When Zite was acquired by Flipboard March 2014, we promised to integrate Zite’s recommendation technology into Flipboard. This process is now almost complete. Last year we integrated the topic engine, surfacing content from over 30k topics, to Flipboard. Earlier this year, we integrated our collaborative filtering algorithms that provide the “magic” of Zite. Now, you can also thumb up and down articles on Flipboard to further personalize your home feed.
Also, you can now import all your Zite personalization preferences into Flipboard: your topics, sources, and all the articles you’ve thumbed up on Zite. These will feed into the backend to power your home feed recommendations in Flipboard. When you open your Zite app, you’ll see a message on top of your feed with instructions on how to migrate your Zite to Flipboard. Your topics will show up in the “following” tab in Flipboard, and your thumbs will influence your personalization behind the scenes.
I hope that you’ll give it a try and let us know how we can improve going forward.
-Mike
