Flipboard PeerTube https://flipboard.video Welcome to this Flipboard PeerTube instance! Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:17:40 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://flipboard.video Flipboard PeerTube https://flipboard.video/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://flipboard.video All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://flipboard.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[Building the internet you want to find, with Search Engine's PJ Vogt]]> https://flipboard.video/w/oUB64gSmFcML4m4e86nw3z https://flipboard.video/w/oUB64gSmFcML4m4e86nw3z Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:07 GMT Dot Social’s Mike McCue talks to PJ Vogt, host of the Search Engine podcast. PJ is also a co-founder of the Forkiverse, a Mastodon instance launched with the Hard Fork team as an experiment in community and a concrete way to show how a decentralized social network can work.

The conversation is a timely reminder that the internet is still something we can — and should — build together.

Highlights include:

01:50 The Forkiverse origin story
06:37 “The best way to talk about this is to try it”
14:30 Reactions to The Forkiverse
19:52 Social media as IRL social gathering
22:13 RSS podcasting: strengths and how fediverse helps with hard parts
25:08 Thinking about further integrations
27:52 Great promises of the fediverse
30:04 Slowing down and trying new things
33:04 Next steps for The Forkiverse
36:20 PJ’s answer to the “media apocalypse”
39:22 How PJ got discovered
42:10 Search Engine’s amazing sound design
45:00 The quality of media now
46:46 Reasons for creators to join the fediverse

Mentioned in this episode:

🔎 You can find PJ @pj@theforkiverse.com

✚ Connect with host Mike McCue at @mike@flipboard.social and @mmccue.bsky.social.

🌊 Catch the wave! Surf the open social web and create your own custom feeds at surf.social, a new product from the people at Flipboard. https://about.surf.social/

]]> Flipboard Dot Social Science & Technology nonadult Building the internet you want to find, with Search Engine's PJ Vogt Dot Social’s Mike McCue talks to PJ Vogt, host of the Search Engine podcast. PJ is also a co-founder of the Forkiverse, a Mastodon instance launched with the Hard Fork team as an experiment in community and a concrete way to show how a decentraliz... <![CDATA[Mastodon’s First and Next 10 Years, with Executive Director Felix Hlatky]]> https://flipboard.video/w/pcA7fUuNrWpAikZETVYcTc https://flipboard.video/w/pcA7fUuNrWpAikZETVYcTc Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:04 GMT As Mastodon celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026, the open source platform’s new Executive Director, Felix Hlatky, is focused on what it’ll take to make the next 10 years even more impactful.
That vision includes an overhaul in version 5.0, a new feature called Collections, and continuing its critical role at the heart of the fediverse.
Highlights of the conversation include:

00:56 What Felix is most excited about right now
02:11 Felix’s Mastodon history
04:16 Mastodon’s growth and organizational change
08:10 Getting set up for success
10:27 Collections — a major new feature
15:18 Lesson to learn from Bluesky
17:05 Weaponization, privacy, nuances around collections
19:35 Making social media more manageable
21:00 Groups
23:44 Power of building at the protocol level
25:40 Collaborations across platforms and protocols
27:27 Bridging technologies and standards work
31:15 Mastodon’s backend infrastructure
33:56 Funding and the EU
37:27 Governments use of Mastodon
40:05 The Forkiverse
45:05 Podcasts in the fediverse
47:14 Custom feeds on Surf, ex dotsocial.surf.social
49:58 Vibrant creator communities on the social web
51:20 Mastodon 5.0, FASPS
53:59 Entering a new era

Mentioned in this episode:

🔎 You can find Felix at @felix@mastodon.social

✚ Connect with host Mike McCue at @mike@flipboard.social and @mmccue.bsky.social.

