What do BTS, Queen, and the Grateful Dead have in common? They all have fan feeds on Surf! Check out The Set List in the Surf Shop to explore music feeds created by fans like @jglypt, @pixelcats and @Sjwillis.
Not on the waitlist yet? Sign up here, and if you're on the waitlist and still patiently awaiting your invitation, drop us a comment.
#SurfFeeds #SurfSocial #SocialMedia #OpenSocial #Music #Entertainment #OpenSocialWeb #Fediverse
🚀 Exciting news! Surf, the innovative browsing app from Flipboard, now integrates with Bluesky in its latest beta. Explore the open social web like never before! 🌐 #SurfApp #Bluesky #OpenSocialWeb https://ift.tt/vLpEQrS #byAI
We’ve uploaded more clips from the conversations at the Fediverse House last month at SXSW, including:
@jasonkoebler on the perils of building a business on rented land
@parkerortolani's recommendation to publishers who want to get started in the fediverse
Gina Michnowicz’s advice to brands curious about the space
@jlouderb's call to creators seeking autonomy
That about does it for our roundup from Austin. Hope you enjoyed these videos and felt inspired by these open social words of wisdom.
See them all...
Fediverse House: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos
Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos
#OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #FediverseHouse #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Federation #Tech #Technology #Flipboard
We're still working to shake people and organisations free from the hold Big Tech has imposed on them.
We don't plan on stopping anytime soon.
If you want to help us, start simple. Share word of the open social web with the people around you!
Together, we can rethink social media.
#SocialMedia #OpenSocialWeb #Fediverse #Activism #SmallActions
We’ve just uploaded a bunch of clips from @davidimel's Fediverse Corner panel at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025, featuring @evan, @mmasnick and @pcottle
We know the sound is super rough 😅 but many of these snippets deserve to be heard. Thanks for bearing with us.
They talk about:
- Solving the cold start problem
- Taking control back from billionaires
- The deal with Threads’ federation
- Keeping vibes sacred (and whole)
https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos
#Flipboard #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Threads #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #ColdStartProblem #FediverseHouse #SXSW
Newsflash: If your service is "decentralized" in theory, but in practice you only have one instance of that service, then you are not decentralized at all.
The only logical answer if #Bluesky actually wants to live up to its decentralized promise, is for it to adopt the W3C standard ActivityPub protocol for the #OpenSocialWeb
Industry-wide standards enable the best outcomes for *both* business and consumers.
HTML and CSS proved it for the web.
USB is an example for hardware.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/wait-how-did-a-decentralized-service-like-bluesky-go-down/
We're inviting social media pioneers to join the #OpenSocialWeb with Channel.org
Alongside receiving the tech to help them build better online communities across the open social web, we'll offer training on understanding next generation social media and how it can be used for knowledge sharing.
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We're inviting social media pioneers to join the open social web with Channel.org
Alongside receiving the tech to help them build better online communities across the open social web, we'll offer training on understanding next generation social media and how it can be used for knowledge sharing.
We believe in a better online social landscape. We can't wait to see it come to life.
#SocialMedia #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #Organisations #OpenSocialWeb #Technology
Ahoy.eu in HH starts with @laurenshof
#Mastodon and #Fediverse are represented as well. Lets connect policy and public.
@molly0xfff's opening talk at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025:
“We need a web that serves people not profit, a web built on protocols."
https://flipboard.video/w/p7cECAUgThGrfQo9Cqvb8r
#BündnisOST #OpenSocialWeb #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #MollyWhite #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #FediverseHouse #SXSW
Love this clip from @molly0xfff's Fediverse House talk:
"Imagine for a moment a web where communities can create their own spaces while still simultaneously and seamlessly interoperating with others. Think of it like a network of independent neighborhoods, each with its own character and rules, but with shared community spaces, art galleries and libraries.
"In this web, you control what you create and decide how it's shared.The algorithms that shape that experience, they're transparent and customizable. You can peek under the hood or tweak them to your liking or replace them entirely if they're not serving your needs. If you're sharing a space with a group of others and you disagree with how they run that space, you can leave, but you can take your work and your community with you.
