Overview

• Flipboard's Surf app, described as a 'browser for the social web,' is now available in public beta for iPhone, Android, and iPad with a waitlist for access.
• Surf enables users to create and share custom feeds that integrate content from decentralized platforms like Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, as well as RSS feeds, podcasts, and YouTube videos.
• The app emphasizes feed creation and curation, offering tools to filter and organize content by topics, hashtags, or specific sources, while allowing contributions from other users.
• Surf currently supports Mastodon sign-ins for interactive features, with plans to add Bluesky and Threads sign-in capabilities to enhance cross-platform functionality.
• Future updates aim to allow publishing feeds to the federated web, enabling broader access beyond Surf users, and to explore monetization options for creators and publishers.