🌊 Catch the wave! Surf the open social web and create your own custom feeds at surf.social, a new product from the people at Flipboard. https://about.surf.social/

]]> Flipboard Dot Social nonadult Mastodon’s First and Next 10 Years, with Executive Director Felix Hlatky As Mastodon celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2026, the open source platform’s new Executive Director, Felix Hlatky, is focused on what it’ll take to make the next 10 years even more impactful. That vision includes an overhaul in version 5.0... <![CDATA[Why Open Social Matters for Creators, with Skylight’s Tori White]]> https://flipboard.video/w/c9tgxs6U6WonWJwAXYh9vH https://flipboard.video/w/c9tgxs6U6WonWJwAXYh9vH Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:00:41 GMT What do TikTok, Mark Cuban and Bluesky have in common? Skylight.

When the future of TikTok was thrown into question in January 19, 2025, Skylight CEO Tori White and her co-founder/CTO Reed Harmeyer saw a moment and seized on it.

But they took a new approach, one that puts creators in charge of their content, their audience relationships, and their reach. Giving creators all of the control and fun, and none of the uncertainty, fuels Tori’s mission.

Today, Skylight is a great example of the open social at work, bringing videos from across the AT protocol community into a single experience people can enjoy.

The conversation includes:

1:01 Skylight’s origin story
2:04 White’s background as a creator
4:45 How other creators reacted to TikTok uncertainty
6:41 Making the case to creators to join the social web
8:20 Building on AT protocol
11:27 Benefits of ecosystem collaboration, like live-streaming and feeds
16:31 What about the ActivityPub protocol?
20:22 What it means to cross-post, to win
22:36 White’s standout creators on Skylight
23:44 How creators are reacting to what’s happening on social web
28:01 What will be the tipping point?
31:06 Monetization models
35:30 What’s holding creators back from joining the social web?
38:45 What’s next for Skylight
39:50 Financial sustainability and decentralizing resources

🔎 You can find Tori at @buildwithtori https://www.buildwithtori.com/

✚ Connect with host Mike McCue at @mike@flipboard.social and @mmccue.bsky.social.

🌊 Catch the wave! Surf the open social web and create your own custom feeds at surf.social, a new product from the people at Flipboard. https://about.surf.social/

]]> Flipboard Dot Social Science & Technology nonadult Why Open Social Matters for Creators, with Skylight’s Tori White What do TikTok, Mark Cuban and Bluesky have in common? Skylight. When the future of TikTok was thrown into question in January 19, 2025, Skylight CEO Tori White and her co-founder/CTO Reed Harmeyer saw a moment and seized on it. But they to... <![CDATA[AltStore and the Indie App Renaissance]]> https://flipboard.video/w/pPokLmNU748pzof8FoFQnR https://flipboard.video/w/pPokLmNU748pzof8FoFQnR Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:38 GMT AltStore co-founders Riley Testut and Shane Gill are the perfect example of necessity being the mother of invention. When Apple denied the launch of their retro video game app, Delta, in 2016, they realized that indie app developers needed another solution — one that could bring apps to communities without Apple dictating the rules and taking a cut.

Founded in 2019, AltStore is that solution. The creators of the first decentralized app store share their journey, including what an open app store means for developers and how they’re investing in the fediverse.

The conversation includes:

1:11 Genesis of AltStore
3:00 Getting Delta in Apple’s App Store
5:34 The Fortnite factor
8:10 The value of an alternative app store
12:04 The difference between putting an app in AltStore v App Store
14:41 Indie market for apps
18:03 Ecosystem safety
21:30 Is AI increasing the total number of apps out there?
22:45 Vibe coding and paths for app distribution
24:42 Fediverse and eureka moment
32:26 People-powered discovery — a broader movement
34:29 Building communities around apps
36:44 Patreon integration, supporting developers directly
38:38 Curating apps and source collections
40:07 Solutions for in-app payments
43:27 Pieces of the next generation ecosystem
45:56 Decentralizing app innovation
46:32 Relationship with Apple now
51:23 What’s on the horizon for AltStore
54:21 How to experience AltStore

Referenced:

Explore AltStore: https://explore.alt.store/
Riley + Shane’s Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cw/rileyshane

🔎 You can find Riley and Shane at https://altstore.io/.

