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Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky Social gains 800k users in just one day, crosses 4-mn mark

8Feb

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Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky Social gains 800k users in just one day, crosses 4-mn mark

[ad_1] Jack Dorsey's Bluesky Social opened its doors to the public after a year of being in the invite-only phase, and it is safe to say that it is piquing users' curiosity. Since Elon Musk's takeover of X (formerly Twitter), decentralized platforms have grown in popularity, courtesy of those who have been disappointed by the myriad of changes rolled out on X. Although it was in an invite-only beta stage, Bluesky Social enjoyed a massive bump in popularity as it crossed 2 million users in November 2023. Now that it is accessible to the public without requiring any invite, users have flocked to Bluesky Social.Increase in Bluesky Social usersAccording to data that is publicly available, Bluesky Social gained 800,000 users (or “newskies”) on the first day itself. The microblogging platform...

Bluesky Social rolls out MAJOR update: Email verification, warning for misleading links, more

11Oct

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Bluesky Social rolls out MAJOR update: Email verification, warning for misleading links, more

[ad_1] Elon Musk's acquisition of X (formerly Twitter) has resulted in a myriad of changes on the platform, the majority of which have drawn flak from users. Consequently, many of them have switched to alternate platforms such as Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky Social. While the former two platforms are accessible to everyone, Bluesky Social still follows an invite-only protocol, meaning only those who have invite codes can get onto the platform. Despite this, Bluesky last month announced that it had amassed 1 million users on its platform. To keep users engaged safely and securely on its platform, Bluesky Social has announced new safety features on its platform as part of the new update.Bluesky Social updateAccording to a report by TechCrunch, former X boss Jack Dorsey-owned Bluesky Soc...

Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?

7Jun

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Bluesky, championed by Jack Dorsey, was supposed to be Twitter 2.0. Can it succeed?

[ad_1] Bluesky, the internet's hottest members-only spot at the moment, feels a bit like an exclusive club, populated by some Very Online folks, popular Twitter characters, and fed up ex-users of the Elon Musk-owned platform.Musk is not on it — and this might be part of the appeal for those longing for the way things were before the Tesla billionaire bought Twitter and upended nearly everything about the social network, from rules against harassment to content moderation to its system for verifying prominent users' identities. It also helps that Bluesky grew out of Twitter — a pet project of former CEO Jack Dorsey, who still sits on its board of directors. “It was designed to replace Twitter,” said Sol Messing, who worked at Twitter as a data scientist until January and is now associate...

Bluesky introduces custom algorithm feeds as an alternative option

27May

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Bluesky introduces custom algorithm feeds as an alternative option

[ad_1] Bluesky, the new social network founded by Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, initially focused on providing users with content from the people they follow. However, in a new development, Bluesky has started rolling out alternative feeds that employ custom algorithms.The newly introduced feature, known as "My Feeds," allows users to pin alternative feeds to their Bluesky homepage, functioning similarly to Twitter lists. This enables users to have distinct timelines for specific content categories. By default, four feeds are available: "What's Hot" (showcasing the top trending content), "Popular With Friends" (featuring posts liked by friends), "Bluesky Team" (including content from the Bluesky developers), and "What's Hot Classic" (which offers the original "What's Hot" experien...

Bluesky: Jack Dorsey eyes Internet revolution, seeks user feedback

21May

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Bluesky: Jack Dorsey eyes Internet revolution, seeks user feedback

[ad_1] Former Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is embarking on a new venture called Bluesky, an app similar to Twitter but with more user control. Bluesky aims to rectify the mistakes of social media and transform the entire internet. In an unconventional move, the company is involving the public in its development process, seeking user feedback to shape its direction and rescue the online world. With its ambitious goals, the app's potential impact on the web is significant.Bluesky's protocol engineer, Paul Frazee, recently live-streamed the coding of one of the app's groundbreaking features: custom algorithms that allow users to curate personalised feeds. Frazee is actively seeking the audience's opinion on the app's design, emphasising the importance of user input. Despite the small vie...

10 things to know about BlueSky Social: The Twitter alternative that is creating a buzz

8May

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10 things to know about BlueSky Social: The Twitter alternative that is creating a buzz

[ad_1] BlueSky Social, the alternative to Elon Musk's Twitter, has been creating quite a buzz in global social media circles. Amidst Twitter's mass layoffs, removal of verification and introduction of Twitter Blue, more and more people are searching for alternatives to the tweeting app, and this is where BlueSky Social comes in. In 2019, Jack Dorsey, who was then the CEO of Twitter, launched the Bluesky initiative, a transparent social protocol. However, BlueSky Social has been operating as a separate company since 2021. Over the recent months it has generated enough headlines to even convince celebrities and other eminent personalities to join this new social media platform that promises to provide greater freedom to users to operate. This is unlike Twitter where control is centralized...