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Introducing Paper

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Re: Introducing Paper

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post #125

What a bunch of grumpy old men. I bet everybody sitting here taking shots at this app 1) have never created anything nearly as cool 2) would not have understood Apple in its hayday 3) spend too much time reading and taking shots at other people's work. I'm all for being cynical and questioning what's out there but you have to let the good stuff through. The design here is first class. The Facebook guys have outdone t…

This is the stupidest anti-critique point ever; it's flawed, because it takes for granted that everyone talking hasn't made anything important (therefore they wouldn't be sittin' here masturbatin', no?) and gives to the simple act of "making somthing big" a value per se. And yet, it ALWAYS pops out in situations like this. It's like the Godwin law but with the make-something-cool-before-you-talk cliché in place of Hitler.

Re: Introducing Paper

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Regardless of the FB hate that seems to be spreading in this forum the app itself has a lot to appreciate. Im not a facebook user, and I'm not sure how much of this will really get used by the average facebook user. However, this iOS app appears to be very well done, and if it behaves as well as the demo shows is a nice benchmark for mobile app UX. It actually makes me want to start digging into the new iOS 7 APIs.

Re: Introducing Paper

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post #5

I wonder what 53 will make of Facebook's choice of App name? http://www.fiftythree.com/paper

I can't see that being confusing at all . A little bit sloppy from Facebook to be honest, it seems like they've gotten around it as Paper (by 53) is iPad only and Paper (by Facebook) is iPhone only. If anyone from Facebook is reading, Paperbook. Problem solved. EDIT: There's a Universal app called Paper as well.

How about "The Paper?" :trollface:

Re: Introducing Paper

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post #125

What a bunch of grumpy old men. I bet everybody sitting here taking shots at this app 1) have never created anything nearly as cool 2) would not have understood Apple in its hayday 3) spend too much time reading and taking shots at other people's work. I'm all for being cynical and questioning what's out there but you have to let the good stuff through. The design here is first class. The Facebook guys have outdone t…

To me it does look cool, it's just that FB is nothing but social spam nowadays and this is probably just a new way of wrapping it up in.

Re: Introducing Paper

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post #48

Man, that video, typical marketing bullshit. First scene shows a guy writing on a typewriter, next scene shows someone hanging up Polaroid pictures. Seriously? Show me why this app is useful and why I need it, instead of trying to lull me into a world that doesn't exist.

I agree. Its become almost formulaic: cue hipster/light-hearted/playful music, show several emotionally engaging images with over-the-top DOF blur, narrate about how some mundane product that sucks us away from "real life" activities is tied to making the world a better, more engaging place.

I think your "sucks us away from real life" complaint has become formulaic. https://twitter.com/HistoryInPics/status/428802773313134592/...

Re: Introducing Paper

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post #69

I watched the video. I don't understand what paper is. Actually, the only reason I watched it was because I somehow confused myself into thinking this was Amazon. When I was done with the video, I finally realized this is Facebook and it all made sense. I still don't know what "paper" is of course. Now I need my coffee.

One feature I think was not as prominent as could be was the addition of non-Facebook stories in the app. You could see they guy add "Headlines" into his feed. I think it pulls from some news agency. I think this is Facebook's response to Flipboard (Flipbook?).

Re: Introducing Paper

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post #48

Man, that video, typical marketing bullshit. First scene shows a guy writing on a typewriter, next scene shows someone hanging up Polaroid pictures. Seriously? Show me why this app is useful and why I need it, instead of trying to lull me into a world that doesn't exist.

Don't start working in marketing.

Re: Introducing Paper

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I think this is another prime example of building a vitamin instead of building a medicine. Do I really need this? How is this different from FlipBoard?
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