I always feel left out when something new in tech is introduced and I don’t know anything about it. Then I feel worse when I open the various tech periodicals, sites, and blogs to see everyone writing about the new, exciting introduction. I feel like a secret society got together to get clued in and then did the pinky swear thing. No one talks about the new product in the press until the agreed upon date.

That was certainly the way I felt this week when the stories came out about the new, second generation Flipboard that now allows users to curate their own digital magazines. I love the sound of that. All of a sudden, I am a publisher without having to learn any design skills.

The upgraded Flipboard allows people to create any kind of magazine, but I think seniors will particularly enjoy capturing periods of time from our pasts to show younger generations. All of the clippings must come from the web. Flipboard is still working on allowing users to include their own pictures and videos from their devices. Now they can only be used if published on the web from a site such as Flickr.

Flipboard has been around for years. It is a very popular app that “automatically turns social-network posts and news from online publications into beautiful, magazine-like pages you “flip” through by swiping.” Users love it because it organizes content and lets them find everything in one spot.

Now, the new second generation of Flipboard allows users to share their own digital magazines with a few clicks. If you make your magazine public, other Flipboard users can view it. The app is free on Apple and will be available soon on Android.

Poof, you’re a magazine publisher!

Read Walt Mossberg’s article on the new Flipboard app

New Flipboard: News and Posts Handpicked and Shared