Flipboard now allows cooperation in the creation of magazines
The application to create personalized magazines, Flipboard, takes another step in its evolution. And it is that, after being able to act as a stylish and very careful newsreader, in addition to allowing the user to be the editor himself of your magazine, now also offers the possibility of collaborating in the creation of this type of digital magazines, just as happens in the physical publicationsA novelty that represents an advance for users who want to be informed about the same topic from different perspectives, taking advantage of sources used by other people.
This issue is the only new feature that comes in version 2.0.3 of Flipboard for both Android as for devices with operating system iOS, that is, iPhone and iPad Specifically, it is about the possibility of iinvite other users in the collaboration of a magazine This means giving others the power to add new content and sources of information, thus complementing one of the magazines created by the user, and enriching them with a new perspective or vision of the topic on which it focuses Something that is not limited to just one more person, but the user can invite the collaboration of a of their magazines or several to a good group of friends
To do this, you just have to follow a couple of simple steps. The first thing is to decide in which magazine you want to add collaborators Simply click on the red ribbon or markerin the upper right corner and access the Your Flipboard section, where you can find all the sources, as well as the magazines created Here you have to click on the desired magazine to be placed on the cover, being able to see what type of information it contains and who is the editor of it thanks to the profile photo, which until then is only that of the creator user. Pressing the Collaborators button, with an icon in the shape of two people, the process begins invitation.
This process simply implies the need to contact the person you want to collaborate with via emailIn this way, a message is sent inviting them to collaborate in the selected magazine, all they need to do is click on the link and start Login to Flipboard to access it. With this, as in the creation of your own magazines, all that remains is to choose the contents that you want to add. To do this, you can perform a long press on any article seen in Flipboard and choose as destination the said magazine, or use the Chrome browser plugin for bookmark and save a web page or article. Something that, in the hands of several people, will make a magazine grow exponentially.
In short, a quite interesting update, in addition to being a logical step in the evolution of this service that is increasinglymore complete and useful, offering endless possibilities to customize the information you want to receive, either through social networks or with the creation of own magazinesOf course, to enjoy these issues it is necessary to update Flipboard to its version 2.0.3 , which is now available, completely free, through Google Play andApp Store