<p>CrowdBucks is:</p><p>🛠 100% open source<br>🧩 Fediverse-native<br>💡 Self-hostable<br>🛡 Privacy-conscious</p><p>👉 <a href="https://crowdbucks.fund" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>crowdbucks.fund</a><br>Try it. Improve it. Fork it. Make it yours.</p><p>And yes — we use Crowdbucks to fund Crowdbucks →<br><a href="https://crowdbucks.fund/@crowdbucks@mastodon.social" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="crowdbucks.fund/@crowdbucks@mastodon.social"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crowdbucks.fund/@crowdbucks@ma</span><span class="invisible">stodon.social</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/crowdbucks/" rel="tag">#CrowdBucks</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
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<p>Excited to share some great news from the <a href="/tags/creative/" rel="tag">#creative</a> community! <a href="https://oeee.cafe/" rel="nofollow">Oeee Cafe</a>, a fantastic <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oekaki#Noun" rel="nofollow">oekaki</a> <a href="/tags/drawing/" rel="tag">#drawing</a> platform, just added <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> support today. This means all the amazing artwork being created there can now be shared and discovered across the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>, which is such a wonderful step toward connecting creative communities.</p><p>Big shoutout to my friend <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hackers.pub/@jihyeok" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jihyeok</span></a></span> for building this platform and bringing it to the fediverse. It's always inspiring to see developers creating spaces for artists and then opening them up to the broader federated community. If you're into digital art or just appreciate seeing creative work, definitely worth checking out what people are sharing from Oeee Cafe on your timeline now. You can find me there at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://oeee.cafe/@hongminhee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hongminhee</span></a></span> if you want to connect!</p><p><a href="/tags/oekaki/" rel="tag">#oekaki</a></p>
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<p>Blue Patch Hare - Available Here: <a href="https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/blue-patch-hare-lisa-s-baker.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/blue-patch-hare-lisa-s-baker.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/blue-patch-hare-lisa-s-baker.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hare/" rel="tag">#hare</a> <a href="/tags/bunny/" rel="tag">#bunny</a> <a href="/tags/rabbit/" rel="tag">#rabbit</a> <a href="/tags/animal/" rel="tag">#animal</a> <a href="/tags/vintage/" rel="tag">#vintage</a> <a href="/tags/rustic/" rel="tag">#rustic</a> <a href="/tags/portrait/" rel="tag">#portrait</a> <a href="/tags/bunnyart/" rel="tag">#bunnyart</a> <a href="/tags/rabbitart/" rel="tag">#rabbitart</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/arte/" rel="tag">#arte</a> <a href="/tags/artwork/" rel="tag">#artwork</a> <a href="/tags/wallart/" rel="tag">#wallart</a> <a href="/tags/homedecor/" rel="tag">#homedecor</a> <a href="/tags/artforhome/" rel="tag">#artforhome</a> <a href="/tags/artforsale/" rel="tag">#artforsale</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#buyintoArt</a> <a href="/tags/artprints/" rel="tag">#artprints</a> <a href="/tags/canvasprints/" rel="tag">#canvasprints</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/creativetoots/" rel="tag">#creativeToots</a> <a href="/tags/cutenanimals/" rel="tag">#cutenanimals</a></p>
<p>What do you ( <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> ) think of a social networking done on (via) the <a href="/tags/blockchain/" rel="tag">#blockchain</a> ? <br>Are there working proof of concept implementations? </p><p>Since <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mitra.social/users/silverpill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>silverpill</span></a></span> already working on PKI\cryptography for fediverse, blockchain seems like a next evolutionary step for social networking, since it's just distributed (cryptographic) database. </p><p>I'm sorry that I lack resources & haven't put enough effort researching <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#crypto</a>, <a href="/tags/freenet/" rel="tag">#freenet</a> , <a href="/tags/hyphanet/" rel="tag">#hyphanet</a> . But it seems to me kinda on topic, So I want to hear from people. <br>Maybe I want to hear from people like <span class="h-card"><a href="https://rollenspiel.social/@ArneBab" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ArneBab</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mitra.social/users/silverpill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>silverpill</span></a></span> <br>I don't know here anyone else who work on <a href="/tags/p2p/" rel="tag">#p2p</a> social networking.</p>
<p>Here's a thought, the more I make my blog compatible with the fediverse, at some point I can just use my blog instead of mastodon right? What would the benefit be to have a separate mastodon account? <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a></p>
<p>Week in Fediverse 2025-08-22</p><p>Servers</p><p>- <a href="https://mitra.social/post/0198be5c-dfef-8dca-3ac4-b370a79d372f" rel="nofollow">Mitra v4.8.0</a><br>- <a href="https://manyfold.app/news/2025/08/20/release-v0-122-0.html" rel="nofollow">Manyfold v0.122.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/yukimochi/Activity-Relay/releases/tag/v2.0.10" rel="nofollow">yukimochi/Activity-Relay v2.0.10</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec/releases/tag/v2.4.9" rel="nofollow">Ktistec v2.4.9</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/neodb-social/neodb/releases/tag/0.12.0" rel="nofollow">NeoDB v0.12.0</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/wafrn/wafrn/releases/tag/2025.08.02" rel="nofollow">Wafrn v2025.08.02</a><br>- <a href="https://badgefed.vocalcat.com/post/07-breaking-changes/" rel="nofollow">BadgeFed 0.1.1 — Breaking change: per-domain database filenames</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/cetra3/divedb" rel="nofollow">DiveDB: An open-source web application that allows Scuba Divers to catalogue and record their dives, dive sites, sealife and photos</a></p><p>Clients</p><p>- <a href="https://toot.fedilab.app/@apps/115072888239441639" rel="nofollow">Fedilab v3.34.1</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/releases/tag/v2.10.0" rel="nofollow">Mastodon for Android v2.10.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/LemmyNet/jerboa/releases/tag/0.0.83" rel="nofollow">Jerboa v0.0.83</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/christianjuth/blorp/releases/tag/v1.9.12" rel="nofollow">Blorp v1.9.12</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/heddxh/NeoDB-You/releases/tag/v1.0.1" rel="nofollow">NeoDB You v1.0.1</a><br>- <a href="https://gitlab.com/mysocialportal/relatica/-/blob/v1.1.0/CHANGELOG.md" rel="nofollow">Relatica v1.1.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/0xZhangKe/Fread/releases/tag/1.5.0" rel="nofollow">Fread v1.5.0</a></p><p>Tools and Plugins</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/RikudouSage/LemmyAutomod/releases/tag/v2.22.0" rel="nofollow">LemmyAutomod v2.22.0</a><br>- <a href="https://codeberg.org/rozodru/Bridge" rel="nofollow">Bridge Browser: A Privacy focused and Fediverse integrated fork of Firefox</a></p><p>For developers</p><p>- <a href="https://github.com/halcy/Mastodon.py/releases/tag/v2.1.0" rel="nofollow">Mastodon.py v2.1.0</a><br>- <a href="https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo/releases/tag/v1.1.0" rel="nofollow">Fedialgo v1.1.0</a></p><p>Articles</p><p>- <a href="https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/introducing-crowdbucks/" rel="nofollow">CrowdBucks is a new payment system for the Fediverse</a><br>- <a href="https://newsletter.wedistribute.org/something-brewing/" rel="nofollow">Relay: August 22nd, 2025: Something Brewing</a></p><p>-----</p><p><a href="/tags/weekinfediverse/" rel="tag">#WeekInFediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a></p><p>Previous edition: <a href="https://mitra.social/objects/0198afad-07f9-188f-bb86-e6c7d1e7b3b1" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mitra.social/objects/0198afad-07f9-188f-bb86-e6c7d1e7b3b1"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mitra.social/objects/0198afad-</span><span class="invisible">07f9-188f-bb86-e6c7d1e7b3b1</span></a></p>
<p>🎭🔥 Harlequin of Havoc — A smile too sharp, a laugh too loud, and a chaos too beautiful to ignore. 🌈💀 </p><p>🎃<a href="https://rafaelsalazar.com/featured/harlequin-of-havoc-rafael-salazar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="rafaelsalazar.com/featured/harlequin-of-havoc-rafael-salazar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rafaelsalazar.com/featured/har</span><span class="invisible">lequin-of-havoc-rafael-salazar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/rafaelsalazar/" rel="tag">#RafaelSalazar</a> <a href="/tags/popsurrealism/" rel="tag">#PopSurrealism</a> <a href="/tags/collectorart/" rel="tag">#CollectorArt</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/artmatters/" rel="tag">#artmatters</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/mastoartist/" rel="tag">#mastoartist</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard_user_group/" rel="tag">#flipboard_user_group</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/surreal/" rel="tag">#surreal</a> <a href="/tags/harlequin/" rel="tag">#harlequin</a> <a href="/tags/thehashtagteam/" rel="tag">#thehashtagteam</a></p>
