12 Nov 2013

Flipboard Enables Shopping – Just In Time For The Holidays

photo cred | Glamchic

Silicon Valley start-up, Flipboard, announced yesterday a new feature for their app that will let users shop through retail catalogs and make purchases for items they view. Like Pinterest, users will now be able to shop through the app as well as catch up on all of their news.

To kick off the tablet’s shopping extravaganza, Banana Republic, eBay, ModCloth, Fab, Levi’s and Birchbox have already made their offerings available for purchase through Flipboard. However, this is far from a simple e-commerce situation. In the same way users currently Pin items using a bookmarklet on Pinterest,  they can now Flip items into their own customizable magazine.

It’s amazing how technology has changed the way we shop. Most people will never have to step foot into a mall or a retail store around the holidays ever again because of everything we have access to. Will Flipboard succeed with this new feature? It’s very likely!

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Posted on November 12, in Design