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Peter Held
@pheld.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy
Engineering at Flipboard. Check me out at https://flipboard.com/@peterheld

[bridged from https://flipboard.social/@pheld on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Open social web browser Surf makes it easier for anyone to build custom feeds https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/open-social-web-browser-surf-makes-it-easier-for-anyone-to-build-custom-feeds/
techcrunch.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by Peter Held
Today, we're launching two things at @anewsocial: a Bridgy Fed settings page and a Patreon!

Bridgy Fed Config lets you switch bridging on/off for your Bluesky, Mastodon, or Pixelfed accounts. For ActivityPub-based accounts, you can add a custom domain to look native on Bluesky […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
May 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Poodle in plain sight.

#poodle #minipoodle #dog
April 24, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Ship Canal Bridge from below.

#seattle #bridge
March 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Spring finds Seattle
March 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Reposted by Peter Held
I'm going to start evangelizing that publishers and journalists display Mastodon and/or Bluesky links on all of their pages and invest in those communities. They need to be doubling down in places where their connection with their audience is genuine and sustainable. I'm so tired of seeing media […]
Original post on flipboard.social
flipboard.social
March 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Reposted by Peter Held
techcrunch.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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@snarfed.org comparing various protocols at #ATmosphereConf 🌐
March 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Reposted by Peter Held
Our first @anewsocial update is jam-packed!

- Announcing our board of directors! Can't believe that @snarfed.org and I get to work with @kissane, @ben, and @suziedarling 🤩
- We're joining @mallory's fiscal sponsorship program 🙏🏼
- A new logo appears! s/o to @scott for putting it together 🌟 […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reposted by Peter Held
You’re fired! Wait, you’re rehired. Email us a list of things you’ve done today, forget it, you’re fired again. Come back, your job was important. You’re fired or hired. Come in to the office. Wait, the office has no computers and we shut off the electricity. Go home.

We are the Department of […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
March 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Reposted by Peter Held
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 […]
Original post on flipboard.social
flipboard.social
March 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Reposted by Peter Held
I've been really enjoying @Flipboard's new app @surf!

It's a fantastic way to combine all your social feeds while also discovering mixed feeds other users are creating - it's been a discovery supercharge for my #fediverse experience 🚀

If you're interested in trying it out:
1. Go to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
surfsocial://feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jfkvh64gqw7xvm9x58dq8m61
December 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Can’t wait to check out the new lifts at Alpental!

#snoqualmiepass #alpental
December 19, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Big mountain storms on their way in the PNW!

#skiingstoke
December 18, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Reposted by Peter Held
Hello fediverse!

This morning we’re opening a beta for Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web — the open social web.

Built from the ground up on ActivityPub, AT Proto and RSS, you can create and surf amazing custom feeds that organize people […]

[Original post on flipboard.social]
December 18, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Peter Held
@Flipboard CEO @mike says in a decentralized social world, the internet will be less about websites and more about feeds, which is why he and the team have launched a new app, @surf. Read more at @theverge. #surf #flipboard #fediverse #socialweb #feeds #tech #technology https://flip.it/fE-CND
December 18, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Reposted by Peter Held
Very excited about the beta launch of @surf, a brand new way to experience the open social web from @Flipboard .

I've been using it for the last few weeks, and it's such a fresh take on custom feeds - spanning across multiple platforms, including Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, Flipboard, and so […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 18, 2024 at 5:46 PM
https://youtu.be/GLUMuN1jhds?si=XckrvsWX6WrKC7ow

Love Stephen Wolfram’s insights.
November 26, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Dang, that’s a lot of outages.
November 20, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Testing BridgyFed!
November 18, 2024 at 10:49 PM