Flipboard announced that it was bringing its notes feature to its iOS and Android apps, two months after launching the feature on the web. The launch made Flipboard the latest contender in the battle to move some of the online conversations happening on Twitter to its own platform instead.
The notes feature offers an easy way to share ideas or start conversations, according to the company. Flipboard curators can now post original content to their magazine to engage their readers in conversation. You can also use a note to welcome new subscribers or share your thoughts and ideas with them.
“Have you ever wished you could ask a question on Flipboard to get other people’s perspective or recommendations? Now you can, thanks to ratings,” the company said in a blog post. distinctive, notes not only allow you to express yourself and add your voice to your magazine, but they also provide an engaging way to connect with the people who follow it.The responsive layout of a note indicates when conversations take place by displaying the replies.”
You can create a note by opening the magazine you want to add and tapping the “Create” icon in the navigation bar. From there, you can start writing your note. You can also mention other users to add more context to the note. You’ll receive notifications about who replies to your notes, who mentions you, and who comments on your notes. Ratings added to magazines you follow may appear in your For You feed.
Flipboard says notes are especially useful in group magazines, where multiple people organize content together. In these cases, notes can provide users with a way to share their thoughts and start conversations.
The company believes this feature will allow curators to create small communities around a particular theme or interest. Flipboard first introduced the ability for users to create their own magazines in 2012, finding articles and then “flipping” them into a magazine that others could follow in their own feeds. With the new notes feature, curators can now do more than share articles and other information, as they now have the ability to post text notes, which can also include images or uploaded links.
