Seems like @Flipboard is taking longer than it originally estimated to implement following any public curator on Flipboard from fedi, at least I haven't been able to do it. I'm sure it's a daunting technical process getting ActivityPub integration going. I'm looking forward to it though, Flipboard has been exposing me to some good writing and subject matter I don't often encounter online. I also haven't seen any blatant advertising or disinformation through their platform. #flipboard
We are working on the best way of sharing the 1,000 Magazines we've federated, but in the meantime, here's a taste of what you can now follow, which includes Magazines about news, politics, technology, science food, culture, travel, sports, and much more.
@adventure-travel-outside by Outside
@apple-news-theverge by The Verge
@artificial-intelligence-and-misinformation-NewsLitProject by The News Literacy Project
@arts-culture-Smithsonianmag by Smithsonian
@axios-local-san-francisco-AxiosNews by Axios
@beauty-HelloBeautiful by Hello Beautiful
@business-Semafor by Semafor
@climate-tech-BloombergGreen by Bloomberg Green
@eater-dc-Eater by Eater
@ebikes-NewAtlas by New Atlas
@environment-energy-ConversationUS by The Conversation
@explore-nyc-thrillist by Thrillist
@family-travel-FrommersMag by Frommers
@fashion-forward-Refinery29 by Refinery 29
@fast-co-design-FastCompany by Fast Company
@film-IndieWire by IndieWire
@gardening-and-plants-TheSpruceMakes by The Spruce
@healthy-eating-RealSimple by Real Simple
@history-Worldatlascom by WorldAtlas
@humans-ScienceAlert by ScienceAlert
@immigration-AxiosNews by Axios
@los-angeles-lakers-fansided by Fansided
@national-security-TheIntercept by The Intercept
@news-straight-from-space-Mashable by Mashable
@philosophy-ancient-modern-thecollector by The Collector
@politics-society-ConversationUS by The Conversation
@russia-ukraine-crisis-euronews by EuroNews
@stories-of-black-america-theculturedesk by Flipboardās The Culture Desk
@throwbacks-SPINMag by SPIN
@wellness-Allure by Allure
@zora-Medium by Medium
#Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #News #Science #Technology #Lifestyle #Sports #Culture
Today, weāre announcing the second phase of our Flipboard federation test: Flipboard Magazines are coming to the Fediverse! Now, youāll be able to follow content from 1,000 Magazines, organized by themes and topics ā so you can get FanSidedās Los Angeles Lakers stories, but nothing about the Yankees. Take a look at @mikeās post, which explains all you need to know about this.
https://medium.com/@mmccue/federating-flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6
Hot on the heels of our earlier announcement, here's some more information on how to discover, follow and organize all those federated Magazines.
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/flipboard-federates-magazines-for-mastodon-users/
Hereās a recent update by @mike about the #fediverse, and #flipboard ās role in federating magazines and content https://flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345 #activitypub #reading #Community #education #flipboardusergroup https://flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345
It's vacation-planning time (and also Travel Tuesday), so here are a few federated Magazines to follow, whether you're looking for gear recommendations, ideas for family travel, outdoor adventures, restaurant suggestions in the world's best cities (we want to visit NYC) or hotel tips.
@hotel-news-and-inspiration-AfarMedia
@outdoor-adventure-outside
@family-travel-FrommersMag
@eater-new-york-Eater
@travel-products-travelleisure
#Travel #TravelTuesday #Lifestyle #Flipboard #Federation #OpenSocialWeb #Fediverse
Here are some newly federated Flipboard tech Magazines to watch and follow.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MISINFORMATION by News Literacy Project
Posts articles on how to avoid sharing misinformation about or created by AI.
@artificial-intelligence-and-misinformation-NewsLitProject
APPLE NEWS by The Verge
Shares the latest Apple news, such as products and software updates.
@apple-news-theverge
BREAKING TECH NEWS by Mashable
Offers updates on the biggest technology news.
@breaking-tech-news-Mashable
FAST-CO TECHNOLOGY by Fast Company
Provides need to know tech news and analysis, from AI in business to industry layoffs.
@fast-co-technology-FastCompany
TECHNOLOGY, GEAR AND GADGET by New Atlas
Showcasing technology breakthroughs in robotics, green tech and more.
@technology-gear-gadgets-NewAtlas
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY US by Conversation US
A collection of informative features on technology and science topics
@science-technology-us-ConversationUS
Attention, U.S.-based folk who are looking for restaurant reviews and other food news that is relevant to where they live! @Eater has federated all of its local Magazines. Here's how to discover all their stories.
