#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackSky #RudyFraser #Flipboard
Flipboard posted a really interesting interview on Dot.Social podcast between Mike McCue and the creator of the Blacksky app. Rudy Fraser talked about focusing on building communities rather than "killer apps." Our own @mekkaokereke got a huge mention. Take a listen:
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/blacksky-rudy-fraser/
"Nous savons que s’attaquer à un nouveau réseau social peut sembler intimidant, mais le fediverse est potentiellement l’écosystème unique pour les gouverner tous, et devrait atteindre 170 millions d’utilisateurs d’ici fin 2024. Il existe de nombreuses raisons pour lesquelles cet environnement open source et interopérable est meilleur pour les éditeurs, les créateurs et les communautés en général."
Guide de la Fédération #Flipboard pour les éditeurs
#mastodon #fediverse
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/guide-de-la-federation-flipboard-pour-les-editeurs/
When mike@flipboard.social interviewed @chrismessina on the Dot Social podcast;
https://dot-social.simplecast.com/episodes/chris-messina-nhUtOY8h
... they briefly criticised "hashtag stuffing". OK, guilty as charged.
But on the fediverse, hashtags are what we use for discovery instead of serendipity generators ("The Algorithms"). Along with community timelines, and now keyword searches, they are ways to browse the pool of posts your server has from everyone someone follows.
Soul Contour - Where geometry meets grace—this face holds centuries of silence and a thousand stories untold.
https://rafaelsalazar.com/featured/soul-contour-rafael-salazar.html
My collection of verified accounts of news organizations, that can be followed from #Mastodon (& anywhere else in the #Fediverse) contains now:
564 federated by @Flipboard
404 on @Mastodon
45 federated by @threads
20 bridged thanks to @snarfed.org
3 federated by @index (#Ghost)
1 on @peertube &
1 on @sharkey
https://fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview.html
Who's missing?
We've got exciting news! We're federating more of the quality publishers we work with, so you can follow everything from news and tech to fashion and music across the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and Brazil on the open social web!
Read more about it here: https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboard-expands-publisher-federation-with-international-partners/
If you're curious, here's our full list of federated accounts:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit?gid=2111401936#gid=2111401936
These are some of our UK publishers now available.
90min—the online leader in global football: @90min
British Vogue—fashion, beauty & celeb news, backstage photos, catwalk videos & supermodel interviews: @BritishVogue
The Evening Standard—London's award-winning newspaper: @EveningStandard
T3—gorgeous tech. Smarter living: @T3dotcom
What Hi-Fi?—The most trusted tech reviews in the world: @WhatHiFi
Wir haben spannende Neuigkeiten! Heute starten wir mit der Föderation von Publisher-Accounts in Italien, Frankreich und Spanien – und weiten sie in Deutschland, Brasilien, Kanada & UK weiter aus.
Ab sofort kannst du noch mehr deiner Lieblingspublisher aus Bereichen wie Nachrichten, Technik und Sport über Flipboard im offenen Social Web folgen.
Mehr Infos im Blog:
https://de-de.about.flipboard.com/flipboard-deutschland/flipboard-bringt-qualitaetsjournalismus-ins-fediverse/
Liste aller föderierten Profile: https://flip.it/-eErSj
Today, we're beginning to federate publisher accounts in Italy, France and Spain, and expanding in Brazil, Germany and the U.K.
You can now follow even more of your favorite news, lifestyle, tech and sports sources from Flipboard on the open social web. Read more about it here. See the spreadsheet at the second link for the full list of federated profiles.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit
»Flipboard Expands Publisher Federation with International Partners« https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboard-expands-publisher-federation-with-international-partners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=flipboard-expands-publisher-federation-with-international-partners?Fedizen.EU #Fedizen #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Flipboard #News
This is a great video with Mike McCue at #Flipboard giving an update on what he’s building with the #SurfFeeds app and his view of the state of the Open Social Web writ large. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwd14SCeTmg
Just launched my new #Surffeed with @surf! Populated with curated channels from @Flipboard Techmeme, and top social curators on Bluesky & Mastodon. Open Social Web FTW! #Flipboard
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jv11mt0s0hcazggxahvdw5f2
At SXSW's Fediverse House, it didn't matter which platform or protocol you preferred — everyone was focused on the singular goal of building a better internet. We've uploaded videos and highlights of key conversations from the event and rounded them up in one post. Here you go:
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/fediverse-house-2025-roundup/
I’ve worked in tech for many years, and one of the events that has been a constant part of the calendar is SXSW. I remember signing up for Twitter back in 2007 just after I heard about it while chatting in Roo Reynolds’ office at IBM, from a visitor who had been at SXSW where it first took off (referenced in a post back over here).
That was nearly 20 years ago now – and in all of that time, I never had the opportunity to go to SXSW for the tech part1 of the festival…
This year, our friends at Flipboard created a side event they called Fediverse House, as a eye-catching label for a series of talks and sessions around the open social web
[yes, it was broader than the Fediverse; some other platforms and topics were represented, too. It was great to be able to talk about the Fediverse]
Image credit: Brooks Lawson @brooksI was excited to be able to join the event2, and even more so, I was honoured to be asked to join a panel moderated by the wonderful Mia Quagliarello all about building communities on the new social web. I briefly mentioned this trip on the most recent Mastodon blog post update for our updates during March, but I’m now able to include more about the content here.
Here’s the video of our panel discussion, available on Flipboard’s PeerTube – or, on YouTube for those of you that are not yet Fediverse-enabled, or who want to watch on your TV or something 
I hope I did an OK job, representing the good people of the different communities on the Fediverse. I know that my own experience and perspective is not a universal one and I do my best to reflect that when I talk about our spaces.
As well as this panel, the event included some fantastic talks from folks such as Molly White and Cory Doctorow (clips are on PeerTube); it gave me an opportunity to learn more about the ATProto ecosystem from chatting with the nice folks from Bluesky; I was able to meet writers from one of the best publications on the web today, 404 Media; and, it also provided a chance to spend time IRL with friends from the Fediverse – including the excellent Jeff Sikes, and also people I greatly respect and appreciate from WeDistribute, Sean and Damon.
Guitar sculpture titled ‘Vibrancy’ by Craig Hein, located in downtown AustinAnyway… I still haven’t actually been to SXSW 
This year, I did something better than that. Thank you to the Flipboard team for all your work in putting Fediverse House together!
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https://andypiper.co.uk/2025/05/01/fediverse-house-at-sxsw-2025/
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
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)
On March 10, 2025, #Flipboard CEO and Co-founder @mike McCue took to the stage of the #FediverseHouse at #SXSW to show off #Surf, a new kind of #socialbrowser and a way to bring your communities together via #customfeeds
https://flipboard.video/w/rFyohvCiuPMm5ad7MyHy6h
Bookings Open for Explora Journeys’ Formula 1 Monaco Experience https://www.byteseu.com/951954/ #AppleNews #BingNews #Cruise #ExploraJourneys #Flipboard #Monaco #msn #NewItineraries #smartnews #TravelPulseUS #Tronc
https://www.alojapan.com/1254369/beyond-the-beaten-path-inspiring-vacations-top-trending-destinations-for-2025/ Beyond the Beaten Path: Inspiring Vacations’ Top Trending Destinations for 2025 #AppleNews #BingNews #blogs #Flipboard #InspiringVacations #InspiringVacationsBlog #JapanTours #MSN #smartnews #tours #TravelPulseUS In today’s travel landscape, savvy adventurers are increasingly seeking authentic experiences that venture beyond typical tourist hotspots. Inspiring Vacations has curated exceptional tours to emerging destinations that promise…
“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:
