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moonmehta, 1 month ago to space

Wow! I’m one of the earliest writers for which #Flipboard has enabled federation. I curate links on #space & #Moon exploration on there, which you can now follow from Mastodon or anywhere in the Fediverse @moonmehta!

Thank you @mike and @Flipboard. 🚀🌖

quillmatiq, 1 month ago to random

I was one of the lucky folks that @Flipboard federated today!

Very excited to setup magazines so people can follow me for specific interests if they don't want all of me on main 🌐

You can follow me at @anujahooja and I'll be setting up magazines for my various interests as I find content to share in them 🙏🏻

darnell, 1 month ago to threads

Yay! My #Flipboard account is federating: @darnell

Like #Threads & #Ghost, Flipboard is beta testing #ActivityPub on its main site.

I believe Flipboard will prove to be a counterweight to Threads and a prime location for news & pundits (as #Meta does not really desire the latter two on their platforms).

Flipboard, 1 month ago to fediverse

Flipboard curators have seen over 100,000 boosts, likes and replies from people across the fediverse since April 11. Given this positive signal from the community, today we're federating another 100 accounts representing more than 2,500 Magazines about everything from climate to culture. Read more here:

https://flipboard.medium.com/over-100-000-social-interactions-from-the-fediverse-to-flipboard-f76465dee4f8

If you’re an active Flipboard curator and you would like to federate your account, let us know by applying here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PB69W6L

And if you’re still getting up to speed on what the fediverse is and does, please check out our Fedi Curious Magazine:

https://flipboard.com/@mia/fedi-curious-fdg527fez

#Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Mastodon #FediCurious

smicha84, 1 month ago to random

@Flipboard dear Flipboard, I would like you to stop recommending that I follow the Israel-hamas war, and the Russian-Ukraine war topics. I have the screenshots on my phone to verify this has been going on practically every week for months now. I find that recommending war, even if it’s just to read about it, is completely vulgar and deeply unsettling. It is also against the Mastodon Server Rules. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Sincerely, a normal ass dude from New York.

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mimoqc, 1 month ago to random French

Le journal Le Devoir a deux fois plus de chroniqueurs que de chroniqueuses. Dommage parce qu'aux autres postes c'est plus équilibré, sauf à l'information politique où les journalistes sont cinq hommes pour deux femmes.

Le journal est dans @Flipboard mais ne semble pas avoir activé @LeDevoir

Wraithe, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to random

I REALLY need to stop reflexively typing in “news.google.com” as a “check on the news” reflex.

It really is just a habit, and the fact is I get a way better “news at a glance” from, say @Inoreader right off the bat
@Flipboard as well, but it showed me a bunch of stuff I had no interest in, so I need to clean my dashboard up a little there. 😀 (1/2)

FlipboardMagazines, 1 month ago to tech

Hello, fediverse community 👋

We're excited to share that the Flipboard community team is kicking off this new account to celebrate and amplify Magazines curated by passionate enthusiasts and experts, publishers, and organizations on Flipboard.

Follow along to get recommendations for Magazines to follow in news, tech, science, history, culture, travel and more. A Magazine is a curated feed of posts about a specific topic or interest that is followable, just like a profile.

To get this party started, here are 10 Magazines to follow in tech from trending news to AI and EVs:

Technology by The Intercept: @technology

Fast Co. Technology by Fast Company: @fast

Tech News by The Verge: @tech

The AI Economy by journalist Ken Yeung: @the

Cars and Transportation of the Future by Mashable: @cars

CyberSec by cybersecurity practitioner Allen Westly: @cybersec

AI Prompts by innovator and angel investor Jenifer Daniels: @ai

Science & Tech by The Conversation (U.S.): @science

Apple Watch by the ultimate Apple fanboy, Scott Klienberg: @apple

Following the Fediverse by Mike McCue: @following

#FollowFriday #Tech #AI #Fediverse

Flipboard, 1 month ago to fediverse

We ran a webinar on April 18 for creators and curators who are curious about the fediverse, have a federated Flipboard account, and don't know what to do next. Here's a link to the recording, plus the TL;DR bullet points if you don't have time to watch it.

https://medium.com/@flipboard/recap-of-fediverse-webinar-for-creators-and-curators-522038f010af

#Flipboard #Fediverse #Federation #FediCurious #SpreadMastodon

youronlyone, 1 month ago to random

Hi @Flipboard

The messaging on your “Do Not Sell My Info” footer link is a bit confusing. ^_^

This paragraph (2nd paragraph) suggests turning it “off”:

> You may opt-out of the sale of your personal information by toggling the button below off (green is on, grey is off).