✚ Connect with host Mike McCue at @mike@flipboard.social and @mmccue.bsky.social.

🌊 Catch the wave! Surf the open social web and create your own custom feeds at surf.social, a new product from the people at Flipboard. https://about.surf.social/

Disclosure: Dot Social host Mike McCue serves on the board of AltStore.

]]> Flipboard Dot Social nonadult AltStore and the Indie App Renaissance AltStore co-founders Riley Testut and Shane Gill are the perfect example of necessity being the mother of invention. When Apple denied the launch of their retro video game app, Delta, in 2016, they realized that indie app developers needed another... <![CDATA[Rediscovering the Magic of the Blogosphere, with John O’Nolan and Matthias Pfefferle]]> https://flipboard.video/w/g8BgnihyFkMsZ4fwGe3MZn https://flipboard.video/w/g8BgnihyFkMsZ4fwGe3MZn Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:34:40 GMT Social networks were built on short posts designed for speed and scale. But what if the next era of the web was built for something deeper?

Two of the social web’s “longformers” are working on this. John O’Nolan, the founder and CEO of Ghost, and Matthias Pfefferle, the developer behind the ActivityPub plugin for WordPress, are at the forefront of integrating social features with blogs, newsletters, essays — anything that doesn’t fit in a box of 500 characters or less.

In this episode of Dot Social, they talk with Flipboard CEO Mike McCue about rediscovering the magic of the blogosphere; why formatting, identity, and interoperability are tricky problems to solve; and where writing belongs in the next chapter of the internet.

Highlights of this conversation:
1:24 Why should writers and bloggers care about this topic?
8:35 How the plugin has been received
12:15 Building social into blogs
17:35 Will this increase discovery?
20:15 Models for discovery
23:03 Tumblr in its heyday and status of integration
25:17 How they’re thinking about AT Proto
33:20 Thoughts on bridging
37:16 Core principles around integrating long-form content into protocol
44:06 Leveraging lessons from email?
46:16 Need for collaboration
49:10 Rough edges
52:50 New experiences

Mentioned or related to this episode:

🔎 You can find John at https://john.onolan.org/ and Matthias at https://pfefferle.dev/.
✚ You can connect with Mike McCue at @mike@flipboard.social and @mmccue.bsky.social.
🌊 Catch the wave! Surf the social web and create your own custom feeds at surf.social, a new beta from the people at Flipboard. https://about.surf.social/

]]> Flipboard Dot Social nonadult Rediscovering the Magic of the Blogosphere, with John O’Nolan and Matthias Pfefferle Social networks were built on short posts designed for speed and scale. But what if the next era of the web was built for something deeper? Two of the social web’s “longformers” are working on this. John O’Nolan, the founder and CEO of Ghost, a... <![CDATA[Architecting a New Era of Community, with Blacksky’s Rudy Fraser]]> https://flipboard.video/w/2x3uGwDLDtiiNHEzKTydKQ https://flipboard.video/w/2x3uGwDLDtiiNHEzKTydKQ Tue, 20 May 2025 16:00:47 GMT What if your social media experience weren’t controlled by an algorithm or a corporation, but by your community? That’s the idea behind Blacksky, a decentralized project built on the AT Protocol — the same infrastructure powering Bluesky.

Though their names contain the same suffix, it’s important to know that Blacksky is not hitching its wagon to the Bluesky app, team or platform. The community, helmed by founder and CEO Rudy Fraser, is charting an independent and ideally replicable path, the kind that’s only possible in an open-source ecosystem.

In this episode of Dot Social, Fraser takes host Mike McCue under the hood of Blacksky’s infrastructure, philosophy, and future plans.

