{"id":13329,"date":"2013-08-10T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/?p=13329"},"modified":"2021-10-19T06:50:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T10:50:34","slug":"flipboard-for-the-web-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/flipboard-for-the-web-finally\/","title":{"rendered":"Flipboard for the Web…Finally"},"content":{"rendered":"

After downloading the Flipboard app<\/a> for iPad, the web became lackluster. Flipboard<\/a> presents a revolutionary user interface: the ability to \u201cflip\u201d through content transformed into an online magazine–a big, colorful, content-rich magazine tailored specifically to users interests. It\u2019s the best of crowd-sourced content curation with stunning visual representation.\u00a0 News, social media, arts, photography, sports, can all be browsed in an easy, aesthetically pleasing way with content refreshed and updated every time I open the app. The ease with which I found the information I was looking for at any given moment was surprising, and my interest was captured and kept much longer than in a regular web surfing session. No wonder Apple named it their iPad App of the Year<\/a> in 2010.<\/p>\n

There must be a Flipboard for the web! But when I went online to install it, there was no web equivalent!<\/p>\n

Why in the world not?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Why would such a dynamic and desirable content distribution system not harness the complete possibilities of the larger internet on desktop computers and fully optimized screens?<\/p>\n

Some deeper digging revealed that Flipboard was absent from the web mainly for rights issues. How could one company manage the myriad of copyright and author\u2019s rights over a terrain so vast as the open web? Apparently, at that point, Flipboard couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

The only consolation to a non-Flipboard optimized web was a meager one: \u00a0this article<\/a>\u00a0on four alternatives to Flipboard.<\/p>\n

BUT\u2026in July, Flipboard announced<\/a> it was bringing its magazine content to the web<\/a>!<\/p>\n

TechCrunch<\/a>, Mac Life<\/a>, CNET<\/a>, TechNewsWorld<\/a>, and Digital Trends<\/a> (among so many others) heralded the appearance, while at the same time pointing out the obvious shortfalls of a web version.<\/p>\n

Just so you don\u2019t get overly excited, I\u2019m listing them here for you:<\/p>\n

Five Shortfalls in the Web Version of FlipBoard<\/b><\/p>\n

1.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No social network magazines\u2026yet? Flipboard calls itself a \u201csocial magazine\u201d in part because of the personalization of the app and the ease of sharing but also because social networks like Twitter and Facebook are translated into its magazine style. The beauty of this feature is its simplicity: flip through those cat pictures, quotations and family photos, stopping on the important posts and skipping right past the Aunt Millie\u2019s offensive political blather. I anxiously await this feature for the web\u2026.<\/p>\n

2.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The web experience is not as seamless as the app. Content on the web is not optimized within Flipboard: clicking on a story to read takes you out to the web version, which is not flippable. There is no option to search for a known magazine and the only real discoverability of magazines is by browsing Flipboard content. True to its social nature, the easiest way to find content is through others who have shared it, usually on social networks like Twitter or Facebook.<\/p>\n

3.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flickr photos are not compatible\u2026yet. Will this come? Or will Flipboard and Flickr become rivals<\/a>? Too early to tell: the only thing we do know is that Flickr content is not currently available on the Flipboard platform.<\/p>\n

4.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You still have to create a Flipboard account via the app on a mobile device in order to customize your experience. If you just want to read magazines online, you don\u2019t need the account but the major selling point of Flipboard is its customization.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s great about Flipboard for the web, though? I mean, after the obvious wonders of Flipboard itself and its new partnership<\/a> with Etsy<\/a>?<\/p>\n

You can make your own magazines<\/a>! Public or private, Flipboard is open to content creation that can be bundled and shared with friends! The possibilities<\/a> here for web designers and online content creators are endless. A beautifully curated magazine could direct considerable traffic to your website or online business. Right now content on Flipboard is in demand\u2014especially accessible, impeccably tailored and eye-catching content\u2014so creation of a stunning magazine would be an excellent way to get noticed.<\/p>\n

To browse Flipboard\u2019s\u00a0 new content, check out their Community<\/a> page.\u00a0Start curating your own content, play with creating<\/a> your own magazines\u00a0and see where it takes you!<\/p>\n

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Emily Cantin researched, co-authored and created original artwork for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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