While this paragraph (5th paragraph) suggests turning it “on”:

> Do not sell or share my personal information / opt out of targeted advertising (If you select On you are asking us not to sell or share your personal information and opting out of targeted advertising)

I'm not sure if it should be “on” or “off”. ^_~

If I may suggest, you can remove the second paragraph, as it is also explained in the 5th paragraph.

Then the 5th paragraph can be reworded to something like:

> Turn on the “do not sell or share my personal information” option. If this option is enabled (green “on”), we will not sell or share your personal information and you are opting-out from targeted advertising. (Default is: off.)

• I used “turn on” since it's simpler (more understandable to a wider audience; than using words like “enable”/“disable” and “toggling”; also the button is labelled “Off/On”.
• Since the default is “Off”, it's more appropriate to “Turn it ‘on’”.

If, by any chance, the 2nd paragraph is needed according to your legal team, may I suggest something like:

> You may choose to not allow the sale of your personal information by turning “On” the button below (“On” is color green; “Off” is grey).

• Also simpler for a wider audience. Especially in countries where English is not a major part of their curriculum.

^_^

Flipboard, 1 month ago to fediverse

When he built a bridge to connect Bluesky to Mastodon and other ActivityPub-powered platforms, @snarfed.org@snarfed.org started a new chapter for the fediverse. The software engineer opens up to @mike about his rollercoaster ride in the latest episode of Dot Social:

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/ryan-barrett/

#BridgyFed #Fediverse #Bluesky #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb #DotSocial #Federation #ActivityPub #Flipboard #SocialMedia

hannah, 1 month ago to accessibility

Hi friends,

The http://alt-text.org alt text library project needs a new leader, because I have brain cancer.

I would like to connect with the #accessibility dev community, something I have never figured out, probably in part for neurodivergence reasons. I want to hand the project off to a team or a leader if anyone is willing to take it over.

Github: https://github.com/alt-text-org
WIP MVP: a site designed for writing alt text with a private library: https://my.alt-text.org

Boosts appreciated

Flipboard, 1 month ago to fediverse

If you're still using Substack for your newsletter and want to migrate to Ghost, which has announced that it will join the fediverse this year, here's a step-by-step guide by @wes. It covers costs, what you'll need, setting up Mailgun and Cloudflare, how to move over your posts and subscribers and numerous other helpful details.

https://flip.it/udKkAr

#Fediverse #Ghost #Substack #ActivityPub #Newsletter #SubstackMigration

Flipboard, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to journalism

Some good news from media land! Satire outlet The Onion is under new management, with one of the owners being Jeff Lawson, co-founder of Twilio, the cloud communications firm with a market value of $11 billion. “The Onion is an institution, a national treasure, and we need it,” says Lawson, the new chairman. “But its success is based on something different than most media companies. The Onion has been stifled, along with most of the internet, by byzantine cookie dialogs, paywalls, bizarro belly fat ads, and clickbait. The Internet sucks, and it’s time we made it better.” The new CEO will be Ben Collins, the reporter who previously covered disinformation, extremism and the internet for NBC. He says that the plan is to work with the union, keep all the writers, and "make it so they can hopefully get paid a little bit more money." Here's more from Deadline.

https://flip.it/UbX61O

#Media #Journalism #Satire #TheOnion #Internet

Flipboard, 1 month ago to Sports

Sports fans of Mastodon: We know you're out there! ⚽ 🏀 🏈

Are you looking for more athletics content in your feed? Here are some great feeds to follow (we call these topical collections Magazines):

(U.S.) Football from CBS Sports: @football

Soccer (non-U.S. football) from ESPN: @soccer

Women's Sports from Flipboard's Sports Desk: @women

(U.S.) Basketball from Bleacher Report: @basketball

MMA from ESPN: @mma

The Player's Tribune: @the

(U.S.) College Football from CBS Sports: @college

Major League Baseball from Flipboard's Sports Desk: @major

Golf from ESPN: @golf

NHL (North American hockey) from Flipboard's Sports Desk: @nhl

#FollowFriday #Sports #Football #Athletics #Basketball #Baseball #Hockey