Today you may start to see more Storyboards on Flipboard. These short-form collections of articles, videos, podcasts, tweets and really almost anything you can find on the Web provide a deeper look at an issue, event or topic of the day. As you flip through your “For You” feed on Flipboard, you’ll see Storyboards on the topics or from the publishers you follow. They look like this:
“Sharing stories that move us to understanding or action, informing and inspiring people every day, is central to Flipboard’s mission,” said Mike McCue, CEO of Flipboard. “But sometimes, to get the full picture, it’s helpful to have a series of stories that can show a trend, give deeper perspective or provide advice and insights. Storyboards are a powerful new type of curation that lets creators present the bigger picture, a round-up important coverage or even multiple sides to a story.”
Storyboards are built by publishers and bloggers on Flipboard and are designed to bring you important insights and inspiration; they are also made to share. At the end of every Storyboard is a button for quick sharing via email, text or your preferred social platform. If you like the publisher or person who created that Storyboard, you can follow them (using the red “Follow” button on the Storyboard) to see any future content they curate on Flipboard. And, you can discover new Storyboards our editorial team is featuring by going to the Today tab in your Home carousel or the Explore button in the navigation bar.
Some of the first Storyboards have been created by the Flipboard team and beta tester, including these examples:
By Flipboard:
By The Grio:
By Ken Yeung:
By National Geographic:
By Flipboard Shopping:
By Popular Science:
Today, thousands of additional publishers and influencers in the U.S., Canada, U.K. and Australia will be given access to the tools to in start creating Storyboards. TL;DR Expect to see a lot more of these on Flipboard in the coming months.
— Marci McCue is inspired by “The Fight Against Racism,” a Storyboard by @Reader’sDigest
Flipboard is an award-winning curation platform, where people go to understand our time and share the stories that are worth our time. On Flipboard, quality articles, videos, podcasts and products are curated every day for millions of people around the world. It’s a platform that lets people spend time on their interests, develop deeper understanding and share the best ideas with others by collecting them into their own Flipboard Magazines and now Storyboards. Download Flipboard for free in any app store or visit us on the Web.
