Mike McCue

In this latest episode of #dotsocial I have an inspiring conversation with @johnonolan and @pfefferle who are bringing the best ideas of the blogosphere to the open social web. You'll love their vision and plans for gathering people around great stories and storytellers in the fediverse.

Check it out here on our PeerTube instance or wherever you get your podcasts:

https://flipboard.video/w/g8BgnihyFkMsZ4fwGe3MZn

Major Surf beta dropping today which introduces Starter Sets for the open social web. Now you can benefit from other people's curation to quickly and easily make highly useful, personalized feeds for each of your interests.

For example, combine "Tech Builders and Thinkers", "Guardians of The Fediverse" and "Tech posts from My Mastodon Follows" to get a personalized tech feed that includes interesting people and posts from Mastodon, Threads, Flipboard, Pixelfed, Bluesky and more.

More info here:

https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/surf-starter-sets-make-custom-feed-building-easy/

I loved talking with @rudyfraser.com for this episode of #dotsocial

Rudy is one of the most visionary builders and thinkers of the social web today. He helped me realize that the success of the social web is not about killer apps. It's about killer communities. Once you internalize this insight, the entire world looks different.

Check it out here on our PeerTube channel or wherever you get your podcasts.

https://flipboard.video/w/2x3uGwDLDtiiNHEzKTydKQ

If you’re on the Surf beta check out this really well curated feed by @ben. I’ve been using it on a regular basis. Super informative and timely.

Speaking Truth to Power
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jf18nkhmm632b8qtret48113

#SurfFeeds

Just posted an awesome discussion with @chrismessina for the latest episode of Dot Social. We went deep on the power of the hashtag, the future of identity and reputation online, and the potential of using AI for moderation at scale.

Check it out on PeerTube or wherever you get your podcasts:

https://flipboard.video/w/rXvDwHv32imgBiGrZykhxW

Last week at #SXSW I interviewed @molly0xfff about owning your work on the web, getting it discovered and making it sustainable. She explained how she does this with http://mollywhite.net and offered pragmatic steps that anyone can take. If you love the web, you'll love this talk.

https://schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/PP147154

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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When I went to SXSW in 2023, few had heard of the fediverse. This year is very different thanks to the work of legions of builders and evangelizers over the past two years.

On Sunday and Monday we're hosting the first fediverse house at #SXSW with some great people like @molly0xfff @pluralistic @mmasnick.bsky.social @evan @davidimel.com @pcottle @jasonkoebler and many more.

Stop by if you're in town and say hello. You can RSVP here (nearly 1,000 RSVPs so far!) https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse-house/

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There are so many great apps and services in the fediverse. To gain a better understanding of these I spoke with @atomicpoet for the latest episode of DotSocial. As many of you already know, Chris is a long time fediverse enthusiast with a lot of insight into the past, present and future of the social web.

We had a really fun discussion. Check it out on our PeerTube instance or wherever you get your podcasts.

https://flipboard.video/w/ajzcg7wtH4pDxsvB3oCoVs

I am so loving #pixelfed right now! It really is like what Instagram used to be. It feels great to be sharing photos again.

You can follow me at @mmccue right here on Mastodon thanks to the magic of the fediverse. I also highly recommend creating an account for yourself. It's a lot of fun and the photos there are awesome.