Zite has announced that they will be shutting down their news aggregation service on the 7th of December. The company was acquired by Flipboard in March of last year, marking a significant shift in the landscape of personalized news apps.
The company is asking users to migrate their settings over to Flipboard. Flipboard recently finished integrating Zite’s technology into their news aggregation service, ensuring a seamless transition for users.
Integration of Zite’s Technology into Flipboard
Flipboard has worked diligently to incorporate Zite’s advanced features into its platform. This includes the topic engine, which allows users to follow specific subjects of interest, and collaborative filtering algorithms that recommend articles based on user behavior. Additionally, the thumbs up and down voting system has been integrated, enabling users to fine-tune their content preferences.
We wanted to ensure that Zite’s key functionality was available in Flipboard before asking users to migrate. Now that we’ve integrated all the major parts of the technology such as the topic engine, collaborative filtering algorithms and thumbs up and down voting, Zite will soon stop being available as its own app. Zite users have a few more weeks to import their preferences into Flipboard. We hope many of them will do this.”
This integration aims to provide a richer and more personalized experience for Flipboard users. By leveraging Zite’s sophisticated technology, Flipboard hopes to attract Zite’s user base and offer them an enhanced news reading experience.
How to Migrate Your Settings
If you are using Zite, you will receive a notification within the app or via email about migrating your feeds over to Flipboard. This process is designed to be straightforward, ensuring that users can easily transfer their preferences and continue enjoying a personalized news experience without interruption.
To migrate your settings, follow these steps:
1. Open the Zite app and look for the migration notification.
2. Follow the prompts to link your Zite account with Flipboard.
3. Confirm the transfer of your preferences and feeds.
4. Open the Flipboard app to see your imported settings and start exploring your personalized news feed.
For those who are new to Flipboard, the app offers a visually appealing way to consume news. It presents articles in a magazine-style format, making it easy to browse through different topics and discover new content. Users can follow specific subjects, publications, and even individual writers, creating a highly customized news experience.
Flipboard’s integration of Zite’s technology is expected to enhance its recommendation engine, making it even more adept at curating content that matches users’ interests. This move is part of Flipboard’s broader strategy to consolidate its position as a leading news aggregation service.
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