Highlights of this conversation:

04:31 Mutual aid and community building
11:21 Explaining AT Protocol and Blacksky’s infrastructure
14:30 It’s not about the killer app anymore — it’s about the community
15:54 Blacksky’s sub communities
17:55 Dotted line communities and dark social
18:45 Project Cypher and the value of portable identity
21:01 Participating in multiple communities; Northsky
21:36 Joining Blacksky
23:34 Lessons from running Blacksky
25:29 SafeSkies, auto-reporter and other tools
26:37 Blacksky’s business model and licensable tools
29:22 DIDs and applying first principles to communities
33:12 Building for longevity
37:04 Challenges
38:50 Block lists as harassment vectors
39:32 Designing systems around trust; “lazy trust”
44:25 Feature ideas, like delegated moderation
48:32 Better sensible, practical defaults
49:53 Fundraising models
51:31 Monetization scenarios in the future
53:35 Size of and gratitude for Blacksky team
56:18 Check it out, see how you can contribute, do weird stuff

Mentioned in this episode:
Rudy’s ATmosphere conference talk, “Beyond Horseless Carriages”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZN8y8kVFFI
Rudy’s blog post, “An internet of many autonomous communities”: https://blog.rudyfraser.com/an-internet-of-many-autonomous-communities/
Blacksky Labeler: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:d2mkddsbmnrgr3domzg5qexf
Cypher: https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/rsky/tree/main/cypher
Rsky-Relay: https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/rsky/pull/87
SAFEskies: https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/SAFEskies
New Yorker article mentioning Rudy: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/14/blueskys-quest-to-build-nontoxic-social-media

🔎 You can find Rudy at @rudyfraser.com.
✚ You can connect with Mike McCue at @mmccue.bsky.social.
🌊 Catch the wave! Surf the social web and create your own custom feeds at surf.social, a new beta from the people at Flipboard. https://about.surf.social/

]]> Flipboard Dot Social Science & Technology nonadult Architecting a New Era of Community, with Blacksky’s Rudy Fraser What if your social media experience weren’t controlled by an algorithm or a corporation, but by your community? That’s the idea behind Blacksky, a decentralized project built on the AT Protocol — the same infrastructure powering Bluesky. Thou... <![CDATA[How to Create a Custom Feed]]> https://flipboard.video/w/1ZSd6THJmvSLJstkRiq78m https://flipboard.video/w/1ZSd6THJmvSLJstkRiq78m Fri, 16 May 2025 18:18:05 GMT Tutorial video for making a custom feed on Surf. Learn more about Surf at surf.social.

TRANSCRIPT:

Here's how to create your own custom feed on Surf:

First, sign in to Surf and scroll down to tap on the area that says “Create a Custom Feed.”

Custom feeds bring together conversations from across platforms, giving you a feed for just the stuff you’re interested in.

Give your feed a title and description.

Be as clear and descriptive as possible.

Now tap “Add Sources” in the upper left to add content to your feed.

You can search for profiles and hashtags from across the social web, plus RSS feeds, YouTube channels, Bluesky Starter Packs, Flipboard Magazines, podcasts and more.

In this case, we’re making a custom video feed made up entirely from YouTube accounts.

Add sources by tapping the star next to the search result.

You can view your feed by media type — things like Discuss, Watch and Listen.

We’ll set this feed to Watch to optimize for videos.

And just like that, your custom feed is up and running.

Come back anytime to update it, and definitely share it with others.

To learn more about Surf, a new kind of browser for the social web, head to surf.social.

]]> surf.social Science & Technology nonadult How to Create a Custom Feed Tutorial video for making a custom feed on Surf. Learn more about Surf at surf.social. TRANSCRIPT: Here's how to create your own custom feed on Surf: First, sign in to Surf and scroll down to tap on the area that says “Create a Custom Fe... <![CDATA[Start Small]]> https://flipboard.video/w/h6hfmXDoPCfyDSBZwkCRrK https://flipboard.video/w/h6hfmXDoPCfyDSBZwkCRrK Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:45:35 GMT Where should publishers begin when diving into decentralized social? PMC’s Parker Ortolani recommends starting an account on Mastodon or Bluesky and post — it’s that simple. “You just might find the audience is more engaged [in the fediverse]...” he adds/

This clip is from the “Publishers: Audience and Autonomy” panel at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. The conversation also featured Texas Observer’s Kit O’Connell and 404 Media’s Jason Koebler.

