Sorry Mashable, But Your IPhone App is Way Slow.

| Feb 23, 2010 | 5 comments

I want to start this by saying that I am very fond of the people over at Mashable and have nothing but respect for them. Not to mention that it is always a treat to see Pete Cashmore’s adorable face flowing through my Twitter stream, but I’m not impressed with the Mashable Iphone app.  Now, I’m not trying to start a mudslinging war here but I’m not sure I see the purpose. Yes, I get that the app allows you to view everything that is going on at Mashable.com in one easy app but so far, I have to say it is dreadfully slow on my 3 month new Iphone.

In fact, I am about ready to remove it because it is just as easy for me to see what’s going on at Mashable by setting up a column in my TweetDeck for Iphone and much faster.  At this point, I don’t have a special column for Mashable but what I do have is their Tweets being sent via SMS to my Iphone so I can easily click and open up a Safari window.  And with the app’s load wait time often being  a minute or more long, (yes, I actually timed it) it’s a lot faster for me to open Safari and go to their website.

So, with the utmost respect to Mashable, I think the app needs a little more work. I hope you all can take a little constructive criticism.

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Michelle D'Attilio

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Michelle D'Attilio (@identify_urself) is the President of Corporate Identity Solutions, LLC, a branding and website development company. She is half of the TweetUp Girls (@tweetupgirls) with Jeanette Pham (@identifyourself) which helps businesses take their social media investment to the next level through social media based events. She is a self-described techy and gadget geek who is crazy about tennis. Identify-Yourself.com
  • http://mashable.com Pete Cashmore

    Hey Michelle,

    Thanks for the feedback, always happy to listen. Are you using the official app? We've had no other complaints about speed with this one, although unofficial apps are certainly a bit slow. Official: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mashable/id3562021…

    If you continue to have issues, can you mail contact [at] mashable.com? Thanks!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/mobloso Travis Wright

    Look at that… there is some effective social media monitoring going on over at Mashable. We love your site, Pete, and aspire to gain the kind of visibility that Mashable has.

    I have a Motorola Droid, so I can't comment on the speed of your iPhone app. But, if you want me to smack Michelle around a little bit, let me know. lol.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/mobloso Travis Wright

    Look at that… there is some effective social media monitoring going on over at Mashable. We love your site, Pete, and aspire to gain the kind of visibility that Mashable has.

    I have a Motorola Droid, so I can't comment on the speed of your iPhone app. But, if you want me to smack Michelle around a little bit, let me know. lol.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/identify_urself identify_urself

    Hey Pete – Yes I am using the official app and to be honest I've looked into other reasons why it might be slow and have yet to find anything. As I said above, I love what you guys do at Mashable which is why I downloaded the app in the first place. It often takes over a minute to open. Any insight would be appreciated!

    Hey Travis – way to throw me under the bus :) just try to lay the smack down on me…..I think I can take you!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/identify_urself identify_urself

    One other thing – I'm not the only one ….. @tictactoeten – also stated on Twitter that the app was slow. I have a video of the app loading if you'd like to see it. Also, I sent an email to contact at – thanks – m