On Techmeme's 20th birthday, its founder explains what's behind the site's consistency, debunks some supposed media trends, and outlines future directions
happy bday @Techmeme 🎂. Nearly old enough to drink. 🍻https://news.techmeme.com/ ... Dave McClure / @davemcclure : my favorite (un?)healthy addiction: @techmeme 💕🤓🔥 been an avid fanboi for 20 years — t...
Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed debuts iOS and Android apps; its Android app is the top Social app on Google Play in some markets, including the US
I am unsure if being based on ActivityPub (the same as Mastodon) will help or hurt it. @vikingsvssamurai : Pixelfed: the rebel Instagram we've been waiting for—no ads, no Meta meddling, just pure, chr...
Meta is exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates; the app, codenamed P92, will reportedly let users log in with Instagram
my personal feelings towards Meta notwithstanding. For one, it's validation for our entire ecosystem from the biggest player. … Mike McCue / @mike@flipboard.social : @Gargron From experience I can te...
Interview with Flipboard CEO Mike McCue on fake news, ad products, algorithms, inspiration, and having a strong identity
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Flipboard debuts personalized Smart Magazines, which aggregate stories on various topics, available today
for topics from Leica cameras to venture capital Sean Captain / Fast Company : Flipboard's Quest To Save Online Publishing—And Itself Derrick Rossignol / Engadget : Flipboard streamlines your feed wit...
Flipboard CEO Mike McCue talks about focus on high-end ads, competition from Nuzzel and Apple News, and why he took JPMorgan's $50M investment
Flipboard, the magazine-style curation app, is about to turn profitable “reasonably soon,” the company's CEO Mike McCue revealed to Business Insider on Monday. Tweets: @twittner Tweets: Josh Quittner ...
Flipboard CEO Mike McCue says revenue is on track to double from last year and MAUs have doubled in same period
Mathew Ingram / Fortune : Tweets: @mathewi Tweets: Mathew Ingram / @mathewi : Those reports about Flipboard being in trouble? Nothing could be further from the truth, says CEO Mike McCue: http://for....
Flipboard's MAUs grew 75% from 40M in February to 70M in June after it launched on the web
Flipboard now has 70M monthly active users, says CEO Mike McCue — Flipboard's CEO Mike McCue today revealed that his digital magazine platform now counts 70 million monthly active users as of June 2...
Access To iPad App Flipboard Compromised In China
As of today certain aspects of the Flipboard experience have been blocked for Chinese users, at the very least access to Facebook and Twitter according to Flipboard CEO Mike McCue. While direct acces...
Flipboard Triples Daily Usage in Two Months After Speed Improvements
Flipboard, the leading social news app for iPad, has tripled daily usage in the last two months, CEO Mike McCue said in a chat on Thursday. The app now sees eight to nine million daily “flips.”