accepting new connections."
I then tried to log into Twitter
"we are...limiting the rate at which we are accepting new connections."
*Yawn* Call me when there is more than vaporware.
"we are...limiting the rate at which we are accepting new connections."
I then tried to log into Twitter
"we are...limiting the rate at which we are accepting new connections."
*Yawn* Call me when there is more than vaporware.
Did it ever occur to you that the fact that their servers are overloaded implies that this is NOT "vaporware"? Or do you think that since you happen to have issues due to the overwhelming popularity of the service, it mist mean that the entire service is "vaporware"?
I love how some people think that the world revolves around them. Wait, no I don't. In fact, I hate it.
If it was just me, you'd have a point. This issue is affecting everyone.
So let's see. This application is launched and its main functions fail to operate. Now days later and there is no estimate on when it will be fixed. For the majority of people who've downloaded the application it simply is dead from day one.
Go cry to someone else if you don't like people commenting on a terrible launch of a product that provides nothing.
So let's see. This application is launched and its main functions fail to operate. Now days later and there is no estimate on when it will be fixed. For the majority of people who've downloaded the application it simply is dead from day one.
Go cry to someone else if you don't like people commenting on a terrible launch of a product that provides nothing.
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I got my email invite from Flipboard today. I logged on to my Twitter and Facebook accounts with any problems. Having an app like makes mw want to post stuff. Love the magazine layout and integration. Glad I waited and didn't delete the app the first day because of the over capacity issues everyone reported early on.
Such a great app, but you have to wonder what the plan is.. I follow a little over a hundred prolific tweeters, but ALL my Flipboard content is split between Digital Spy and BBC Breaking News. How are they deciding what gets shown and what doesn't? None of this app is making any sense to me.
Zen,
All I did was continuously try to connect to facebook and twitter, eventually they did work.
It's a nice app, just disappointing how they totally underestimated its popularity...
All I did was continuously try to connect to facebook and twitter, eventually they did work.
It's a nice app, just disappointing how they totally underestimated its popularity...
i finally got my email to say i'm able to log in using fb and twitter..
haven;t logged in yet// will do it tonight and see how it works out.
haven;t logged in yet// will do it tonight and see how it works out.
