10/09/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/09/2024 02:32
Technology is one of the most followed and read topics on Flipboard, and we have exciting news for everyone who enjoys keeping up with the latest in innovation and startup culture.
Now you can follow people from social services in the fediverse, like Mastodon and Threads, so you can get your daily dose of social media posts from tech journalists, founders and builders alongside content from your favorite publishers.
Here's a look at some of the new voices you can follow on Flipboard:
Here's how you can find and follow them on Flipboard:
Once you've followed accounts from Threads, Mastodon or other platforms in the fediverse, you will see their new posts in the Fediverse Activity carousel in your For You feed. If there is a profile that you never want to miss a post from, add their profile to the top of your Home carousel so you can easily keep up on their social sharing. (Note: The Fediverse Activity carousel will only update when there is a new post from a followed account.)
If your Flipboard account is already federated, you've got a few more features to enjoy:
For one, in addition to being able to follow accounts from the fediverse, you'll also be able to comment on and like their posts. Having a federated account fully opens up your Flipboard experience and enables you to seamlessly interact with people across the fediverse.
And while you've been able to see your fediverse activity in your Flipboard notifications panel, now you'll be able to follow and interact with people directly from this experience, making it easier to build connections. For example, if someone follows your profile in the fediverse, you can follow them back from Flipboard - it's all interconnected.
These features are only available via the latest versions of Flipboard's iOS and Android apps. And if you're not federated on Flipboard but all this news is making you wish you were, you can request to federate your account here.
We hope you find new people to follow and inspiring content to explore. Also, be sure to follow The Tech Desk (if you aren't already) for curated stories from Flipboard's editors.
- Jessica Jordan, Community and Marketing Lead, is reading The Age of AI
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