So, it took longer than expected to get around to this, but I finally wrote about my experience attending #FediverseHouse last week. It was really amazing, and I’m glad I went.
@bajabanjo @oconnell @pluralistic Hi there! Yes, everything was recorded and the #FediverseHouse videos are currently being edited (there's a lot of footage!). We'll let folks know here and on our @surf channel where to find everything when it's posted. In the meantime, you can find @mike's conversation with @molly0xfff on the #SXSW site here:
Finally, our team had a wonderful time at #SXSW on Sunday and Monday, where Flipboard and @surf hosted the first #FediverseHouse. Our CEO @mike and the whole team are 100% #TeamFediverse, and were thrilled to meet and talk to so many other open social web advocates. Here’s a feature by @Markoff for @newyorktimes, where Mike, @Gargron and @reckless1280 discuss the rise of decentralized social media, and how it can help publishers and media companies survive and thrive.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/technology/mike-mccue-surf-browser-decentralized-internet.html
If you missed @molly0xfff's #SXSW conversation with @mike about digital sovereignty, you missed out — one audience member said it was "worth the badge alone." Luckily, it's now available on the SXSW site. Check it out here:
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP147154
We're working on editing all the #FediverseHouse panels and talks, and we'll post them and let you know here as soon as they're ready!
@mike's terrific fireside chat with @molly0xfff on digital sovereignty, aka technological self-determination (taking control of your digital life and data), is up on the SXSW site. Don’t sleep on this talk, especially if you’re a writer or other kind of creator. With plenty of high-quality Q&A too, one person in the audience said it was “worth the badge.”
https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP147154
(We’re working on getting all the panels and talks from the #FediverseHouse edited and posted. We’ll be back when they’re up.)
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.
@mike thank you, @miaq , @marci , L & K, and everyone who made #FediverseHouse happen. It meant the world. Already planning for next year!
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.
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!
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.
Just closed the #fediversehouse at #sxsw after an amazing two days. Loved being IRL with so many people building the open social web together. #atproto #activitypub #rss
Be still my beating heart! New @pluralistic stan over here. 
The man is seriously brilliant and I could listen to him all day. Can't wait to get the recording of his talk out into the world. #FediverseHouse #fediversehouse2025 #sxsw #sxsw2025
I really appreciated the opportunity to take part in the first ever #FediverseHouse at #SXSW. Online connections are good, and then IRL connections deepen the trust. Thanks to the @Flipboard team for getting it together (and @surf is looking excellent, nice work!). Thanks to @swf for helping me to join the event. Many many individuals all made it a great in-person ideas jam. 2025 is looking strong for our communities.
At #FediverseHouse, after @pluralistic 's talk, I came up and thanked him for speaking. We've never met before in person, so I asked if we could do a selfie.
One of the high points of #FediverseHouse for me was getting to meet @deadsuperhero and @damon IRL. I'm so lucky to be working on this movement with people like them.
With @Flipboard adding Bluesky integration to its @surf app, I wanted to resurface my hands-on review published earlier this year.
Hands-On with Surf: Flipboard’s New App Makes Discovering Content in the Fediverse Easier
https://thelettertwo.com/2025/01/26/hands-on-with-surf-flipboard
It’s the waning hours of #FediverseHouse. This is probably the best time I’ve had in years and years. Some hilarious, beautiful, brilliant people, I’m sad that it’s almost over, I could spend all my free time hanging out with y’all.
At the #FediverseHouse at #SXSW for the @404mediaco takeover. Support independent media!
The @404mediaco crew (and friend) at #FediverseHouse - talking about AI slop destroying the internet…
