Hundreds more publications have joined the Fediverse through Flipboard's federation. Here's the first thread, I'll do another tomorrow.
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Hundreds more publications have joined the Fediverse through Flipboard's federation. Here's the first thread, I'll do another tomorrow.
If an account posts too much, try following one of its "sub-accounts" instead, as mentioned in each post. Alternatively use Mastodon's Lists feature.
US NEWS
@npr
@MotherJones2021
@abc
@PBSNewsHour
@USAToday
@CBSNews
@msnbc
@AssociatedPress
@Jezebel
@MsMagazine2019
@vanityfair
@RollingStone
@NewYorker
@TheBulwark
@RollCall
@CivilEats🧵 1/3
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(Flipboard thread continued)
CANADA NEWS
@cbcnews
@globeandmailUK NEWS
@BBCNewsSCIENCE
@SciAm
@LiveScience
@SpacecomCYCLING
@BikeRadar
@Bicycling
@BikeMagBOOKS
@BookRiotTECHNOLOGY
@Engadget
@Gizmodo
@TomsHardware
@BGR
@DigitalCameraW
@cultofmacGAMING
@PC_Gamer_
@Gamespot
@ign
@GamesRadarMUSIC
@Billboard
@AltPress
@AnalogPlanet
@MusicRadar
@GuitarWorld
@AmericanSongENTERTAINMENT
@Marvel
@AVClub
@THR
@ew
@ETOnline
@Variety2/3
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(Flipboard thread continued)
SPORT
@usatodaysports
@PlanetF1
@247Sports
@Golf
@Golfweek
@CavaliersNationFITNESS
@ClimbingGEOGRAPHY & TRAVEL
@LonelyPlanet
@NationalGeographicLIFESTYLE
@HarpersBAZAAR
@elledecorLIFESTYLE WOMEN
@womenshealth
@ELLE
@Vogue
@cosmopolitan
@Brides
@StyleCaster
@MarieClaireLIFESTYLE MEN
@MensHealth
@esquire
@mensjournal
@GearPatrolANIMALS & PETS
@DailyPawsBUSINESS
@AdweekCARS
@CarandDriver3/3
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p.s. Most of these accounts post a normal amount, but some of them post a LOT. If you want to narrow down what kind of posts you get from an account, try following an account's sub-account(s) instead of following the main account itself.
I've attached an example diagram at the bottom of this post to show what I mean, the example is a post from NPR's account.
Alternatively, you can use Mastodon's Lists feature to put accounts into their own mini-timelines, more info at https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists-feature-on-mastodon
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Seems a little hyped, no? How many of these publications have even heard of Flipboard, let alone Mastodon?
Flipboard’s just a middleman platform—it doesn’t bring a publication’s team, and doubtful even their attention, and certainly not their engagement, to Mastodon. It just brings snippets of content to lure you to #Flipboard (if you’re not careful what you click on).
I think I’ll just hold out for the publications and their staff to join #Mastodon in an official capacity.
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p.p.s. If an account looks blank, it isn't. All of these accounts are posting, just follow an account and you will see its posts start showing up in your timeline.
The reason they look blank is they only started federating a couple of days ago, so their posts may not have federated to your server yet. There's more info about this at https://fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank/
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p.p.p.s. As some people have asked, these are official accounts owned by the publications themselves. For example here's an article from 2012 where NPR discusses joining Flipboard:
https://www.npr.org/sections/inside/2012/05/16/152826526/flipping-for-npr
These accounts have been around for years on Flipboard itself, but only as an isolated platform.
However, since a couple of days ago, their Flipboard accounts started federating with the Fediverse. We can follow them, they can follow us. That's why I'm posting about them now.