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Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by tbalsam »

bradgessler wrote: post #61
stavros wrote: post #41

Does anyone know any good makers I can follow on there? I'm mostly interested in making stuff, less in monetizing stuff, so I don't want to follow so much entrepreneurs (ie people who like making stuff to make money) as makers (ie people who like making stuff for its own sake). Any good lists? If anyone wants to follow me on there, I'm @stavros.io.

I have a Ruby hackers starter pack at https://bsky.app/starter-pack/bradgessler.com/3laa47lbuwb2r — Edit: replaced cable modem link with starter pack link

Do...do I open the modem and read the link off a piece of paper inside, kinda like a fortune cookie?

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by [deleted] »

m3kw9 wrote: post #65
chevman wrote: post #55

Highly recommend folks check out Mastodon as well - fully decentralized, no ads, no algo, no corporate control. It is continuing to grow steadily and has tons of activity compared to a few years ago. https://joinmastodon.org/

why isn't mastodon one of the winners like bluesky?

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Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by unleaded »

nicce wrote: post #110
BurningFrog wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Follow serious people and you can have serious conversations.

If I follow only serious people, can I see their posts in chronological order (aka algorithm free), and without anything extra "recommended"?

Yes (Following tab)

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by delecti »

llm_trw wrote: post #52
NAHWheatCracker wrote: post #15

As someone who never used Twitter, I made a Bluesy account and it was okay. I learned that I have no idea how to engage with that style of social media. One thing that put me off is how so much of what I saw was just talking about Bluesky vs Twitter. I hope they can move past that.

They have, the front page is all about how terrible Trump is right now.

What is "the front page"?

Scrolling through the first couple dozen posts on my following feed, I see a selfies, science educators, artists, makers, a couple naked people, a complaint about days getting shorter, and a few people talking about health conditions they've gotten under control. If you don't want to see people talking about Trump, follow people who don't talk about Trump. Or add "trump" to your list of muted words.

What you see is up to you. If you don't like what you see, there are a ton of levers in your control.

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by pimlottc »

m3kw9 wrote: post #65
chevman wrote: post #55

Highly recommend folks check out Mastodon as well - fully decentralized, no ads, no algo, no corporate control. It is continuing to grow steadily and has tons of activity compared to a few years ago. https://joinmastodon.org/

why isn't mastodon one of the winners like bluesky?

They probably are, but they don’t have a marketing team like BlueSky does

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by quantadev »

chevman wrote: post #55

Highly recommend folks check out Mastodon as well - fully decentralized, no ads, no algo, no corporate control. It is continuing to grow steadily and has tons of activity compared to a few years ago. https://joinmastodon.org/

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Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by taeric »

thewanderer1983 wrote: post #106

Am I missing something, or is the heading misleading. Where is the 1M gained users a day? I see statistics on likes, followers etc. Nothing here shows gain in 1M user accounts a day.

I was confused on that, too. At the top, says 18m users total. So, for how many days did the headline mean? Was it <10 recently?

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by muglug »

chevman wrote: post #55

Highly recommend folks check out Mastodon as well - fully decentralized, no ads, no algo, no corporate control. It is continuing to grow steadily and has tons of activity compared to a few years ago. https://joinmastodon.org/

I joined Mastodon in the big post-Elon user exodus. It’s great for geeky stuff, but Bluesky is much better for entertainment and news (i.e. what I mostly used Twitter for, pre-Elon).

If geeky stuff is what you’re interested in, you can build that community on Mastodon easily. But if you want more popular content and users, they’re on Bluesky.

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