As a heavy user for both apps, I should say I am glad this is happening.
Though Flipboard and Zite may seem similar to each other from the first sight, underneath I think they take very different approaches.
From a user's perspective, I believe Zite relies more on an algorithmic approach while Flipboard is more hand-tuned. As a result, Flipboard has better article quality, a result from a controlled list of resources. Zite certainly covers wider topic spectrum, but I am bothered all the time when it recommends me something like a newsletter announcement for a product update, which becomes worse when you subscribe to a rare topic.
A better personalized Flipboard, with more channels to choose from, is the best outcome of this acquire.But I will miss the old Zite now and then.
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As a heavy user for both apps, I should say I am glad this is happening.
Though Flipboard and Zite may seem similar to each other from the first sight, underneath I think they take very different approaches.
From a user's perspective, I believe Zite relies more on an algorithmic approach while Flipboard is more hand-tuned. As a result, Flipboard has better article quality, a result from a controlled list of resources. Zite certainly covers wider topic spectrum, but I am bothered all the time when it recommends me something like a newsletter announcement for a product update, which becomes worse when you subscribe to a rare topic.
A better personalized Flipboard, with more channels to choose from, is the best outcome of this acquire.But I will miss the old Zite now and then.