Comments on: Flip Or Bust? FlipGloss Debuts Glossy Digital Photo Magazine

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Goed nieuws « — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:58:13 +0000

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Hallmark Expands Presence On Facebook With SocialCalendar Partnership — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:57:53 +0000

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By: Forbes Media Acquires Digital Photo Magazine FlipGloss

Forbes Media Acquires Digital Photo Magazine FlipGloss — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:51:02 +0000

[...] which launched earlier this year, is a digital magazine focused purely on editorial and advertising photo content. [...]

By: Ideal » Archive du blog » L’invasion des magazines photos en ligne

Ideal » Archive du blog » L’invasion des magazines photos en ligne — Sat, 16 May 2009 09:21:15 +0000

[...] Il est évident que ce type de site ne se préoccupe pas trop de l’accessibilité ou du temps de chargement mais de touye façon est-ce que les pendants “papier” de ces magazines en ligne se souciaient d’utiliser du papier recyclé ? Non pas réellement car l’objectif ici est bien de faire rêvé, et ça marche ! Plus d’infos ici : Flip Or Bust? FlipGloss Debuts Glossy Digital Photo Magazine. [...]

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:25:02 +0000

It’s called Advertorial and magazines have traditionally had to be very careful how they present such articles. It wasn’t that long ago the New Yorker was fined for allowing Target to sponsor their entire magazine. I see Flipgloss walking a fine line….

By: Kerry

Kerry — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:37:12 +0000

We genuinely appreciate all feedback from the community and try to not make a habit of jumping in. However, while product comments and criticism are great, slights toward team members are less cool, and definitely not warranted in this case.

As a startup, we employ contractors regularly and love when we have the opportunity to create full time jobs. Unfortunately, that is not always possible, especially in a tough environment. We take care to close all completed contracts on fair, professional terms.

Many of us have worked together for years, and have been fortunate to work in environments that respect individuals and their efforts. We believe in fostering that environment at FlipGloss.

I never thought I’d have the chance to write a ‘Dear John’ letter. Doubly so since we’ve never had a contractor named John. Thanks to everyone for checking out the site, and for all the valuable (product) feedback.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:45:19 +0000

John, tell us more!!!

By: John

John — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:33:14 +0000

This would have been a great concept had they treated their “independent contractors” with more regard isntead of using them for 6 months at minimum wage and them dumping them before Christmas without any notice, keeping the two bimbos that were just lemmings to run the show. The editor is a nut and knows nothing about the internet or technology – she used to work for InStyle Australia – I guess all the other InStyle candidates werent interested. Managmenet is a joke, completely used their employees and led them on for 6 months – promising benefits and a career opportunity, didnt know that also translated into “terminated”. The site is boring and has no real purpose, you should be able to buy things directly. They will be charging for each pic shown on the site, good luck with that.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:47:13 +0000

I have to say, the site is quite beautiful. It’s easy to use, let’s the photos speak for themselves, and I get into this “click, click, click” mode without thinking about it.

I’m really interested to see where they take it from here — so many directions are possible with a strong platform for letting users browse through products in this way.

I think you’re just seeing Phase I of Flipgloss and the real “ah-ha” moment of this product is coming down the road.

By: andrew

andrew — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:32:49 +0000

who cares. iPhone has about a 3.5″ screen… not exactly the best way to look at rich photography.

By: Chikodi Chima

Chikodi Chima — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:03:27 +0000

I can’t wait until the first batch of Flipgloss easter eggs surfaces.

By: Chris Greacen

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:11:50 +0000

Someone makes a slideshow and it’s TechCrunch material? What am I missing?

By: Sekhar Ravinutala

Sekhar Ravinutala — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:09:08 +0000

Very nice – fun, intuitive, and full of context. I wonder how this will scale though: looks like all the images are custom prepared for interactivity.

By: Todd Rimes

Todd Rimes — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:41:35 +0000

Since it is NOT Flash, it works on my iPhone. And it’s wicked fast. Pretty sweet.

By: Blake Robinson

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:25:36 +0000

Guess they didn’t read about Jpeg Magazine.

By: Todd Rimes

Todd Rimes — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:22:38 +0000

cluelessinseattle and andrew: “From what [you] hear?” “Blows?” Are these your weighted professional opinions or gratuitous spit-up? People like you give “comment-enabled” content a black eye.

By: andrew

andrew — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:43:25 +0000

The full screen experience blows. It should be done in flash instead.

By: cluelessinseatlle

cluelessinseatlle — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:31:18 +0000

They should abandon their very archaic interface and adopt Cooliris. Also, if you truly want to go after this kind of advertising, look at how they do it – it is so seamless and beautiful, and they are making boatloads of money from what I hear.

By: Kimber Lockhart

Kimber Lockhart — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:57:46 +0000

A seamless integration of ads vs content is what traditional magazine advertisers have been trying for years.

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By: Andy Channelle

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:42:44 +0000

It’s quite nice, but I’m not sure it goes far enough in terms of accessing the content. Looking at the men’s fashion section, I wanted to find out more about the shirt one of the models was wearing, but only the trousers were linked.

And there must be a more elegant way of highlighting an object than an old-fashioned looking hotspot?

By: raja devanathan

raja devanathan — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:29:29 +0000

with the seamless integration of ads vs content, dont know if thats the way to go if u can’t tell which one is which.

By: Francis Simisim

Francis Simisim — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:49:20 +0000

It’ll be a flip if they market it right. I love the Spa section they have, it’s useful for spa owners like me. hehe

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