"This isn't just a dream. This is already happening. Take Mastodon and the broader Fediverse, where millions of people are building communities that talk to each other across servers and platforms."
https://flipboard.video/w/s6FVEb2wei2ctFrdeZjuZa
#OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #MollyWhite #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #Fediverse #FediverseHouse #SXSW #Mastodon
Watch @mike give a live demo of Surf at SXSW. Learn what Surf is for, how it brings together content and communities across platforms, and how to make your own custom feed. Audience questions at the end are also 👌.
https://flipboard.video/w/rFyohvCiuPMm5ad7MyHy6h
Want to join the waitlist? Sign up here with the referral code DEMO: https://waitlist.surf.social/
#Fediverse #FediverseHouse #SXSW #OnlineCommunities #SocialNetworks #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #socialmedia #customfeeds
Fighting words from @molly0xfff's opening talk at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025:
“We're facing an existential threat. We need a web that serves people not profit, a web built on protocols, not platforms…It's being built right now by people like you in communities like this one.”
Thank you, developers and denizens of the open social web.🙏🏼
https://flipboard.video/w/p7cECAUgThGrfQo9Cqvb8r
#OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #MollyWhite #DigitalSovereignty #ActivityPub #Fediverse #FediverseHouse #SXSW
Early browse of the mastosphere after a few days away and wow. Interesting people followed me, so I followed back bc their posts are interesting. Scrolling through my feed of choice (home, almost always) is packed full of interesting things, I want to boost everything but that would be annoying. Really, the quality here and the amount I learn is astounding. And no one is selling me stuff.
Thanks for having me.
#mastodon #PeopleOfMastodon #socialweb #opensocialweb #elk #Moshidon #megalodon
Scale and monoculture are out. Cozy corners and vibes are in.
The full “Building Communities Across the Social Web” panel is out now, featuring @andypiper, @rose.bsky.team and Leila Brillson discussing what it takes to create and sustain healthy online communities in 2025. Recorded live at the Fediverse House at SXSW in March.
https://flipboard.video/w/fr6Ajy9YxgmW3ZGdAycBca
#Fediverse #FediverseHouse #SXSW #Community #OnlineCommunities #OnlineCulture #SocialNetworks #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb
“The monoculture is dead…Growing at scale feels so 2015. Growing with purpose is what matters now.” — Leila Brillson, CMO, The Onion, dropping one heckuva truth bomb at our building communities on the social web panel at the Fediverse House at SXSW last month.
Stay tuned for the whole panel, debuting on our Fediverse House PeerTube channel tomorrow:
https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos
#Flipboard #FediverseHouse #Federation #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #TheOnion #SXSW
In this episode of the DotSocial podcast, recorded at the #FediverseHouse at SXSW, Bluesky CTO @pfrazee.com strapped on his butterfly wings to explain to @mike how the company is rethinking the internet’s architecture to create a more flexible, user-centric web.
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/dot-social-paul-frazee-bluesky/
#DotSocial #Podcast #ATProtocol #Bluesky #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb
We’ll be sharing highlights all week on our social channels and at PeerTube, including fireside chats with @pluralistic and @pfrazee.com, clips from @davidimel's Fediverse Corner, and a panel about building communities on the social web featuring @andypiper. Thanks to all who joined us at #FediverseHouse!
#Fediverse #ActivityPub #ATProto #Flipboard #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #SXSW #MoveFastBreakKings #TeamFediverse
It was our honor to host the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. It didn’t matter whether you were in the ActivityPub or AT Proto camp. We were all Team Fediverse, uniting to “move fast and break kings” in the name of building a better internet.
https://flipboard.video/w/1vjJdhLukXZgm4rks8RwMK
#Fediverse #FediverseHouse #ActivityPub #ATProto #Flipboard #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #SXSW #MoveFastBreakKings #TeamFediverse
