

IM 818: Between Two Orbs - Meet Surf, Flipboard's Solution for a Fractured Social Web
4 snips May 8, 2025
Mike McCue, Founder and CEO of Flipboard, unveils Surf, a groundbreaking social web browser that aggregates content from various platforms, revolutionizing social media engagement. He discusses the importance of community-building and the role of curated content in a fragmented digital landscape. The conversation also touches on OpenAI's reorganization, the rampant misuse of AI in workplaces, and the ethical implications of AI in academia. As the discussion unfolds, humor and insights about AI's limitations in news reliability add a light-hearted touch.
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Surf: Unified Social Web Browser
- Surf is a social web browser aggregating ActivityPub, AT Proto, and RSS feeds into unified timelines.
- It reunites fractured communities across platforms like Blue Sky, Mastodon, and Threads seamlessly.
NBA Threads Unites Split Community
- NBA Threads feed was created by David Rushing to unite a community split across Threads, Blue Sky, and Mastodon.
- Surf aggregates real-time NBA discussions from multiple social platforms into one feed.
Use Starter Kits for Discovery
- Provide starter feeds to help users discover content and communities on Surf easily.
- Enable user curation to enhance personalized, human-powered discovery over algorithms.