Washington Post Social Reader gets iPhone, Android apps

By: Jeff Sonderman

February 7, 2012

The Washington Post
The Washington Post today launched free iPhone and Android apps for its Facebook-powered Social Reader app. The apps give users mobile-optimized access to the list of articles that their participating Facebook friends have read from the Post and over 30 other participating publications. The Post says 11 million people are using the app on Facebook.com. || Earlier: Is “frictionless sharing” oversharing? (Poynter) | News orgs have drawn millions of readers to similar social news apps (Poynter)

The Android version of the Social Reader mobile app.

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Jeff Sonderman

Jeff Sonderman (jsonderman@poynter.org) is the Digital Media Fellow at The Poynter Institute. He focuses on innovations and strategies for mobile platforms and social media in…

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