Yesterday at #FediverseHouse we announced
Bluesky integration, but that's not the only update Surf users will see in the latest beta.

You can now create unified home timelines incorporating Bluesky and Mastodon following feeds, Starter Packs, lists and custom feeds. And you can also use filters to exclude issues or topics you don’t want to see in your feed. Sign up for the waitlist here — and if you're currently beta testing Surf, please send your suggestions for improvements to feedback@surf.social, and bigs and issues to support@surf.social.

https://waitlist.surf.social/

"A lot of people I’ve personally spoken with are like…I use Bluesky to get away from the news. And I don’t want to read about Elon,” @mike explains to @TechCrunch 's @Sarahp, discussing our Bluesky integration and new features.

https://flip.it/s5njAG

Big news for Bluesky fans! Now you can:
Log in with Bluesky
Engage with Bluesky users & posts
See your Bluesky Digest on Home
Catch your Bluesky notifications in Activity
Add Bluesky custom feeds & starter packs to Surf feeds
Ready to ride the blue wave?

Join the waitlist: https://surf.social/

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Interplay of Contrasts where light and shadow converge in timeless harmony.

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Harmony in Color and Form (still life art)

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That's a wrap on Day 1 at #FediverseHouse. Thanks so much to all who joined Flipboard and @surf to talk all things fediverse and open social. Here's tomorrow's program — among others, @mike, @miaq and the team will be talking to Rose Wang (Bluesky), Leila Brillson (The Onion), @jasonkoebler and @samleecole (@404mediaco), @oconnell (@TexasObserver) and @pluralistic. Were you at Fediverse House today? Tell us in the comments about the most interesting conversations you heard or participated in!

https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse-house/

@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

"Pillars of Her Essence" – A Tribute to International Women's Day

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Honest question: I’ve had a couple people now express concerns over me boosting/quoting FlipBoard links. What’s the deal? Is FlipBoard evil in some way that I’m not aware?

AFAICT FlipBoard is a commercial entirely that’s attempting to make money acting as a news/content aggregator by offering different media orgs a way to have an ‘official’ presence on the Fedi without having to spin up or support their own instance.

I for one appreciate this service as it gives me access to a wide range of news sources that I can trust as legit, and I’m assuming that FlipBoard’s clients receive data as far as post reach, views etc. which might encourage them to eventually set up their own presence here.

What’s the downside? Is it simply because FlipBoard is a commercial entity or is there something else?