<p>🎃🖤 The Pumpkin Juggler — Mischief in motion, carved into every grin. Would you dare let him juggle in your home? </p><p>👀💀 <a href="https://rafaelsalazar.com/featured/the-pumpkin-juggler-rafael-salazar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="rafaelsalazar.com/featured/the-pumpkin-juggler-rafael-salazar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rafaelsalazar.com/featured/the</span><span class="invisible">-pumpkin-juggler-rafael-salazar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/rafaelsalazar/" rel="tag">#RafaelSalazar</a> <a href="/tags/halloweenart/" rel="tag">#HalloweenArt</a> <a href="/tags/gothicpop/" rel="tag">#GothicPop</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/artmatters/" rel="tag">#artmatters</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="/tags/spooky/" rel="tag">#spooky</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/mastoartist/" rel="tag">#mastoartist</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#fedigiftshop</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard_user_group/" rel="tag">#flipboard_user_group</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/fineart/" rel="tag">#fineart</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#fineartamerica</a></p>
<p>🌌💀 The Keepers of Hollow Worlds — Four skeletons, one suited reaper, and galaxies sealed in glass. Who truly guards the void? 🎃✨ </p><p><a href="https://rafaelsalazar.com/featured/the-keepers-of-hollow-worlds-rafael-salazar.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="rafaelsalazar.com/featured/the-keepers-of-hollow-worlds-rafael-salazar.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rafaelsalazar.com/featured/the</span><span class="invisible">-keepers-of-hollow-worlds-rafael-salazar.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/rafaelsalazar/" rel="tag">#RafaelSalazar</a> <a href="/tags/cosmicart/" rel="tag">#CosmicArt</a> <a href="/tags/collectorvision/" rel="tag">#CollectorVision</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/artmatters/" rel="tag">#artmatters</a> <a href="/tags/ayearforart/" rel="tag">#ayearforart</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/fediart/" rel="tag">#fediart</a> <a href="/tags/fegiftshops/" rel="tag">#fegiftshops</a> <a href="/tags/mastoart/" rel="tag">#mastoart</a> <a href="/tags/mastoartist/" rel="tag">#mastoartist</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard_user_group/" rel="tag">#flipboard_user_group</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/artmatters/" rel="tag">#artmatters</a> <a href="/tags/fineart/" rel="tag">#fineart</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#fineartamerica</a> <a href="/tags/halloween/" rel="tag">#Halloween</a></p>
<p>Are there any <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> meetups in southern Germany? Maybe something in university towns that have CS programs?</p><p>I think München, Erlangen, Augsburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, ... I know of the IndieWeb events in Karlsruhe.</p><p>Pointers appreciated ... or people who might be interested.</p>
<p>Building personalized feeds for ActivityPub is hard. </p><p>Small Loops instances don't have enough signals to power recommendations effectively.</p><p>That's why I'm developing <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@activityrank" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>activityrank</span></a></span> to store cross-instance engagement patterns and serve video recommendations via open APIs. </p><p>Think BlueSky's PDS but for algorithmic discovery. </p><p>Open source, of course. </p><p>You will be able to use our ActivityRank service or run your own ✨</p><p><a href="/tags/loops/" rel="tag">#loops</a> <a href="/tags/fyp/" rel="tag">#fyp</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
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<p>Hello Fediverse! </p><p>Today we're taking another important step in our journey to fully federate Flipboard.</p><p>This morning we federated 1,000 Flipboard Magazines curated by the publishers we have been testing federation with in addition to 20 new publishers we are federating today. These include magazines like Adventure Travel by Outside, Eater DC by Eater, Explore NYC by Thrillist, Throwbacks by SPIN, and Climate Tech by Bloomberg.</p><p>Flipboard Magazines are a simple way to curate articles, images, videos and podcasts into a thematic feed. This powerful curation tool has been at the heart of Flipboard since 2012 with millions of magazines curated since about recipes, road trips, architecture, books, tech trends and so much more.</p><p>Federated magazines become native <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> feeds and can be followed by anyone on Mastodon. For example, check out my Following the Fediverse magazine <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@mike/following-the-fediverse-50uv65adz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>following-the-fediverse-mike</span></a></span> </p><p>I believe that thoughtfully curated feeds have the power to make social media a lot more effective and inspiring so I'm excited to bring millions of these magazines to the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> as we federate all public curators in the next few weeks.</p><p>Check out my Medium post for more details along with a list of some of the great magazines we federated today.</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@mmccue/federating-flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="medium.com/@mmccue/federating-flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@mmccue/federating-</span><span class="invisible">flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6</span></a></p>