For more videos from the two-day event bringing together key players in decentralized social media, check out this channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, visit Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult Start Small Where should publishers begin when diving into decentralized social? PMC’s Parker Ortolani recommends starting an account on Mastodon or Bluesky and post — it’s that simple. “You just might find the audience is more engaged [in the fediverse]...” ... <![CDATA[Creator Currency]]> https://flipboard.video/w/rHLM7WtR3YZo4gPpxDqsQ1 https://flipboard.video/w/rHLM7WtR3YZo4gPpxDqsQ1 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:50:53 GMT Jim Louderback, Editor and CEO, Inside the Creator Economy, says that in order for creators to be able to build a living wage, they’re going to have to own the land they build on.

This clip is from the “Creators and the Fediverse” panel , moderated by Shira Lazar, Creator and Founder of What’s Trending, at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. The conversation also featured Peter Cottle of Threads.

For more videos from the two-day event bringing together key players in decentralized social media, check out this channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, visit Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult Creator Currency Jim Louderback, Editor and CEO, Inside the Creator Economy, says that in order for creators to be able to build a living wage, they’re going to have to own the land they build on. This clip is from the “Creators and the Fediverse” panel , mode... <![CDATA[The Perils of Building on Rented Land]]> https://flipboard.video/w/13x8aL1JSHRtLhkVSic9v4 https://flipboard.video/w/13x8aL1JSHRtLhkVSic9v4 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:58:28 GMT As the former editor of VICE’s Motherboard, Jason Koebler rode the rollercoaster of trying to build a business on rented land. Now that he’s managing his own publication, 404 Media, he recognizes the importance of retaining control of his audience — and the fediverse is a key component of that.

This clip is from the “Publishers: Audience and Autonomy” panel at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. The conversation also featured Texas Observer’s Kit O’Connell and PMC’s Parker Ortolani.

For more videos from the two-day event bringing together key players in decentralized social media, check out this channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, visit Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult The Perils of Building on Rented Land As the former editor of VICE’s Motherboard, Jason Koebler rode the rollercoaster of trying to build a business on rented land. Now that he’s managing his own publication, 404 Media, he recognizes the importance of retaining control of his audience... <![CDATA[Advice to Brands #2]]> https://flipboard.video/w/7yK7zSTh1d5DUZXw47RT1D https://flipboard.video/w/7yK7zSTh1d5DUZXw47RT1D Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:48:08 GMT Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make, it’s about the stories you tell. “Be brave,” says Gina Michnowicz, CEO and CCO at The Craftsman Agency. “Marketing is supposed to be fun. Showing return on investment is important, but it’s also important to be bold.”

This clip is from Flipboard and Surf’s Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. For more videos from the two-day event bringing together key players in decentralized social media, check out this channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, visit Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult Advice to Brands #2 Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you make, it’s about the stories you tell. “Be brave,” says Gina Michnowicz, CEO and CCO at The Craftsman Agency. “Marketing is supposed to be fun. Showing return on investment is important, but it’s als... <![CDATA[Advice to Brands #1]]> https://flipboard.video/w/wEm3zK6JrJ2woYPHMoAZUH https://flipboard.video/w/wEm3zK6JrJ2woYPHMoAZUH Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:43:43 GMT Gina Michnowicz, CEO and CCO at The Craftsman Agency, advises brands on how to think about publishing moments in a world with walled garden social networks and beyond them. “Not all platforms are equal, but on the open social web, people will make the choice,” she said.

