Flipboard is a new iPad application that takes the content posted by your friends on Facebook and Twitter and formats it into a multi-page magazine layout.  When you friend posts a link on Facebook, Flipboard follows that link, grabs the relevant content and turns it into a magazine page.

The layout of content and images is remarkable.  The look and feel is very much like a magazine including the page turn visuals. 

Unfortunately, the Flipboard team didn’t anticipate the overwhelming respose from users and weren’t prepared for huge growth.  Until they can get the correct infrastructure in place, links into Facebook and Twitter will be queued allowing them to scale out gracefully.

In the meantime, Flipboard is offering a lot of additional syndicated content to keep the application fresh and to keep you in touch with what’s happening.

This could be the tipping point for me.  I’ve been wanting an iPad since day one and this applications showcases what’s possible with a handheld digital device.

Video:  Meet Flipboard

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