<p>There is one more thing ;)</p><p>Those of you who subscribe to my blog via RSS already know, and now it's the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> community's turn!</p><p>I am releasing a photo e-book!</p><p>"4xKungsleden" contains mainly photographs from 4 trips on the trail but there are also some thoughts that are important to me and hopefully to the readers.<br>The work is nearly completed. As a teaser, I'm posting the cover art and I'll keep you informed on what happens next.</p><p>__________<br><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a></p>
<p>Gotta admit, <a href="/tags/atmosphere/" rel="tag">#ATmosphere</a> devs take time designing the frontend of their software while <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> devs focus more on the backend.<br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2biyo7y4ab6a2fwpm77tufnb/post/3lx64xichlk27" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2biyo7y4ab6a2fwpm77tufnb/post/3lx64xichlk27"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2biyo</span><span class="invisible">7y4ab6a2fwpm77tufnb/post/3lx64xichlk27</span></a></p>
<p>Today, we’re announcing the second phase of our Flipboard federation test: Flipboard Magazines are coming to the Fediverse! Now, you’ll be able to follow content from 1,000 Magazines, organized by themes and topics — so you can get FanSided’s Los Angeles Lakers stories, but nothing about the Yankees. Take a look at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span>’s post, which explains all you need to know about this.</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@mmccue/federating-flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="medium.com/@mmccue/federating-flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/@mmccue/federating-</span><span class="invisible">flipboard-magazines-575a18297bd6</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a></p>
<p>Fortunately, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://snac.nya.pub/voron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>voron</span></a></span> 's site on snac themes still has this screenshot, which I'm happy to share. </p><p>This response from the author of snac motivated me to continue, study, and appreciate this fantastic software for the Fediverse. <br>Snac is an example of true internet democracy: it runs everywhere and allows anyone to have their own autonomous, personal space in the Fediverse. </p><p>"Don't despair or quit", says an author who cares. And the Fediverse cares about them.</p><p>For today's <a href="/tags/thankyoutuesday/" rel="tag">#ThankYouTuesday</a>, I want to thank grunfink - <span class="h-card"><a href="https://comam.es/snac/grunfink" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grunfink</span></a></span> - for the excellent work they do, quietly and with passion. I suggest that if you think snac is a good idea and you have the means, you offer them at least a coffee.</p><p><a href="https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2</a></p><p><a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> <a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/ownyourdata/" rel="tag">#OwnYourData</a></p>
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<p>В общем, эксперимент с <a href="/tags/firefish/" rel="tag">#Firefish</a> можно считать законченным. Там <a href="/tags/markdown/" rel="tag">#Markdown</a> не дружит с кириллицей. Поэтому, кто подписался взаимно на мои акки на <a href="https://infosec.town" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>infosec.town</a> и <a href="https://dvd.chat" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dvd.chat</a> — можете, в принципе, отписываться, использовать я буду только второй и только для постинга картиночек с бустом сюда.</p><p>P.S. кто пропустил пост про <a href="https://dvd.chat" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>dvd.chat</a> — повторюсь: там дают 200 гигабайт (!) места; он не пережимает картинки и не режет EXIF; можно выкладывать вообще любые типы файлов помимо картинок. <a href="/tags/misskey/" rel="tag">#Misskey</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a></p>
<p>Here’s a recent update by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> about the <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>, and <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#flipboard</a> ’s role in federating magazines and content <a href="https://flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.medium.com/federatin</span><span class="invisible">g-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345</span></a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#activitypub</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/flipboardusergroup/" rel="tag">#flipboardusergroup</a> <a href="https://flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="flipboard.medium.com/federating-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.medium.com/federatin</span><span class="invisible">g-flipboard-magazines-8c071dfad345</span></a></p>