For Atlanta, follow @eater-atlanta-Eater
For Austin, follow @eater-austin-Eater
For Charleston, follow @eater-charleston-Eater
For Chicago, follow @eater-chicago-Eater
For Dallas, follow @eater-dallas-Eater
For Houston, follow @eater-houston-Eater
For Las Vegas, follow @eater-las-vegas-Eater
For Los Angeles, follow @eater-los-angeles-Eater
For Miami, follow @eater-miami-Eater
For Nashville, follow @eater-nashville-Eater
For New Orleans, follow @eater-new-orleans-Eater
For New York, follow @eater-new-york-Eater
For San Diego, follow @eater-san-diego-Eater
For San Francisco, follow @eater-san-francisco-Eater
For Seattle, follow @eater-seattle-Eater
For the Twin Cities (MinneapolisāSaint Paul), follow @eater-twin-cities-Eater
For Washington D.C., follow @eater-dc-Eater
#Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #Food #Restaurants #FoodCulture #USA
You can now follow @Flipboard's editorial accounts in the fediverse. These are carefully curated by human editors from quality sources. If you'd rather follow just specific types of content from each desk ā for example, basketball but not tennis from our Sports Desk, or health but not wellness from the Health Desk, just follow Magazines (curated feeds of topical content). To do this, add the handle for the account into the search bar (for example, @ElectionCentral) and you'll see all the Magazines that account is currently updating.
@ElectionCentral ā Politics coverage, mainly focused on the U.S.
@health ā News and features about health, wellness and self-care.
@science ā Space, climate change, ecology, research news and more.
@tech ā Coverage of subjects like cybersecurity, AI, social media, health technology, gear, and the tech industry.
@theculturedesk ā What you need to know about movies, music, books, pop culture and parenting.
@thenewsdesk āĀ Top headlines in news, tech, business, sports, entertainment and more.
@thesportsdesk ā The latest in everything from basketball to golf, with a particular focus on U.S. sports.
#FollowFriday #Flipboard #Federation #Politics #Health #Science #Tech #Culture #Sports
Please welcome Flipboard U.K. to the Fediverse! š¬š§ You can follow the main account, @FlipboardUK, to see all the stories the team is flipping, or these Magazines for specific topics that interest you. Everything is curated by human editors and updated multiple times a day.
News ā @news-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Israel-Hamas War ā @israel-hamas-war-FlipboardUK
Ukraine War ā @ukraine-war-FlipboardUK
U.K. Government ā @rishi-sunak-s-government-FlipboardUK
Business News ā @business-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Technology āĀ @technology-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Sport ā @news-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Celebrity ā @celebrity-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
Royal Family ā @royal-family-news-FlipboardUK
#Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse #UnitedKingdom #News #Technology #Business #Celebrity #Sports
This is strange: @heiseonline (on #Flipboard) is among the first German #news organizations, that were now federated by @Flipboard.
In the app I see the number of #Fediverse-followers, but when I log into the flipboard-account, I don't see interactions from #Mastodon & Co.
OK, maybe it's just not "really" federated, fair enough. But if I change the URL to sth I know from Mastodon, like https://flipboard.com/directory, the page breaks and I suddenly see fediverse-interactions. What's up there, @mike?
Woop, woop!! š„³ @heiseonline (auf #Flipboard) ist jetzt im #Fediverse. Ich bin sehr gespannt auf die Zahlen! Gerne auch folgen. Thx @Flipboard
AuĆerdem hier:
AD Germany, @ad_germany
Glamour Germany,@GlamourGermany
GQ Germany, @GQ_Germany
Handelsblatt, @Handelsblatt
National Geographic Deutschland, @NatGeoDE
Spektrum der Wissenschaft, @Spektrumverlag
Tagesspiegel, @Tagesspiegel
t3n, @t3n
VOGUE Germany, @VOGUE_Germany
Wirtschaftswoche, @WiWoOnline
ZEIT ONLINE, @ZEITONLINE
Today, we're beginning to federate a selection of publishers based in Germany and the U.K. We've also introduced @FlipboardDE, a new profile for the Mastodon community in Germany. In the first test, we are partnering with 21 publishers to federate their profiles and Magazines. Follow the profile to see all the stories they are posting on Flipboard, or topically curated Magazines to get coverage on specific areas of interest. Here's a blogpost that explains more.
https://flipboard.medium.com/flipboard-begins-federation-in-europe-b7e2ba3651d3
#Flipboard #ActivityPub #Federation #Fediverse #Germany #Deutschland #UnitedKingdom #News #Tech #Culture #Art #Politics #MastodonMigration #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb
Im letzten Dezember haben wir damit begonnen, Flipboard fĆ¼r das Fediverse zu ƶffnen. Heute machen wir einen weiteren wichtigen Schritt in diese Richtung, indem wir unsere Testphase ausweiten: Die ersten Publisher aus Deutschland sind nun fĆ¼r das gesamte Fediverse zugƤnglich.
