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Flippa
Global News & Content Aggregation App
The world's headlines, unfiltered.
- 10k+
- Sources
- <30s
- Publish latency
- Project
- Engagement type
- Go
- Core technology
Quick Answer
What is Flippa?
Flippa is a global news and content aggregation app built by Akxens. A high-speed crawler collects articles from thousands of verified sources worldwide, and NLP organizes them into personalized, region-specific feeds with articles, podcasts, and trending topics.
The challenge
Readers were trapped in algorithm bubbles and had no easy way to follow verified journalism from other countries.
The solution
Akxens built a Go crawler, an Elasticsearch-powered search layer, and NLP classification feeding a clean mobile reading experience.
How we built it
Our delivery approach for Flippa, from discovery to launch.
- 01
Source network
Curated verified country-specific publications.
- 02
Crawler
Built a high-frequency Go crawler with Redis queues.
- 03
NLP & search
Classified and indexed content in Elasticsearch.
- 04
Reading app
Delivered personalized feeds and podcasts.
Key features
What Flippa delivers for its users every day.
- Go
- Redis
- Elasticsearch
- NLP
Global sources
News from thousands of publications by country.
Personalized feeds
Follow topics, regions, and creators.
Articles & podcasts
Read or listen in one app.
Fast discovery
Trending topics and instant search.
The outcome
- Gave readers access to unfiltered global journalism
- Delivered new stories within seconds of publication
- Scaled content ingestion to thousands of sources
Services behind Flippa
Flippa: frequently asked questions
What is Flippa?
Flippa is a global news and content aggregation app built by Akxens. A high-speed crawler collects articles from thousands of verified sources worldwide, and NLP organizes them into personalized, region-specific feeds with articles, podcasts, and trending topics.
What technology was used to build Flippa?
Flippa was built by Akxens using Go, Redis, Elasticsearch, NLP.
Can Akxens build a platform like Flippa for my business?
Yes. Akxens designs and builds custom MediaTech software like Flippa, from discovery and architecture to launch and ongoing support. Book a call to discuss your requirements.
