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Flipboard's 'social websites' are a new spin on decentralized social media
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Flipboard's 'social websites' are a new spin on decentralized social media

Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics·Karissa Bell·2 months ago
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Flipboard has been one of the biggest boosters of decentralized social media . Now, the company, which is known for its social news reading app, is rolling out its latest experiment, "social websites."  The project offers publishers and creators an easier path into what's often called the "open social web," which includes the fediverse, as well as other protocol-based platforms like Blueksy. The company says it could also help creators of all stripes wrest back control of their audiences from mainstream social media platforms and other "walled gardens." In practice, social websites are essentially microsites that allow creators and publishers to bring together posts from decentralized platforms and RSS feeds into a single place where people can browse blogposts, newsletters, podcast episodes alongside relevant commentary from Bluesky, Mastodon and other federated services.…

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