Mehr Infos dazu findet ihr auf unserem Blog:
https://de-de.about.flipboard.com/flipboard-zieht-ins-fediverse
In December, we started to federate the accounts of some Flipboard publishers and in February, we introduced Magazines to the fediverse. Now, weāre taking two important steps: federating the accounts of 400 creators and expert curators; and enabling two-way communication so that new followers and fediverse activity are visible and actionable in the Flipboard app.
To learn more about this, take a look at our blogpost:
Find all the handles of our newly federated curators here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/
Thanks so much to everyone who has given feedback on what weāve done so far. We welcome your thoughts and comments as we continue on our journey to fully federate Flipboard.
#Fediverse #Federation #Flipboard #ActivityPub #SpreadMastodon #Mastodon #Curation #MastodonMigration
Congrats to all the #federated friends in this group #flipboard
Posted into FLIPBOARD USER GROUP @flipboard-user-group-JanetteSpeyer
Check out this #Womensbasketball #flipboard by @smrice
Posted into FLIPBOARD USER GROUP @flipboard-user-group-JanetteSpeyer
Today was a huge milestone in our quest to federate #Flipboard and tear down the walls around our own walled garden.
First, we launched a new version of Flipboard for iOS and Android which brings the promise of two way federation to life. Now when a federated Flipboard user curates, people in the fediverse can reply, favorite, boost or follow those Flipboard users who will in turn see that activity in their usual notifications tab. Even better, Flipboard users can directly reply to people in the fediverse -- and very soon they will also be able to follow each other.
Second, we federated some of our best curators today who are actively curating more than 10,000 magazines about everything from climate change to kale smoothie recipes. I'm grateful to our many curators and the service they provide to so many others who want to find the best content about a shared interest. I know our curators are excited to have millions more people who could potentially benefit from their curation. I also know that people in the fediverse will give a warm welcome to these curators. Especially now that everyone can hear and talk to each other over what was once two totally separate networks but now increasingly are in one and the same #fediverse.
I'm federated! Thanks @mike @Flipboard
I am delighted to be part of this journey! #Flipboard #fediverse
We've got new Dot Social podcast episodes coming with fediverse leaders, starting with @mike's conversation with Meta's @rklambo and @pcottle, two key people building #Threads. That one releases on Monday, followed by episodes with @snarfed.org and @molly0xfff. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Here's more info:
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/dot-social-new-episodes/
#DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #Flipboard #Federation #MastodonMigration #ActivityPub #Meta #Threads #MetaThreads #BridgyFed #Web3
We've received a few questions lately from the community inquiring about what Flipboard is, so we wanted to share a bit about our mission to inform and inspire the world.
Many of you in the fediverse know Flipboard because of our editorial curation on @NewsDesk, @TechDesk, @CultureDesk, @ScienceDesk and @ArtPhotosDesk.
You might also be familiar with our moves to federate our platform.
We are also an award-winning app/website where publishers, creators, and community members curate content about topics ranging from politics to philosophy. If you want to check it out, download it here, follow topics that interest you, and let us know what you think. We'd love to hear from you.
https://appdownload.flipboard.com/
#Flipboard #News #Tech #Science #Culture #Art #Curation #Apps #iPhone #Android
š That was odd! When I mentioned @darnell@flipboard.com on my #WordPress blog, it pinged my #Flipboard account on my iPhone even though #ActivityPub is not yet activated (I received a push notification, which later revealed nothing š).
If it pings again via #Mastodon, I might do various tests upon other #Fediverse accounts (like #Misskey & #Threads).
Can folks on Flipboard.com follow Fedi folks? It's something I always wondered, since they seem to be the biggest platform that has enabled ActivityPub in good faith, unlike Metaš¬
Threads is the largest player so far to adopt #ActivityPub, and as @mike says, āThe implications are huge.ā
Why is Threads doing this? How is the team working with the community? How are they thinking about moderation, monetization and privacy in these early days and going forward?
In the newest episode of @dot_social, Mike digs in with @rklambo, Director of Product Management, and @pcottle, Software Engineer. Check it out in the fediverse on PeerTube or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. More details here:
https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/threads-dot-social/
#DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #Federation #MastodonMigration #Threads #Meta #ActivityPub #Flipboard
Hey, got a #Flipboard related question!
We finally got accepted as a Publisher (yay!), and we have a LOT of articles that fall into different categories. Our site is able to generate all kinds of RSS feeds, and we have special topic hubs set up in a number of different ways.
Is it better to just have one magazine for the whole site, or should we split off into different magazines - one for the Fediverse, one for Bluesky, one for our Podcast, etc?
Just want to follow best practices here. Maybe @mike has an opinion? š