| Is Google still committed to Currents? | Paolo Amoroso | 6/20/12 8:31 AM | Bradley Horowitz recently announced that Flipboard will get access to the Google+ API. Although I understand the rationale of this decision and think it's a great growth opportunity for Google+, it makes me wonder whether Google is still committed to |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | VideoGameWriters | 6/20/12 8:33 AM | I've got 6000+ subscribers, and invested time AND money into getting there. I sure hope they don't abandon it. |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | Paolo Amoroso | 6/20/12 11:25 AM | I also see a lot of positive user comments and buzz, but it would be usefult to have some sort of reassurance by Google. |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | Cassie Doll | 6/20/12 4:38 PM | yes, currents is growing globally and is already integrated with google+ |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | Michael A. Kaplan | 6/22/12 6:56 AM | Is it possible to create a published Google Currents package for Flipboard? |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | Will Kiefer | 6/22/12 7:18 AM | I think Flipboard works with publishers directly - so you'd probably have to email them to find out how to customize content with them. Thanks! |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | Paolo Amoroso | 6/22/12 12:04 PM | Currents, instead, allows anyone with a Google account, not just selected media partners, to publish content. It's a great, underrated strength Google should probably emphasize. By the way, I've just tried Flipboard for Android and I'm unimpressed. I |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | zumodoki | 6/30/12 5:02 PM | I guessed this was answered with Google I/O. Currents has had a slick upgrade to look more like a Android 4.0 application. It will also now come pre-installed on Android 4.1, I guess to try and getting people using it. I for one am not complaining as |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | Angelocracy | 7/29/12 8:12 PM | How is it integrated with google+. I don't see a way to plus 1 anything in Currents. |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | tonysw | 10/4/12 3:40 AM | I've just published a magazine (IOWB) not a typical Currents doc. Lots of custom code and content. Now we're producing a children's book and some Health and Safety documents for Toyota. I hope Currents continues to grow cos it's blooming brilliant! |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | Paolo Amoroso | 10/4/12 6:15 AM | Tonysw, this is interesting. Are any of your editions publicly available? |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | tonysw | 10/5/12 5:19 AM | Yes; http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAowzpnZAg/iowb__issue_1 Let me know what you think:) Tony |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | Paolo Amoroso | 10/6/12 7:51 AM | On Friday, October 5, 2012 2:19:28 PM UTC+2, tonysw wrote: http://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAowzpnZAg/iowb__issue_1 Your edition has a clean and pleasing design that provides an experience closer to a magazine than the Currents default. |
| Re: Is Google still committed to Currents? | tonysw | 10/7/12 1:08 AM | Thanks Paolo:) I'll send you a link to the children's book when it's finished. We're also working on a series of visitor guides for Yorkshire. Currents has so much potential. T |