Social magazine app Flipboard had already committed to joining the “fediverse” – the decentralized social web, which includes apps like Mastodon. Now, it’s doubling down on those ambitions with an announcement that it will stop tweeting while also launching a new podcast devoted to exploring the topic of decentralized social media.

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    11 months ago

    I’m happy to hear this but honestly I’m confused as to how flipboard is supposed to work with federated media. I thought it was basically an RSS aggregator? Could someone explain

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      11 months ago

      To my understanding, the app is not federated in any way. This is just for their social media brand accounts.

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      It’s more than that. You can run your own feed by selecting news stories and website articles and then share it with others; essentially being the editor for your own custom newspaper.

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        11 months ago

        I wonder if it is still worth using it since I am using Feeder currently and I love it 🤔

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      I think they may be joining in the context of their social media presence? Not sure though, I’m not familiar with what they do