Improve your content curation process through the use of Flipboard and Instapaper.

1. Oct 12, 2013
INVENIO
ADVISORS
CONTENT CURATION – USING FLIPBOARD
AND INSTAPAPER
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Two excellent tools for managing content curation are Flipboard
(a news aggregator) and Instapaper (a “Read Later” service).
This session will provide an overview of using these tools and
how to integrate them into your news gathering and sharing work
flow | Donald R Tomoff

2. INVENIO ADVISORS, LLC
Content Curation – Using Flipboard and Instapaper
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Session Outline
Overview ............................................................................................................. 2
Flipboard ............................................................................................................. 2
Instapaper ........................................................................................................... 4
Other Considerations .......................................................................................... 6
Zite (News Aggregator) ...........................................................................................................6
Pocket (Read-Later app) .........................................................................................................7
IFTTT (If This, Then That) .......................................................................................................7
Overview
Two excellent tools for managing content curation are Flipboard (a news aggregation service)
and Instapaper (a “Read Later” service).
This session will provide an overview of using these tools and how to integrate them into your
news gathering and sharing process workflow.
We also will review other apps/services that can enhance your information gathering and
consuming process. The more comfortable you become, the further you can take these tools.
Flipboard
1. App setup
a. Install
b. Select content
c. Create an account
d. Go!
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2. Install FlipIt! Web browser Bookmarklet
a. https://share.flipboard.com/
b. Install iOS bookmarklet
i. https://share.flipboard.com/p/mobilebookmarklet
ii. http://iosbookmarklets.com/tutorials/flipboard-bookmarklet-ipad/
3. Useful reference materials
a. “Content Curation” Flipboard magazine
b. Flipboard for Corporate Teams
c. The flip-a-holic’s ultimate guide to subscribing, curating and sharing using
Flipboard
4. Navigating the app
a. Left panel Navigation bar – My Flipboard, Notifications, Accounts, Friends
i. “Discover More”
b. Right panel navigation
i. Settings (“Gear icon”
ii. My Magazines section
iii. My Subscriptions
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Content Curation – Using Flipboard and Instapaper
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Instapaper
What does Instapaper do?
Instapaper turns web content – articles, stories, posts, videos, and even long emails – into a
great reading experience, anywhere, anytime.
Over the course of your day, you'll encounter things you want to read later. With Instapaper,
you simply push a button in your browser, or choose “send to Instapaper” in a linked mobile
app. Instapaper then saves it for you, and makes it available in a beautiful, uncluttered,
reading-optimized format on your mobile phone, your tablet, your Kindle, or your browser itself.
Getting information into Instapaper (Excerpt from the Practically Efficient blog post)
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The Read Later bookmarklet is the most well known way to save an article to
Instapaper. It The default Send To bookmarklet sends pages to your Unread folder, but
you can also get one for any specific folder.
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I keep a "Send To" folder the bookmarks toolbar of every browser I use. I keep all of
my Instapaper bookmarklets (and others) in that folder.
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Many mobile apps offer an option for sending links to Instapaper. More often than not, I
send articles to Instapaper rather than read them in the app where I caught them.
Typically in an app that supports Instapaper, all you have to do is tap and hold a link to
see the option to send to Instapaper.
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Add your unique Read Later Instapaper email address to your email contacts so you
can forward links you receive through email straight to your Unread items. Don’t let links
sit in email. Your Read Later address will look something
like readlater.gobbledegook@instapaper.com, and it can be found under Instapaper
“How to Save” section of your personal Instapaper account.
•
Email links from from your iPhone or iPad when you encounter links in apps without an
Instapaper option. Most apps support email. You can also email directly from Safari on
your iOS device.
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The subject line of the email you send to your Instapaper address will be the article title
you see the next time you look at your Instapaper Unread folder. It’s totally editable too.
General
1. App setup
a. Install
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Thursday, October 10, 2013
b. Create and connect account
2. Install Instapaper Bookmarklets
a. Web browser bookmarklet
b. iOS bookmarklet for iPad (best done directly from the iPad app – works on
iPhone as well!)
3. Set Profile & Sharing preferences
a. Connections and Sharing preferences
4. Export capabilities
a. Be aware of – future consideration if necessary
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5. Useful reference materials
a. Deep dive into Instapaper, how to use it and tips for power users
b. The expert’s guide to Instapaper (MacWorld)
c. Everything I Know About Instapaper (Practically Efficient)
Other Considerations
Zite (News Aggregator)
“Zite is an intelligent magazine that helps you discover interesting things to read”
ITunes Link
Resources:
Zite for iPad Gets a Huge Update…
Introducing Zite, the Intelligent iPad Magazine (YouTube)
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Pocket (Read-Later app)
“When you find an interesting article, video or web page that you want to read, watch or view
later, put it in Pocket.”
ITunes Link
Resources:
Pocket Website Link
How to Save to Pocket on iPad
IFTTT (If This, Then That)
“IFTTT lets you create powerful connections with one simple statement — if this then that.”
ITunes Link
Resources:
How to use IFTTT to automate your online life
Automate All The Things: How to Get Started with IFTTT
10 Must-Try Mobile IFTTT Recipes
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