About Seabird Reader
Seabird is a social platform for discovering and sharing links to worthwhile online writing: a place for readers to discover, for curators to share, and for writers to feature their latest articles, essays, blog posts, and other publications. Sign up today!
Who is Seabird for?
Seabird is designed for readers, writers, and anyone who loves the internet. As a reader, our platform is a place to discover great writing and share the best of what you come across. As a writer, you can highlight your work and reach a broader audience. Writers have the option to mark their original publications to appear in a dedicated feed and on a portfolio on their profile.
How does Seabird work?
On Seabird, all users are capped at sharing no more than three posts per day. This is to encourage curation over volume. We hope you'll devote your posts to sharing smart, funny, moving, engaging, and generally worthwhile writing.
Where are the comments and replies?
In short, we don't have them. Users are encouraged to write a quick blurb, quote, or note of recommendation with each link they share, but at Seabird we are less interested in hosting comment threads than we are in encouraging users to click links and read longer form writing. If you have more to say, that's great! If something you read here inspires you to respond with a blog post, newsletter, or article of your own, publish it elsewhere and then come back to share it on Seabird.
What inspired Seabird?
We love the internet. There's just so, so much of it. Despite all the good things about being online, contemporary social media is awash in toxic negativity, trollish comments, short-form video, and AI slop. Other platforms are also often hostile to external links. We take the opposite approach. We want to bring back the weird, wonderful, open internet built on a culture of linking outward. Other platforms want to keep you locked in to their feeds; we want you to spend less time scrolling and more time reading and sharing genuinely worthwhile content.
Wait! Is this a sneaky plan to bring back the blogosphere?
Quite possibly! We know that many share our nostalgia for a more open internet and our frustration with social media. We're not trying to turn back the clock, but we do seek to promote a more fulfilling ecosystem of writing, reporting, and ideas. We've thought a lot about how to build a platform that supports that goal and Seabird is the result. Join our community and see what you think!