I decided to test the waters on a new feature of my favorite iPad app: Flipboard. Flipboard is one of my favorite apps on the iPad, which is also available on Android and coming soon on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 (yay!). Flipboard was basically my favorite way to read all the articles gathered under my own Google Reader, with everything neatly organized like a magazine layout.
Flipboard also offered article feeds from well known news sources, and later introduced a feature to curate your own magazines, and then share them with the world. As long as the world used an iPad or an Android device. Today Flipboard announced that Flipboard Magazines can now be enjoyed on the web, finally unshackling curated magazines from mobile devices.
I decided to experiment with the idea and launched my first Flipboard magazine: Windows Phone Developer– news, tips, and techniques for mobile developers passionate about Windows Phone. The launch “issue” includes 66 articles from the past month, covering Windows Phone both the end user and the developer point of view.
The way Flipboard Magazines work is they are always evolving with new content. There is not such thing as the “August 2013” issue. Articles just keep getting added. What can you expect to see in Windows Phone Developer Magazine?
- Industry news about the mobile space and Windows Phone
- Announcements from Nokia, Microsoft, and others about Windows Phone
- Popular and recommended app reviews from the Windows Phone Store
- Cool Windows Phone games you should try
- Coverage on the latest Windows Phone devices and accessories
- Developer articles about building apps for Windows Phone
- Stories about Windows Phone users and how it fits in their lives
So what do you think? With print magazines on the way out, is this the wave of the future in digital publishing? Can free magazines curated by community experts really replace official digital publications laid out by teams of professionals?
What other topics would you like to see me organize as magazines? Let me know in the comments below or contact me on Twitter via @ActiveNick.
Read the magazine here: http://flip.it/upKMs