This clip is from Flipboard and Surf’s Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. For more videos from the two-day event bringing together key players in decentralized social media, check out this channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, visit Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult Advice to Brands #1 Gina Michnowicz, CEO and CCO at The Craftsman Agency, advises brands on how to think about publishing moments in a world with walled garden social networks and beyond them. “Not all platforms are equal, but on the open social web, people will ma... <![CDATA[Part of Something Bigger]]> https://flipboard.video/w/aKtjFotxS5uVNPgJccEWkr https://flipboard.video/w/aKtjFotxS5uVNPgJccEWkr Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:08:23 GMT On the social web, you don’t have to “pack up your whole life” to have an experience somewhere else. Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation, dives into the AOL analogy and how it applies to the open web in a positive way.

This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” conversation moderated by David Imel, Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast, at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. Other panel participants included Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky, and Peter Cottle, Software Engineer, Threads.

We apologize for the sound quality of this recording. It was filmed under subpar conditions in Austin. However, we loved the conversation so much, we wanted to be sure to publish choice clips that contained meaningful insights. Thank you for bearing with us.

For more Fediverse House content (most of it with better sound quality), check out our PeerTube channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, check out Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult Part of Something Bigger On the social web, you don’t have to “pack up your whole life” to have an experience somewhere else. Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation, dives into the AOL analogy and how it applies to the open web... <![CDATA[From 0-10M In a Snap]]> https://flipboard.video/w/fxKasESCKYEndC3wsLSZk5 https://flipboard.video/w/fxKasESCKYEndC3wsLSZk5 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:07:31 GMT By building on the social web, innovators in 2025 have a jump start, which can change the game, says Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation.

This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” conversation moderated by David Imel, Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast, at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. Other panel participants included Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky, and Peter Cottle, Software Engineer, Threads.

We apologize for the sound quality of this recording. It was filmed under subpar conditions in Austin. However, we loved the conversation so much, we wanted to be sure to publish choice clips that contained meaningful insights. Thank you for bearing with us.

For more Fediverse House content (most of it with better sound quality), check out our PeerTube channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, check out Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult From 0-10M In a Snap By building on the social web, innovators in 2025 have a jump start, which can change the game, says Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation. This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” conversation mode... <![CDATA[On Keeping Vibes Whole]]> https://flipboard.video/w/vLHkY8w8NgCUavMzZxjaN7 https://flipboard.video/w/vLHkY8w8NgCUavMzZxjaN7 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:49:58 GMT You don’t need an app for every aspect of your personality. Bringing it all in one place lets you bring your whole self to the social web, says Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation.

This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” conversation moderated by David Imel, Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast, at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. Other panel participants included Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky, and Peter Cottle, Software Engineer, Threads.

We apologize for the sound quality of this recording. It was filmed under subpar conditions in Austin. However, we loved the conversation so much, we wanted to be sure to publish choice clips that contained meaningful insights. Thank you for bearing with us.

For more Fediverse House content (most of it with better sound quality), check out our PeerTube channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, check out Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult On Keeping Vibes Whole You don’t need an app for every aspect of your personality. Bringing it all in one place lets you bring your whole self to the social web, says Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation. This clip is fr... <![CDATA[Set Up Your Homestead and We’ll Build Around You]]> https://flipboard.video/w/aBXnLGXSR1o7V5hycNyMoR https://flipboard.video/w/aBXnLGXSR1o7V5hycNyMoR Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:42:10 GMT Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation, on how ActivityPub and AT Protocol offer different, compatible approaches with the same end goal: building a social network around whatever platform you choose.

This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” conversation moderated by David Imel, Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast, at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. Other panel participants included Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky, and Peter Cottle, Software Engineer, Threads.

We apologize for the sound quality of this recording. It was filmed under subpar conditions in Austin. However, we loved the conversation so much, we wanted to be sure to publish choice clips that contained meaningful insights. Thank you for bearing with us.

