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Gut reaction review if anyone is interested - I moved FB off my home screen and moved Paper onto it. It's just Facebook with a better design and none of the fea

Gut reaction review if anyone is interested - I moved FB off my home screen and moved Paper onto it. It's just Facebook with a better design and none of the features I never use. It has notifications, posting, stories, etc. It's great.

josefresco 13y ago
Sooo it's like Flipboard? I use Flipboard to view my Facebook feed and generally prefer it to the actual Facebook app.
- tomasien 13y ago
  It's like Flipboard with Facebook notifications/posting as well. Read your timeline/other content (if you want, but they're totally separated which is great), get and respond to notifications, post statuses/content. What else do you do on Facebook?
- nemothekid 13y ago
  Its exactly like Flipboard to me. I'm a heavy user of Flipboard and already the baby duck syndrome is making me hate Paper.
- bcohen5055 13y ago
  I think I actually prefer the interface to flipboard, my only issue at this point is that I want to curate my feeds better. For instance the tech feed features Gizmodo, the verge, OZY, Techcrunch etc... but I only read 1 of those sites regularly. Also, I'd like to lump my friends into different feeds so college buddies, co-workers, family are on individual streams
  - kamilszybalski 13y ago
    We are working on solving this amongst other problems with www.discovle.com
ruswick 13y ago
I'm on Android, but you point seems to mesh with what I've come to like about Facebook's mobile strategy lately. Instead of trying to jam every single feature into a single Facebook App, FB is releasing different apps the serve niche functions, and allowing users to use the products (and, with Paper, the interface) that work for them. Personally, I don't have the Facebook app on my phone. The only FB app I use regularly is Messenger, which works well because everyone I know is on it. I also use Facebook for finding reading material and following the News, and so Paper looks really nice and I'm eagerly anticipating its arrival on Android. A lot of people deride Facebook for over-complicating their app strategy, but I really don't see the problem. Facebook is allowing users pick and choose the functions that matter to them. I wish other companies would take this approach.
mcphilip 13y ago
The only feature I'm missing so far is the ability to view all stories, not just top posts.
thecosas 13y ago
Favorite feature so far: Open FB notifications in Paper.
thecosas 13y ago
Least favorite feature so far: The icon.
msutherl 13y ago
For me it's all the features of Facebook I don't use with better design. I have everybody blocked from my News Feed and only use Facebook for a couple of Groups, Events, and Messages. I would love to see a dedicated Events app.

josefresco 13y ago

Sooo it's like Flipboard? I use Flipboard to view my Facebook feed and generally prefer it to the actual Facebook app.

tomasien 13y ago
It's like Flipboard with Facebook notifications/posting as well. Read your timeline/other content (if you want, but they're totally separated which is great), get and respond to notifications, post statuses/content. What else do you do on Facebook?
nemothekid 13y ago
Its exactly like Flipboard to me. I'm a heavy user of Flipboard and already the baby duck syndrome is making me hate Paper.
bcohen5055 13y ago
I think I actually prefer the interface to flipboard, my only issue at this point is that I want to curate my feeds better. For instance the tech feed features Gizmodo, the verge, OZY, Techcrunch etc... but I only read 1 of those sites regularly. Also, I'd like to lump my friends into different feeds so college buddies, co-workers, family are on individual streams
- kamilszybalski 13y ago
  We are working on solving this amongst other problems with www.discovle.com

ruswick 13y ago

I'm on Android, but you point seems to mesh with what I've come to like about Facebook's mobile strategy lately. Instead of trying to jam every single feature into a single Facebook App, FB is releasing different apps the serve niche functions, and allowing users to use the products (and, with Paper, the interface) that work for them. Personally, I don't have the Facebook app on my phone. The only FB app I use regularly is Messenger, which works well because everyone I know is on it. I also use Facebook for finding reading material and following the News, and so Paper looks really nice and I'm eagerly anticipating its arrival on Android. A lot of people deride Facebook for over-complicating their app strategy, but I really don't see the problem. Facebook is allowing users pick and choose the functions that matter to them. I wish other companies would take this approach.

mcphilip 13y ago

The only feature I'm missing so far is the ability to view all stories, not just top posts.

thecosas 13y ago

Favorite feature so far: Open FB notifications in Paper.

thecosas 13y ago

Least favorite feature so far: The icon.

msutherl 13y ago

For me it's all the features of Facebook I don't use with better design. I have everybody blocked from my News Feed and only use Facebook for a couple of Groups, Events, and Messages. I would love to see a dedicated Events app.