<p>Have you heard about <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@surf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>surf</span></a></span>, the new social website product from the makers of <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Flipboard</span></a></span>? Available on any web browser or as an app, Surf gives users control of their own social media timelines. It lets you easily create customizable feeds of content from Mastodon, Bluesky, YouTube, podcasts, Threads and RSS feeds — basically any platform that’s part of the open social web. It allows you to escape the "tyranny of the algorithm" and follow the topics you really care about.</p><p>CNET has a good explainer: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/flipboard-surf-a-customizable-feed/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnet.com/news/social-media/flipboard-surf-a-customizable-feed/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnet.com/news/social-media</span><span class="invisible">/flipboard-surf-a-customizable-feed/</span></a></p><p>Surf is for anyone, but publishers are already seeing its potential. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@RollingStone" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RollingStone</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@theverge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theverge</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WIRED" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WIRED</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>404mediaco</span></a></span> are just a few who already have Surf social websites.</p><p>My favorite headline from all the positive media coverage: “The web can still be wonderful, and Flipboard’s Surf proves it” by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@harrymccracken" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>harrymccracken</span></a></span> at <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@FastCompany" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FastCompany</span></a></span>. “This new app lets human beings weave together worthwhile stuff from across the internet, in a way that’s uniquely rewarding — and sometimes even beautiful,” the magazine’s editors wrote. <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91520679/surf-flipboard" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.fastcompany.com/91520679/surf-flipboard"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.fastcompany.com/91520679/s</span><span class="invisible">urf-flipboard</span></a></p><p>Check it out at <a href="https://surf.social/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>surf.social/</a> or download the app in the Google Play store: <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flipboard.surf&hl=en_US" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flipboard.surf&hl=en_US"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">play.google.com/store/apps/det</span><span class="invisible">ails?id=com.flipboard.surf&hl=en_US</span></a>. For iOS, sign up on the waitlist: <a href="https://waitlist.surf.social/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>waitlist.surf.social/</a>. </p><p>And here's a blog post with more info: <a href="https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboards-surf-launches-first-social-websites-a-new-model-for-social-media/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="about.flipboard.com/fediverse/flipboards-surf-launches-first-social-websites-a-new-model-for-social-media/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">about.flipboard.com/fediverse/</span><span class="invisible">flipboards-surf-launches-first-social-websites-a-new-model-for-social-media/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a></p>
<p>I've always wanted to be able to filter my <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> feeds by people I'm following or hashtags, instead of one huge noisy feed of both.</p><p>I've got enough working now I'd love for others to give it a shot, everything is stored in your browser, no tracking or servers collecting data.</p><p>if you have a few minutes I'd love others try it out or reshare</p><p>You can find it here: <a href="https://elefeed.app/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>elefeed.app/</a></p><p><a href="/tags/client/" rel="tag">#client</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonapp/" rel="tag">#mastodonapp</a> <a href="/tags/mastodonclient/" rel="tag">#mastodonclient</a> <a href="/tags/webapp/" rel="tag">#webapp</a> <a href="/tags/indiedev/" rel="tag">#indiedev</a> <a href="/tags/webapp/" rel="tag">#webapp</a> <a href="/tags/openweb/" rel="tag">#openweb</a> <a href="/tags/apps/" rel="tag">#apps</a> <a href="/tags/app/" rel="tag">#app</a></p>
<p>I really love the catch-up feature on <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@phanpy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>phanpy</span></a></span>. When I don't have time to scroll through my timeline on the Fediverse, I can simply see the most shared, liked, and commented-on posts from the networks *I decided to follow*. I know I'll still miss some good posts, but that's how I discover good ones I missed.</p><p>We can select the time range we want to catch up on. 1/2</p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/algorithms/" rel="tag">#Algorithms</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/phanpy/" rel="tag">#Phanpy</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
