Publish Breaking News to X in Seconds
Keep Your Community Informed in Real Time
When news breaks, speed matters. With TideCast's X integration, community newspapers can publish stories directly from Surf CMS to X without copying text, switching applications, or manually creating posts.
From breaking news and election results to Friday night football scores and weather alerts, TideCast helps your newsroom reach readers instantly while driving traffic back to your website.
AI-Optimized Posts for X
Not every social platform communicates the same way. That's why Surf Article AI automatically creates concise, engaging posts specifically designed for X.
Each post can include:
- AI-generated headlines
- Short, attention-grabbing summaries
- Links back to your website
- Relevant hashtags
- Featured article image (when supported)
- Publisher review and editing before posting
Editors stay in control while AI dramatically reduces the time needed to prepare social content.
Publish Without Leaving Surf CMS
With TideCast, X becomes part of your normal publishing workflow.
After writing an article, editors can:
- Generate AI social content
- Review and edit the X post
- Select X as a publishing destination
- Publish immediately or schedule for later
- Monitor publishing history
- Retry failed posts if needed
Everything happens from within Surf CMS.
Built for Community Newspapers
Unlike general-purpose social media tools, TideCast understands newsroom workflows.
Publish local stories including:
- Breaking News
- High School Sports
- Community Events
- Government Meetings
- Election Coverage
- Weather Alerts
- Public Safety Announcements
- Feature Stories
Your newsroom publishes once while TideCast distributes your content everywhere.
Publish Everywhere from One Workflow
TideCast eliminates the repetitive work of posting the same story across multiple platforms.
Write your article once.
Review AI-generated social content.
Choose where to publish.
With a single workflow, Surf CMS can distribute your content to:
- Your Website
- X
- Threads
- Bluesky
- Mailchimp
- Constant Contact
No duplicate work. No switching between applications. Just faster, smarter publishing.
Connect with Readers Where News Happens
For many readers, X is where they discover breaking news first. TideCast helps your newsroom join the conversation quickly while keeping your website at the center of your digital strategy.
Whether you're covering city council meetings, local sports, emergency updates, or community celebrations, X integration ensures your stories reach readers the moment they're published.