As an independent company read - it - later app Pocket was known to be integrated with several other popular services such
as Flipboard and Twitter.
Default apps such as Gmail and YouTube take full advantage of the extra screen space, adding in side menus and other extra UI elements, as do big apps such
as Flipboard.
Some apps, such
as Flipboard, might not make the most sense for a fitness - forward watch, but developers will have to figure out which features make for a good fit on your wrist.
The ones that I like to browse through the most when I am looking for things to read are the Twitter iPad app, since the people I follow share some of the most interesting links out there (and they appear inside the media pane of the Twitter app), and «aggregation» - style apps such
as Flipboard and a newer Twitter - based app called Tweetmag, both of which are designed to pull in content and display it like an interactive magazine.
Previously, Samsung included the option to have your far left home screen panel appear
as a Flipboard feed.
It comes pre-loaded, along with some other useful apps such
as Flipboard, Hancom Office Viewer, Netflix and NYTimes.
iPad apps such
as the Flipboard or Pulse have a new competitor in the form of the Edition from AOL.
Then you have gorgeous news apps such
as Flipboard.
Yahoo will be doing battle against apps such
as Flipboard, Pulse and services such as Google News.
Apple is getting into the news business and is hoping to disrupt established players such
as Flipboard, Buzzfeed and Linkedin Pulse.
It's also just increasingly hard to attract audiences and some think that even as good a news reader
as Flipboard has a limited appeal.
Not exact matches
Flipboard's head of ad product, Dave Huynh, explains how the new feature works: If an advertiser says they are looking to appeal to readers who are interested in big data, for example,
Flipboard can look into its interest graph and tell them that readers who like that topic are also interested in other topics such
as Amazon and the cloud.
As part of that pitch,
Flipboard announced on Monday that it is opening up its interest graph to advertising partners.
Flipboard's launch was
as chaotic
as it seemed from the outside.
I have found
Flipboard incredibly useful,
as users can set up feeds for specific news from specific sites, or even from your own social - media channels.
By taking the board seat,
as opposed to assigning it to a less experienced partner, he is putting the full weight of his reputation behind
Flipboard.
For months following the departure of Ellen Pao, Kleiner didn't list a partner
as involved with
Flipboard.
Since then,
Flipboard has raised $ 50 million in additional funding, and McCue has said the company is well positioned to continue
as a standalone business.
Apple is expected to announce a number of new products and services at its event on Wednesday, but for media types one of the most important will be the company's newest take on news aggregation: Apple News, a curated selection of headlines from media partners that almost everyone has described
as «
Flipboard - like.»
McCue says that using human editors (
as Apple (aapl) also does for its curated news feature), makes
Flipboard much less susceptible to the «fake news» problem that some users have complained about on Facebook (fb).
The new version is aimed at iPhone and Android users, since 95 % of
Flipboard use occurs on those platforms, but a tablet version will be coming
as well.
McCue's co-founder Evan Doll, meanwhile, said that he found it strange to be listed by the Journal and Bloomberg
as part of the executive «exodus» from
Flipboard.
Mr. Peck, the SunTrust analyst, also suggested
as possible candidates Ross Levinsohn, a former interim chief executive of Yahoo, and Mike McCue, the chief executive of
Flipboard, a news aggregation service.
Flipboard's woes are indicative of a larger malaise gripping startups across the technology landscape
as questions emerge about the sustainability of the tech - investment boom.
Flipboard's recent difficulties underscore how much the market has changed since 2010, when
Flipboard's app seemed revolutionary
as a way to read news on a tablet or mobile device.
Flipboard has added new features to its app, such
as ways for people to curate their own online magazine to share, but they haven't gained much traction.
Still, McCue said that while
Flipboard may not be
as buzzy
as newer startups, the company's business is sound.
Eric has long been a part of the KPCB family — prior to joining
Flipboard, Eric served
as a KPCB partner on our consumer and sustainability venture teams.
Only around half of U.S. news audiences — and just over a third in the U.K. — say they even notice the brand responsible for content they're reading or viewing on social media or an aggregator such
as Apple News,
Flipboard or SmartNews.
Google News, for example, is a good one
as is the
Flipboard.
Still, among the top 50 free apps on Google Play, Amazon stocks a fair number of them, including (
as mentioned above) Facebook,
Flipboard, Netflix, Pinterest, Pulse, Twitter and Words with Friends.
It will replace the Apple Newsstand
as we know it and give readers the same type of experience that companies like
Flipboard and Pulse Reader provide.
Gucci has signed on
as a launch partner to InStyle on
Flipboard.
For the e-reading fiend in all of us there is a new app called Apple News, which seeks to disrupt
Flipboard as the dominant curated news experience.
For those who are hardcore about the feeds they follow,
Flipboard is really more form over function — lacking the ability to mark stories
as already read or syncing across devices.
Flipboard has secured a new deal with Condé Nast to give titles such
as Bon Appétit, Details, Glamour, Golf Digest, Vanity Fair and Vogue.
Similar to
Flipboard, we chose the order in which our news feed would appear and which topics (such
as Design, Style, Music and Games) would be displayed.
Applications like
Flipboard, iBooks and Amazon Kindle have justified the iPad
as an interactive replacement for a bag full of books.
The Board of Advisors also includes Mike McCue, CEO and co-founder of
Flipboard; Dave Gibbons, co-creator of Watchmen, the bestselling graphic novel of all time; and Bill Sienkiewicz, widely recognized
as one of the greatest innovators of sequential art.
The company also added some exciting new features, which includes a desktop version of the app
as well
as the ability to share content with others even if they are not members of
Flipboard.
«George R.R. Martin has such a passionate fan base, an official
Flipboard magazine is the perfect venue for fans to stay current on news
as well
as sample excerpts of GRRM's work that they might not yet be familiar with,» said Scott Shannon, publisher of digital content at Random House.
A pseudo Blinkfeed and
Flipboard mashup that isn't nearly
as useful
as either of those two products.
Essentially,
Flipboard pulls information from sites such
as Twitter and Facebook data streams and then reassembles it in an easy - to - navigate, personalized format in a mobile tablet touchscreen environment.
Unfortunately, Google's Play store isn't available even in the grown - up account, and many popular apps, such
as Facebook,
Flipboard and Slacker, aren't in the Kurio store.
Unfortunately, Paper sometimes feels
as if it's not fully one thing or the other, but more an admittedly, very engaging hybrid that requires I keep both the Facebook and
Flipboard apps if I want to use certain non-included features.
My tablet and phone are almost always with me and I find the web
as well
as services like
Flipboard, Zite, Instapaper and Byliner are replacing much of the time I used to spend in books.
I've cut down on my intake
as well but I do find using
Flipboard on the iPad is a great way to find new, interesting articles for my twitterfeed.
The Advisory Board also includes industry leaders Mike McCue, CEO and Founder of
Flipboard, Dave Gibbons, co-creator of Watchmen, the bestselling graphic novel of all time, and Bill Sienkiewicz, widely recognized
as one of the greatest innovators of sequential art.
And
as users personalize their magazines, all topics and publishers followed will by synched with mobile and tablet devices through the one
Flipboard account.
We already have legal blogs on the LexBlog Network being showcased on
Flipboard, with a number of posts on the network being called out
as «Popular on
Flipboard» each day.