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Bluesky: Jack Dorsey eyes Internet revolution, seeks user feedback
21May By adminNo Comments
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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...
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Big boost for users, Bluesky Social open-sources codebase
18May By adminNo Comments
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Big boost for users, Bluesky Social open-sources codebase

[ad_1] Bluesky Social, a popular beta social network, has taken a significant step towards open-source development on May 15th that will benefit users immensely. The codebase for its Bluesky Social app was made available on GitHub. This aligns with the network's goal of being "open and decentralised." Unlike Twitter, which struggles with open-source issues, Bluesky's client code is open to anyone for improvement or as a foundation for their own social networks. In contrast, Twitter's recommendation code is essentially unusable. Bluesky offers its client code to anyone interested in enhancing it or utilising it as the foundation for their own social network. The code for Bluesky, which is licensed under the MIT License, is available for use now. In just 24 hours, it has already been for...
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Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky grew 606% in April, with 628,000 downloads
12May By adminNo Comments
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Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky grew 606% in April, with 628,000 downloads

[ad_1] Bluesky is giving tough competition to Elon Musk-led Twitter. The social media platform made a buzz online after it was opened to the public on an invitation basis. The platform innovates the general workings of social networking platforms by using a decentralized and open-source system. Highlighting its popularity, in the month of April, the Jack Dorsey-founded platform saw a total of 628000 mobile downloads.According to a report by CNBC, Bluesky recorded a massive 606 percent jump after gaining more than 6 lakh users compared to the month of March. The data was sourced by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The growth of Bluesky is notable considering Twitter just saw a 2 percent rise in the month of April, growing from its existing 14.6 million downloads compared to March. ...
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More power to users? Bluesky takes on Twitter, to decentralize social media experience with AT Protocol
9May By adminNo Comments
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More power to users? Bluesky takes on Twitter, to decentralize social media experience with AT Protocol

[ad_1] Ever since Twitter was acquired by billionaire Elon Musk, the user base has been highly polarized on the platform. While one-half of the Twitter population has been on board with the new developments, the other half is not at all happy. People wanted a better alternative and soon, a number of Twitter-like platforms began emerging. From Mastodon to Substack Notes, they all claimed to offer something different, but none were able to create a buzz similar to Bluesky. The platform was conceptualized and designed by Twitter ex-CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey and is built on a promise of creating a decentralized platform using an innovative Authenticated Transfer Protocol (AT Protocol) as its foundation.And the combination of a decentralized social media platform and the Twitter cofound...
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Man who tracks Elon Musk’s jet on Twitter gets Jack Dorsey boost, joins rival Bluesky
8May By adminNo Comments
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Man who tracks Elon Musk’s jet on Twitter gets Jack Dorsey boost, joins rival Bluesky

[ad_1] Banned Twitter user Jack Sweeney, who became famous for tracking Elon Musk's private jet publicly, has now become a member of Jack Dorsey's two new social media platforms – Bluesky and Nostr. This comes after Twitter's permanent ban on all of Jack Sweeney's accounts, despite the billionaire's promise not to do so back in December 2022. According to a report by Business Insider, on April 30th, Sweeney became a member of Dorsey's Bluesky using the same handle he had on Twitter.After his controversial suspension from Twitter, Sweeney reached out to Dorsey and asked about his take on "@elonjet". In a short conversation, Dorsey seem to have replied in the affirmative to Sweeney's post by stating "Keep on keepin on," and requested Sweeney to provide updates both on Bluesky and Nostr. S...
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Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Rues Elon Musk Deal: ‘It All Went South’
29Apr By adminNo Comments
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Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Rues Elon Musk Deal: ‘It All Went South’

[ad_1] Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey — once a supporter of Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of the site — is now offering sharp criticism of the new owner and his handling of the deal. Asked if Musk has proven himself to be the best possible steward for the platform, Dorsey said, “No. Nor do I think he acted right after realizing his timing was bad. Nor do I think the board should have forced the sale.” After stock markets turned shortly following his offer to buy Twitter a year ago, Musk sought to withdraw from the deal. That prompted a legal battle between the company and the billionaire, before the acquisition was completed at its original offer price. “It all went south,” Dorsey wrote on Bluesky, the invite-only Twitter alternative that he's backing. Twitter did not specifical...
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Celebs, politicians join Twitter rival Bluesky: Here’s how you can too
29Apr By adminNo Comments
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Celebs, politicians join Twitter rival Bluesky: Here’s how you can too

[ad_1] With Twitter mired in confusion over check marks, subscriptions and an ever—increasing number of seemingly haphazard decisions by the platform's owner Elon Musk, some users are searching for alternatives. Many are looking no further than Bluesky, which has its own origins in Twitter and, to all intents and purposes, acts in a very similar fashion. Its latest devotees include US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, writer-comedian Dril and model Chrissy Teigen. But for now it's invite only. The platform on Thursday said it had just experienced its biggest single-day jump in users yet. Here's everything you need to know about Bluesky — and how to get an all-important invite: What is Bluesky?On the outside, Bluesky is a platform with similar looks and features to Twitter — alb...
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