Google’s new aggregated media app, Google Currents, launched Thursday with about 150 media partners. The system allows users to choose the content they want and arrange it as their own “social magazine” on a tablet or mobile device. The app is similar to Flipboard, a popular iOS app. The companies behind these apps hope to create digital versions of magazines loaded with content the user chooses; available anytime, anywhere; and containing material that traditional publications can’t, such as interactive features or video.
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Google Currents: Have Digital Magazines Your Way
Posted by: Rachelle Dragani December 9, 2011 10:36 AMGoogle’s new aggregated media app, Google Currents, launched Thursday with about 150 media partners. The system allows users to choose the content they want and arrange it as their own “social magazine” on a tablet or mobile device. The app is similar to Flipboard, a popular iOS app. The companies behind these apps hope to create digital versions of magazines loaded with content the user chooses; available anytime, anywhere; and containing material that traditional publications can’t, such as interactive features or video.