For more Fediverse House content (most of it with better sound quality), check out our PeerTube channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, check out Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult Set Up Your Homestead and We’ll Build Around You Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation, on how ActivityPub and AT Protocol offer different, compatible approaches with the same end goal: building a social network around whatever platform you choose. ... <![CDATA[Give People Choice]]> https://flipboard.video/w/bnV5hbEKbNFfQFkshqU2JP https://flipboard.video/w/bnV5hbEKbNFfQFkshqU2JP Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:25:55 GMT “Let the people have the power,” declares Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky. “We need people on the social web itself.”

This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” conversation moderated by David Imel, Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast, at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. Other panel participants included Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation, and Peter Cottle, Software Engineer, Threads.

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]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult Give People Choice “Let the people have the power,” declares Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky. “We need people on the social web itself.” This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” conversation moderated by David Imel, Co-Hos... <![CDATA[Every Developer Should Know This]]> https://flipboard.video/w/knSjCsA9DN9Fq94z9CMQ51 https://flipboard.video/w/knSjCsA9DN9Fq94z9CMQ51 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:19:39 GMT Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky, asks why anyone would start a social network from scratch these days, when they can just bootstrap on to open social systems.

This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” conversation moderated by David Imel, Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast, at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. Other panel participants included Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation, and Peter Cottle, Software Engineer, Threads.

We apologize for the sound quality of this recording. It was filmed under subpar conditions in Austin. However, we loved the conversation so much, we wanted to be sure to publish choice clips that contained meaningful insights. Thank you for bearing with us.

For more Fediverse House content (most of it with better sound quality), check out our PeerTube channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

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]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult Every Developer Should Know This Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky, asks why anyone would start a social network from scratch these days, when they can just bootstrap on to open social systems. This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” co... <![CDATA[What’s the Deal with Threads’ Full Federation?]]> https://flipboard.video/w/xz9N4NPtHXdLhqn1EQ1TLN https://flipboard.video/w/xz9N4NPtHXdLhqn1EQ1TLN Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:17:02 GMT Moderator David Imel, Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast, quizzes Peter Cottle, Software Engineer at Threads, about where the Meta platform is in fully federating.

This clip was part of Imel’s “Fediverse Corner” conversation at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025, recorded on March 9, 2025.

We apologize for the sound quality of this recording. It was filmed under subpar conditions in Austin. However, we loved the conversation so much, we wanted to be sure to publish choice clips that contained meaningful insights. Thank you for bearing with us.

For more Fediverse House content (most of it with better sound quality), check out our PeerTube channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, check out Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult What’s the Deal with Threads’ Full Federation? Moderator David Imel, Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast, quizzes Peter Cottle, Software Engineer at Threads, about where the Meta platform is in fully federating. This clip was part of Imel’s “Fediverse Corner” conversation at the Fediverse Hous... <![CDATA[Taking It Back from Billionaires]]> https://flipboard.video/w/9pVWjBA8fDSjX566qEjUsT https://flipboard.video/w/9pVWjBA8fDSjX566qEjUsT Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:02:27 GMT Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky, speaking about the importance of having choice and control over your social media experience, particularly at this moment in time in the United States.

This clip is from the “Fediverse Corner” conversation moderated by David Imel, Co-Host of the Waveform Podcast, at the Fediverse House at SXSW 2025. Other panel participants included Evan Prodromou, Co-author, ActivityPub and Research Director, Social Web Foundation, and Peter Cottle, Software Engineer, Threads.

We apologize for the sound quality of this recording. It was filmed under subpar conditions in Austin. However, we loved the conversation so much, we wanted to be sure to publish choice clips that contained meaningful insights. Thank you for bearing with us.

For more Fediverse House content (most of it with better sound quality), check out our PeerTube channel: https://flipboard.video/c/fediverse.house/videos

For more conversations about the social web, check out Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s podcast, Dot Social: https://flipboard.video/c/dot_social/videos

]]> Fediverse House Science & Technology nonadult Taking It Back from Billionaires Mike Masnick, CEO and Founder, Techdirt, and Board of Directors, Bluesky, speaking about the importance of having choice and control over your social media experience, particularly at this moment in time in the United States. This clip is from...