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Flipboard iPad App Reinvents The Magazine With Social Networked News (VIDEO)

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From Twitter to Techmeme, the tech world is going nuts over Flipboard, an ambitious and "revolutionary" new iPad app that is pioneering the idea of a "social magazine."

"Essentially, Flipboard pulls information from sites such as Twitter and Facebook data streams and then reassembles it in an easy-to-navigate, personalized format in a mobile tablet touchscreen environment," All Things D's Kara Swisher explains.

Check out a video introduction to Flipboard below, along with a screenshot of the app, then read Swisher's interview with Flipboard CEO Mike McCue here.

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