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TweetMag 1.1.1 – security and stability fix

Twitter made some changes to their authorization flow this evening which impacts a new (or logged out) user’s first interaction with the app.

Issue in detail:
The current version (1.1) of TweetMag will show a blank screen after logging in to Twitter. If this happens to you, please fully quit the app via the multitasking bar and relaunch. The app will then work as expected. Existing users who are logged in are not affected unless they log out.

We’ve submitted the 1.1.1 update to the App Store, it will be available as soon as it has been approved by Apple.

While we were pushing this minor update, we made some other changes too:
- all Twitter communication is now secure using HTTPS
- improved handling of long page content
- mags for users and lists with international characters in their names now supported
- memory leak fixes

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TweetMag 1.1 – Dramatically Faster, Readability Integration

TweetMag started with some ideas of how content can be aggregated and consumed on today’s devices and platforms. One thing we always wanted to explore was not only new browsing and consumption patterns but also how content producers could be compensated for their work. We believe that exploring new revenue models is as important as new consumption models. Readability allows us to incorporate a way for content producers to be paid.

We worked very close with Readability on this release. Their code has allowed us to dramatically speed up the rendering of stories and the integration allows us to support offline reading and multi-device access to your favourite content.

TweetMag 1.1 is big step forward not just in features and performance for us, but also a step forward in beginning to find new ways to create value for users and content creators. Here’s a bit more detail about what’s changed in 1.1.

Speed
TweetMag 1.1 is fast. It creates real-time mags of articles based on the people, lists and searches in seconds. Thanks to an entirely new back-end it takes only a few seconds, even from initial launch, to begin displaying articles.

Readability
You can now use your Readability subscription to create a TweetMag out of your saved articles. Anytime you bookmark something (in our app or other Readability enabled apps) it’ll automatically become part of your “Read Later” TweetMag. What’s best, is your Read Later mag saves your articles locally so you can read them offline. We like Readability because it promotes a sustainable publishing ecosystem. Every time you use it on an article, a portion of your Readability subscription fees go right to the content creators.

Favourites
This update gives you the ability to create a TweetMag out of your Twitter favourites. It also lets you mark favourites right from the app.

Article Views
There are now three ways to view articles within TweetMag.
1) Web view
2) Simple article with related unique tweets
3) Simple article without tweets
You can choose the one that best suits your reading style in the settings area.

Some other enhancements
You can modify your own TweetMag on the fly by following (or unfollowing) people. To do this, simply, tap on any username (the grey pill buttons) to bring up their Twitter profile. From here there will be a follow/unfollow button in the top right. It’s a great way to modify your mags on the fly.

You can also tweet from the app now. Just hit the user icon in the top right of the app and you’ll see your own profile, “new tweet” is in the top right. (hint: you can access all your lists from here too)

Also new is the addition of a “Featured” category. This area is a great place to explore new streams of content.

TweetMag 1.1 is available now in the app store

Have a question, problem or idea for TweetMag? visit TweetMag Support.

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The next release

We’ve been working on the next release of TweetMag since our 1.0 launch in December. It was clear early on that performance was on the top of everyone’s list of improvements, including ours.

Slow loads can occur for two reasons. The first is when the app tries to create a mag from a feed that has few, or no links in it. Looking at individual users or obscure search terms is typically where it’s most susceptible to slow load times. Your own feed or Twitter lists tend to load much faster – but still not as fast as we’d like. The second and more important reason is on us. Speed is our focus for the forthcoming point release. The solution for the speed enhancements resides both on the server and client side and is taking some time to get right. We appreciate your patience and look forward to sharing the next version of TweetMag with you.

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Cool Find: The best of CES

It’s a great time to search “#CES” in TweetMag. Twitter is a buzz with links now that this year’s show is a wrap. Try it, and you’ll find a nice mag filled with “best of” articles featuring the latest innovations found at this year’s show.

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TweetMag Now Available For Download


It’s been a long road for us but after 6 months of design and development, we’re pleased to announce that TweetMag is now available in the App Store!

We’re incredibly thankful to everyone who has followed along. Especially to those who helped us test and refine TweetMag over the past few weeks of beta. We have refinements in the works and big plans on the horizon. Right now TweetMag is in its infancy and we can’t wait to share new features and improvements in future releases.

A little info about TweetMag
TweetMag transforms Twitter into beautiful magazines of articles and media that people are tweeting about most. It’s like making a personal editorial team out of the people, lists and tags you follow. It’s not just for your own feed either. TweetMag’s curated categories make it easy to explore and discover content outside your social network.

Features
• Explore your own TweetMag based on the people you follow
• Search hashtags and lists to explore content outside of your network
• Browse curated TweetMags and trending terms
• Full articles stream into the application and can be tweeted, emailed or added to Instapaper
• Play video seamlessly from feeds
• Related tweets can be viewed and interacted with in context of articles
• Add any TweetMag to a rack that’s accessible with one simple swipe
• Save as many Mags as you like
Learn more about it

Available now in the app store

Support
The best way to let us know about the issues you’re having is to use our support page.

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