Notices by Surf (surf@flipboard.social)

Top o' the list in this week’s release is publish your Surf feeds to Bluesky and a new feature: the ability to pin posts.

Pinned posts are great for setting tone and context for people new to your feed. Use them to suggest hashtags and other ways for followers to participate, and add a link to the full feed (if your feed is also published to Bluesky — more on that here https://bsky.app/profile/surf.social/post/3lnnpyqge5c2p).

As always, please let us know what you think by sending notes to feedback@surf.social. And thank you for testing with us!

#Fediverse #socialweb #socialmedia #customfeeds #bluesky

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

The Tech Wave section of the Surf Shop features the best technology-related custom feeds made by our beta testers.

Cruise down to the bottom of your Home screen and tap into the Surf Shop. Scroll down a bit to find the following feeds (also linked here):

🏄 @Sarahp's "Tech News"
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jrz4vgrn624tmk0f2t2qt0fw
🏄 @seantilley's "Linux Evolution"
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jfnfkb6bpw2j6dqym8rrfmc9
🏄 @mmasnick's "Tech Policy"
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jpk2b2xmmbf1qdwbrnssnkcj
🏄 @tchambers's "Guardians of the Fediverse"
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01j837ez9hfg5pk7aaejw3t8ck

#SurfFeeds #tech #technology #linux #techpolicy #fediverse #socialweb

This week's release continues the refinements in feed controls, lets you search and explore sources within a feed, and improves search results on Android. Plus, you can always browse the Surf Shop for the best new feeds created by the Surf community. We're constantly refreshing this area accessible from the bottom of your Home screen.

The Meta trial, OpenAI's new coding tool, TikTok's version of community notes...it's all going down in @Sarahp's Tech News feed right now. With 27 sources, the mix contains many of the top outlets for tech journalism, all in one place.

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jrz4vgrn624tmk0f2t2qt0fw

🌞 Show us what you’re making on Surf! Use #SurfFeeds when sharing.

👉 Put SURFSHARES as the referral code for speedier access off waitlist: https://waitlist.surf.social/

#tech #technology #journalism #meta #openai #ai #tiktok

@zsotykai is a board game aficionado whose Surf feed contains game news, podcasts like The Dice Tower and Shut Up & Sit Down, and YouTube channels like No Rolls Barred and Board Game Barrage. If you wanna jump to just the new podcasts or videos, go to the Listen and Watch tabs, respectively. (This applies to any feed!)

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jj943ywbw55bqwtvsjsfrdyf

May your game game be strong this weekend. 🎲🎲

😎 Show us what you’re making on Surf! Use #SurfFeeds when sharing.

💡 Put SURFSHARES as the referral code on the waitlist for speedier access. https://waitlist.surf.social/

#boardgames #boardgame #gaming
#customfeeds #socialweb

Got Mastodon *and* Bluesky accounts you want to link to Surf? (This is the magic of the social web, after all…)

Head to Settings → Manage Accounts to link them up and choose your primary account for posting. 🐘🦋

#mastodon #bluesky #socialweb #opensocial #fediverse

The Surf Shop features the best custom feeds made by our early testers. When you open the app, scroll down to this module and tap in to find picks in news, tech, sports, local, and culture categories.

🔎 Tip: Use #SurfFeeds when sharing to get feeds on our radar. We love to see what you're making, and it helps us program the Shop. Thank you!

What’s new on Surf? The big one this week is new “Exclude” options, which let you test removing news and topics you don’t want to see in your custom feed.

You can always share your feedback and suggestions with us at feedback@surf.social. 🙏

#customfeeds #SurfFeeds

This week, it was all about dialing in the details, like improved comment threads and search results.

Surfers, we’d love to hear your thoughts about how it's going for you. 🏄🏽♀️

💌 Don't hesitate to drop us a line at feedback@surf.social.

#customfeeds #fediverse #socialweb #socialmedia #opensocial

Hey, Surf beta testers! Got a Bluesky account? Now you can link it to Surf and bring your Mastodon and Bluesky communities together in one place.

⚠️ Pro tip: DON’T log out to sign up with Bluesky if you already set up your account! Just head to Settings → Manage Accounts to link it up. You can also choose your primary account for posting there.

#bluesky #mastodon #fediverse

Did you know you can add sources from #Lemmy into your Surf feed?

This custom feed by @finallycanuck about #Toronto and #Ontario is a great example.

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jpk4e7fyb1dypa9g6ajrxp63

👀 Show us what you’re making on Surf! Use #SurfFeeds when sharing.

👉 If you’re not on (or off) the waitlist yet, put SURFSHARES as the referral code for speedier access. https://waitlist.surf.social/

Well, it’s a lucky day 🍀. Our latest update contains a pot o’ gold for the Bluesky community especially. Take a look at what’s in this release, including linking your Bluesky account to Surf, a new Home Timeline that unifies your Bluesky and Mastodon, and Bluesky notifications in our app. 🦋

#bluesky #mastodon #ATProtocol #activitypub #customfeeds #timeline

@Flipboard's #FediverseHouse event is in full swing, and of course someone has created a Surf Feed about it! Follow all the action here, courtesy of @mat.

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jny353s3jp5rdx0xw6gm8txm

Share your feeds using the tag #SurfFeeds

#Flipboard #SXSW #Fediverse #SurfSocial

Later in the day, @molly0xfff will be in conversation with @mike in a panel called “Digital Sovereignty Is the New Influencer Status” (you’ll need a badge to attend this one): https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP147154 #SXSW #sxsw2025

🌊 Exciting news: Now you can link your Bluesky account to Surf, bringing your Mastodon and Bluesky communities together in one place.

Cruise over to Settings (gear icon, top left) and select Manage Accounts to link your account.

We've just started testing these features and would love to hear your thoughts here or email feedback@ surf.social.

Thanks for testing with us, #DawnPatrolBeta

#bluesky #customfeeds

@molly0xfff will be kicking off #FediverseHouse Sunday morning with a short talk that looks at the future of the web with optimism (yay optimism). RSVP to this segment and more: https://lu.ma/oc052rvr

On Monday afternoon at SXSW, @pluralistic will be in conversation with @mike about building sustainable open networks that (hopefully) ward off “enshittification.” (We'll be recording this one for a future episode of the @dot_social podcast.)

RSVP: https://lu.ma/k5meba69

#FediverseHouse #sxsw #sxsw2025 #enshittification #DotSocial

@mike's Dot Social podcast comes to Austin this weekend, where he’ll record an episode with Waveform Podcast co-host @davidimel. If you’re local, you can hear it before anyone else by stopping by the Fediverse House. RSVP: https://lu.ma/cnr8fi3j

#FediverseHouse #fediverse #podcasting #podcast #DotSocial #austin #AustinTX #sxsw #sxsw2025

If you’re going to SXSW, don’t miss @404mediaco’s @jasonkoebler, @TexasObserver’s @oconnell, and PMC’s @parkerortolani discussing how publishers might find a fresh future in a decentralized landscape. March 10, 4pm CT. RSVP: https://lu.ma/k5meba69

#FediverseHouse #fediverse #journalism #publishers #sxsw #sxsw2025