Flipboard Launches Web Version | Introduces Big Ideas Section For Non-Profits

Flipboard is finally on the web browser, fulfilling the only step left for users on the desktop to launch their social magazines.

Earlier available downloads for iPhone, Android Phones, iPad, Kindle Fire, and NOOK, Flipboard social magazines enable users to curate news they care about have more than 2 million magazines since there launch in March.

According to the firm, “With the Web experience, Flipboard curators can share their magazines with friends, family and followers who may not have Flipboard.”

The magazines on the Web is shared when user tap the menu icon in the upper left to view “By Our Readers.” .  users can simply tap on the “share” button on the cover to share their social magazines.

Flipboard magazines on the Web are supported by major web browser versions including IE9+, Safari, Chrome and Firefox in 11 languages, including English, Japanese, Chinese, French and German.

The firm also announced the launch of a new category called “Big Ideas”  for content on important issues, causes and ideas of our day used especially for nonprofits.

Flipboard is headed by Mike McCue, former CEO of Tellme, and Evan Doll, former Senior iPhone Engineer at Apple and has raised $60.5 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer, Index Ventures, and Insight Venture Partners as well as Jack Dorsey co-founder of Twitter, Dustin Moskovitz co-founder of Facebook, Ashton Kutcher, and The Chernin Group.