Just closed the #fediversehouse at #sxsw after two amazing days. Loved being IRL with so many people who are building the open social web together. Let’s do it again next year!
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Kinda weird hearing about Threads devs talking at Fediverse House considering that they promised full federation by the end of 2024 and we're almost through the first quarter of 2025 and we don't seem any closer to that promise.
Those who were there, did they give an update on when they plan on allowing replies and such?
Feels like they're dropping the ball big time.
A few more shots taken in-between sessions at the #FediverseHouse on Monday.
Little known fact: @evan and I worked at a startup in 2020 that never launched. It wasn't a great experience for me, but I loved the team we had hired, including Evan. I didn't know much then about #activitypub or the social web.
I went back to @Flipboard in 2021 and in 2023 I started to learn about #federation because of @mike's vision. Fast forward to 2025, Flipboard + @surf are organizing #SXSW's first #FediverseHouse. Evan was one of the first people to sign on, which created a snowball from there, which helped the event be a success.
This week, we got to meet IRL for the first time! So when I think about "the purpose" of that hard 10 months at that startup, I now know what it was.
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“Building Communities Across the Social Web” is happening now. We have our own @andypiper on the panel along with Rose Wang, the COO of BkueSky and Leila Brillson, CMO from The Onion!
Good morning!!!
While everyone in the house is asleep, I’m delighted to finally catch @pluralistic ‘s brilliant conversation with @mike at SXSW’s #FediverseHouse (from early March) https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/cory-doctorow/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub (via @mia)
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
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
Not one to hold back, @pluralistic talks to @mike about “enshittification,” explaining why the internet feels broken and what we can do about it. This episode of @dot_social is sharp, funny and provocative. Recorded live at the Fediverse House at SXSW.
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/cory-doctorow/
#CoryDoctorow #DotSocial #Podcast #Enshittification #Internet #Technology #SocialWeb #SocialMedia #OpenSocial #PicksAndShovels #FediverseHouse #SXSW
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Thanks to the open web, it’s more viable than ever for creators to take back ownership and control of their livelihoods. @molly0xfff joined Flipboard CEO @mike at SXSW 2025 to talk about building an ethical, creator-first internet. That fireside chat is now available as a Dot Social episode. Listen in full!
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/molly-white-sxsw-2025/
#DotSocial #OpenSocial #Fediverse #DigitalSovereignty #Flipboard #SXSW #FediverseHouse #CreatorEconomy #Creator #MollyWhite #Internet #Tech #Technology