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With A New Name In Tow, MyPad’s ‘Facebook For iPad’ App Hits 3 Million Downloads

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Back in January I wrote about an iPad application called Facepad, which drew heavy inspiration from Twitter’s iPad application to create a similar ‘swipable’ experience for Facebook that lets you jump between open pages by swiping left and right (it’s pretty slick). The application has hit a couple of speed bumps — Facebook asked it to change its name, so it’s now called MyPad — but it’s still drawing plenty of users, many of whom are spending a lot of time in the app every day. You can download MyPad on the App Store right here . Cofounder Cole Ratias says that the application has now surpassed 3 million downloads since it launched in January, and that on average users are spending nearly 3.5 million minutes inside the application per day. They’re also uploading around 4,000 photos each day through the app. MyPad makes money by placing ads in its free version and selling a premium version with no ads (the paid app is currently 99 cents). But it has bigger ambitions th