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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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10 things to know about BlueSky Social: The Twitter alternative that is creating a buzz
8May By adminNo Comments
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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...
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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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Jack Dorsey-Backed Bluesky Attracts More Users as Twitter Falters
26Apr By adminNo Comments
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Jack Dorsey-Backed Bluesky Attracts More Users as Twitter Falters

[ad_1] Twitter users, weary from another tumultuous weekend, are exploring Jack Dorsey-backed app Bluesky as a possible alternative to the social media network.The invite-only Bluesky has been downloaded by iPhone users 245,000 times, of which more than half came this month, according to Data.ai. This year, the app started inviting users from its waiting list — which numbered more than a million people when Elon Musk bought Twitter in October — to test a beta version, although it's limiting users for now. It recently added an Android app as well. Musk's Twitter, which has hundreds of millions of users, removed legacy verification marks on the service en masse before restoring a number of high-profile accounts, causing confusion over the weekend. The billionaire has made verification par...
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Twitter Ceases to Be Independent Company as Elon Musk Makes Drastic Changes
12Apr By adminNo Comments
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Twitter Ceases to Be Independent Company as Elon Musk Makes Drastic Changes

[ad_1] Twitter Inc. has ceased to be an independent company after merging with a newly formed shell firm called X Corp., driving speculation about what Elon Musk intends for the social media platform.Twitter “no longer exists” after being merged with X Corp., according to an April 4 document submitted in a California court for a lawsuit filed against the company and its former chief executive officer, Jack Dorsey, last year by conservative activist Laura Loomer. It's unclear what the change means for Twitter, which has seen a sweeping overhaul since Musk bought the company for $44 billion last year. The billionaire owner has in the past suggested that buying Twitter would be an “accelerant” for creating X — which he dubbed an “everything app.” Musk tweeted about the move Tuesday with th...
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Jack Dorsey’s Block to Tap Bitcoin Reserves for Lightning Network
3Mar By adminNo Comments
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Jack Dorsey’s Block to Tap Bitcoin Reserves for Lightning Network

[ad_1] Jack Dorsey's digital payment company Block Inc. said it will be using its own Bitcoin reserves to provide liquidity to Bitcoin's Lightning Network, a protocol meant to make transactions on the blockchain more efficient. TBD, the Bitcoin-focused unit of Block, plans to launch a so-called Lightning Service Provider named c=, hoping to reduce failed transactions on the Lightning Network stemming from a lack of liquidity. The Lightning Network, built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, enables users to send and receive payments faster and for less money than processing a transaction directly on Bitcoin's blockchain. While Bitcoin is designed to be a permissionless peer-to-peer payment network, transactions confirmed directly on the blockchain can take as long as one hour befor...
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Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Eats Special Rice In Ghana, Internet Reacts
7Dec By adminNo Comments
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Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Eats Special Rice In Ghana, Internet Reacts

[ad_1] Social media is a place where food lovers thrive. We often see plenty of foodie discussions going around on various platforms, including Twitter and Reddit. Food and recipes from all over the world make it to our social media feeds every day. Recently, a picture of special rice from Ghana became the subject of much chatter online. The co-founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, went to Ghana and shared a picture of their famous recipe called Jollof rice. The interesting rice preparation looked quite similar to our Indian pulao - it had an orange hue and also had some vegetables included in it. Dorsey shared the photo with the flag of Ghana in the caption. Take a look:🇬🇭 pic.twitter.com/peCEJdLlv9— jack (@jack) December 6, 2022(Also Read: 'Pizza' Trends On Twitter After Pizza Toppings Said...
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