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<p>I love how thoughtful the Mastodon blog post about introducing quote posting is. A really interesting way the team could be even more impactful on the open social web would be to share their research findings and the thinking that went into these sorts of features - that's the sort of body of knowledge everyone could learn from. <a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/</span><span class="invisible">introducing-quote-posts/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a></p>
<p>It's vacation-planning time (and also Travel Tuesday), so here are a few federated Magazines to follow, whether you're looking for gear recommendations, ideas for family travel, outdoor adventures, restaurant suggestions in the world's best cities (we want to visit NYC) or hotel tips.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@afarmedia/hotel-news-and-inspiration-22jf06ckz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hotel-news-and-inspiration-AfarMedia</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@outside/outdoor-adventure-neg3eaekz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>outdoor-adventure-outside</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@frommersmag/family-travel-vq5e7pemz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>family-travel-FrommersMag</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@eater/eater-new-york-vcdkirkoz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eater-new-york-Eater</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@travelleisure/travel-products-nc3qoi9lz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>travel-products-travelleisure</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#Travel</a> <a href="/tags/traveltuesday/" rel="tag">#TravelTuesday</a> <a href="/tags/lifestyle/" rel="tag">#Lifestyle</a> <a href="/tags/flipboard/" rel="tag">#Flipboard</a> <a href="/tags/federation/" rel="tag">#Federation</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a></p>
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<p>For anyone who might have missed it, the new beta is live on <a href="/tags/testflight/" rel="tag">#Testflight</a>!</p><p>iCloud sync for favorites is the showcase feature but the new navigation is also *chef’s kiss*</p><p>Join the beta: <a href="https://testflight.apple.com/join/FlIkWPVa" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="testflight.apple.com/join/FlIkWPVa"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">testflight.apple.com/join/FlIk</span><span class="invisible">WPVa</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ios26/" rel="tag">#iOS26</a> <a href="/tags/swiftui/" rel="tag">#SwiftUI</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a></p>
<p>Here's the weekly THU-THU 🐘 <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> / <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/watchpartycalendar/" rel="tag">#WatchPartyCalendar</a> 📅 for the dog days of summer</p><p>AUG 21-28, 2025</p><p>🚨UPDATES, links & details➡️ <a href="http://bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">http://</span>bit.ly/MastodonWatchParties</a><br>⏰ All times US Eastern</p><p>NOTE: <a href="/tags/eurokino/" rel="tag">#EuroKino</a> on Hiatus till Sept.</p><p><a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/westerns/" rel="tag">#Westerns</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/mysteries/" rel="tag">#Mysteries</a> <a href="/tags/action/" rel="tag">#Action</a> <a href="/tags/comedy/" rel="tag">#Comedy</a> <a href="/tags/silentfilm/" rel="tag">#SilentFilm</a> <a href="/tags/movies/" rel="tag">#Movies</a> <a href="/tags/filmmastodon/" rel="tag">#FilmMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/cinemastodon/" rel="tag">#CineMastodon</a> <a href="/tags/watchpartyalert/" rel="tag">#WatchPartyAlert</a> </p><p>💐 THANK YOU FELLOW HOSTS 😎 <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@MatthewTitus88" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MatthewTitus88</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@MirrorAyako" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MirrorAyako</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Taweret</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lilymarswrites" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lilymarswrites</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@analgesicsleep" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>analgesicsleep</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@greenpepper22" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>greenpepper22</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://sunny.garden/@theotherbrook" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theotherbrook</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rsmon77" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rsmon77</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://timeloop.cafe/@bunnyhero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bunnyhero</span></a></span></p>
