Notices by Flipboard (flipboard@flipboard.social), page 7

Today is #NewstodonFriday, a day to feature work from newsrooms that have an active presence in the #Fediverse. If you like what you see in the thread below, follow the profiles and boost their stories. If you're a journo or newsroom that we don't know about (or there's someone that should be on our radar), please comment below.

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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration

@BeAware 😂We do NOT respond well to being either a.) picked up or b.) poured out.

Hi folks, you may have noticed that we had an outage for a couple of hours this morning on our app, website and instance. We are back online now and hopefully things should be back to normal, but please bear with us if there are any issues for the next while.

#Flipboard

There’s a new playbook being written right now when it comes to the future of social media. The early-mover advantage is still in effect, and there’s a lot to figure out. Gone are opaque algorithms and the whims of any single company.

The fediverse represents a chance for quality journalism to shine again.

We talked to two leaders at fedi-forward publications — @TheConversationUS's @BostonAbrams, and @404mediaco's @jasonkoebler — about why they’re investing in the open social web, what they’ve learned so far, and their advice for other publishers just getting started.

https://medium.com/fedi-curious/lessons-on-the-road-to-reviving-journalism-via-the-fediverse-01b3748cacc5

#Flipboard #News #Media #Journalism #Mastodon #OpenSocialWeb #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

@BeAware Yikes! Sorry about that!

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

@BeAware Hello! We're pretty slow and steady with our federation — we've only federated a fraction of accounts so far as we're trying to make sure we are able to incorporate feedback from the community along the way. If you look at our pinned posts, you should be able to discover some publishers and curators that may interest you (follow their profiles for a feed of everything, or their Magazines for topical feeds). We also have human editors posting directly in the fediverse: @NewsDesk, @TechDesk, @ScienceDesk, @CultureDesk and @ArtPhotosDesk.

Threads is the largest player so far to adopt #ActivityPub, and as @mike says, “The implications are huge.”

Why is Threads doing this? How is the team working with the community? How are they thinking about moderation, monetization and privacy in these early days and going forward?
In the newest episode of @dot_social, Mike digs in with @rklambo, Director of Product Management, and @pcottle, Software Engineer. Check it out in the fediverse on PeerTube or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. More details here:

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/threads-dot-social/

#DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #Federation #MastodonMigration #Threads #Meta #ActivityPub #Flipboard

We've got new Dot Social podcast episodes coming with fediverse leaders, starting with @mike's conversation with Meta's @rklambo and @pcottle, two key people building #Threads. That one releases on Monday, followed by episodes with @snarfed.org and @molly0xfff. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Here's more info:

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/dot-social-new-episodes/

#DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #Flipboard #Federation #MastodonMigration #ActivityPub #Meta #Threads #MetaThreads #BridgyFed #Web3

In honor of Earth Day, here are our #FollowFriday picks for green-living inspiration from the Flipboard community.

Each of these followable feeds, which we call Magazines, is curated by people interested in sustainability.

Following a Magazine feed in the fediverse is like following a profile, but instead of seeing everything the person shares, you can follow just their posts about the topics you care about.

Inspiration for building your backyard oasis and sustainable living tips by the creator of Green Garden Cottage — 
@home-garden-inspo-GreenGardenGirl
Stories about homesteading, nomadic living, off-grid living, and rural living from one of Flipboard's most active curators — 
@rogue-hermit-society-curiouscurator

Sustainable food expert, Darryl Benjamin, shares news about the farm-to-table movement — 
@farm-to-table-movement-Kafkaturtle

Tips and resources for growing a home garden by the creator of Sigrun's Sustainable Kitchen — 
@sigrun-s-sustainable-gardening-sigrun225

Inspiring stories about keeping Mother Earth healthy
@mother-earth-JanetteSpeyer

#FollowFriday #Sustainability #SustainableLiving #EarthDay #Flipboard #Federation #Fediverse

An organization that represents more than 2,000 publishers has written to federal agencies, urging them to launch an investigation into Google after it began removing links to the sites of California-based news outlets. Google announced on Friday that it would take this action in response to a proposed law that would require tech companies to pay for news content. Here's more from CNN.

https://flip.it/Lsx2XF

#News #Publishing #Media #California #Google #Tech

@cdevroe Thanks Colin — when we rolled out some of our newsfeed personalization tools a few years ago, we used the term "an antidote to doomscrolling," so it makes us super happy to see you describing Flipboard in a similar way!

@wbbdaily Hi! We're going to update this spreadsheet on a rolling basis and will also do regular FollowFridays to highlight great curators.

In December, we started to federate the accounts of some Flipboard publishers and in February, we introduced Magazines to the fediverse. Now, we’re taking two important steps: federating the accounts of 400 creators and expert curators; and enabling two-way communication so that new followers and fediverse activity are visible and actionable in the Flipboard app.

To learn more about this, take a look at our blogpost:

https://flipboard.medium.com/flipboard-federates-11-000-magazines-by-400-creators-and-enthusiasts-82dd94691f74

Find all the handles of our newly federated curators here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/

Thanks so much to everyone who has given feedback on what we’ve done so far. We welcome your thoughts and comments as we continue on our journey to fully federate Flipboard.

#Fediverse #Federation #Flipboard #ActivityPub #SpreadMastodon #Mastodon #Curation #MastodonMigration

Barack Obama's Threads accounts is now available to follow in the fediverse if your server allows — find it here: @barackobama

#Federation #Fediverse #Threads
#ActivityPub #MastodonMigration #Politics #USPolitics #BarackObama

What does it mean to federate your Flipboard profile? In the simplest terms, it means that whatever you curate (aka share) on Flipboard will be "syndicated" out to the fediverse with no extra effort. @miaq tests it out and breaks it down.

https://flipboard.medium.com/what-does-it-mean-to-federate-your-flipboard-profile-cb6f5783957c

#Federation #Fediverse #FediCurious #Curation #Flipboard #Mastodon #SpreadMastodon #Creators

And another: The White House's official account is also federated. Follow here: @whitehouse

#Federation #Fediverse #Threads #BidenHarris #WhiteHouse #USPolitics

Welcome to the neighborhood, President Biden @potus

#Federation #Fediverse #Threads #ActivityPub

"As Flipboard’s head of creator community, I’m often explaining WTF the fediverse is and trying to convince creators to set up camp there. (Flipboard believes this is the future of social media.)," writes @miaq in the latest edition of our FediCurious newsletter. "If I’m lucky, the person is open to it, able to figure out how to get set up, and gives it a try. But more often than not, I get the digital equivalent of a blank stare and a groan — not another social platform?!" Here's her post about why creators should pay attention to what's happening here, and why the fediverse is not the same as all those other platforms.

https://medium.com/fedi-curious/3-reasons-creators-should-pay-attention-to-whats-happening-in-the-fediverse-bac02843b098

#Fediverse #Federation #Flipboard #Mastodon #SpreadMastodon #Creators