What Happened?
Palo Alto, CA-based Flipboard appointed Arthur Van Hoff as Chief Technology Officer.
About the Company
Flipboard is your social magazine. It is the most popular way to catch up on the news, read stories from around the world and browse the articles, videos and photos friends are sharing. To begin, pick a few interests and tap any of the tiles to begin flipping through your personal magazine. Add blogs and publications like The New York Times, PEOPLE magazine, Fast Company and many more by using the search bar or tapping the red ribbon to open the Content Guide. You can also connect your social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr and Google+ to see what friends are posting and easily share articles with them. Save the things you find on Flipboard. Tap the “+” button to collect items into your own magazines on any topic, from Great Hikes to Gear and Gadgets. Go to the Content Guide and select “By Our Readers” to explore magazines others are making.
About the Person
Previous to Flipboard, Arthur A. van Hoff served as Chief Technology Officer for Software and Services of Zing Systems Inc. Mr. van Hoff is a Founder of Marimba Inc. and served as its Chief Technology Officer since February 1996. He served as Principal Engineer of TiVo and was responsible for networked products including interactive television, TiVoToGo, and Internet movie distribution. From February 1993 to February 1996, Mr. van Hoff served engineering positions at Sun Microsystems and served as its senior staff engineer. He served as Director of Marimba Inc. since February 1996. Mr. van Hoff received his M. Phil. in Computer Science from Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland and a postgraduate degree in Computer Science from Hogere Informatica Opleiding in Enschede, Holland.
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