Can anyone answer me this, where is the funding for bluesky coming from?
Originally from Twitter and now from Jack Dorsey?
Purchase and manage domains directly through Bluesky
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Re: Purchase and manage domains directly through Bluesky
#92The dirty little secret about Bluesky is that it's actually pretty goddamn great on the inside. I have never in my life had normals asking for a social media invite, but I currently have a list of fourteen people waiting for a code. It works, feels, tastes, shares, and functions like Classic Twitter without the waves of repugnant users or miserably overbaked features. Collaborative mute lists make screening out horse…
> I currently have a list of fourteen people waiting for a code.
That tends to happen when there's an exclusive club, people want to peak in. It is, in no way, an indication of the quality of the platform.
> the waves of repugnant users or miserably overbaked features.
That tends to happen when there's hardly any users at all. The "repugnant" or "normals" will flock in all the same, if the platform ever takes off.
> the utter lack of ads is delightful.
That tends to happen in all pre-revenue startups. Twitter was ads-free for years.
Re: Purchase and manage domains directly through Bluesky
#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
Threads had 48m users in a day which already includes the most popular influencers, journalists etc. There just isn't enough room in this market for contributors to post on this many text-based apps. And so consolidation will happen. 1) Threads will dominate. Mastodon will be like remora fish. 2) Twitter will be the home for "freedom of speech", Crypto bros, OnlyFans girls. 3) Truth Social, Gab, Post, Blueksy, Spouti…
> Threads had 48m users in a day Threads had 48m users just like that U2 album[1] sold 500m copies on iTunes. [1] https://www.eonline.com/news/1071481/remember-when-apple-for...
To sign up you need to choose to download the app and click sign up (it isn’t automatic from using your Instagram) so while integrating it with Insta gives it an easy leg up I don’t really see your comparison.
Re: Purchase and manage domains directly through Bluesky
#94The dirty little secret about Bluesky is that it's actually pretty goddamn great on the inside. I have never in my life had normals asking for a social media invite, but I currently have a list of fourteen people waiting for a code. It works, feels, tastes, shares, and functions like Classic Twitter without the waves of repugnant users or miserably overbaked features. Collaborative mute lists make screening out horse…
That's an illusion created by the self-selecting, invite-only nature of any product
Re: Purchase and manage domains directly through Bluesky
#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
IMO the jury is still out. Twitter was always more than just a UI format, Twitter-shaped text posts with my Instagram friends doesn’t scratch the same itch.
Even if Threads is crap, it’s pretty obvious it’s gonna steal all of Twitter’s advertisers the moment they start showing ads, because the ad money generating users are moving onto Threads. Heck, Threads doesn’t even need to show ads and the displacement of ad money away from Twitter will benefit Meta as much of that Twitter ad money will get redirected to Meta properties like FB and IG instead.
Also there's a bigger difference which is that FB/Meta ads are in an entirely different league of quality. The only ads I hear people IRL talking about actually buying and liking the products advertised to them are IG.
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#96Looks great. But maybe the effort should be going towards scaling up so they can remove the invite only requirement, Threads is going to actively eat Bluesky’s lunch while it remains.
90% of my timeline is on Threads is all stuff I don't even follow, while Bluesky is exactly what I ask for. Decentralized platforms are the only way to go, even if it's the centralized version and vision. The Zucc way of ramming (overly) suggested content and ads down your throat will die if there are alternatives.
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#97Cool.... This is the type of feature / partnership you build in year 5, not pre-launch. Wouldn't it be better to focus on features and scalability needed for opening up the network to more users to build the network beyond a beta phase or adding core features to the app?
Seems like identity management is at the core of what Bluesky is trying to change. Twitter managing verification of accounts makes it harder to not be seen as an endorsement of some degree. With this system, Bluesky doesn’t need to verify @iphone, when Apple can just create @iphone.apple.com. It’s pretty central to their identity management and verification. Having it in year 5 is like not having it at all.
Re: Purchase and manage domains directly through Bluesky
#98Looks great. But maybe the effort should be going towards scaling up so they can remove the invite only requirement, Threads is going to actively eat Bluesky’s lunch while it remains.
Huh I always thought the invitation mechanism wasn't to do with scaling but more of an exclusivity thing to get those who do join more invested...
Re: Purchase and manage domains directly through Bluesky
#99The dirty little secret about Bluesky is that it's actually pretty goddamn great on the inside. I have never in my life had normals asking for a social media invite, but I currently have a list of fourteen people waiting for a code. It works, feels, tastes, shares, and functions like Classic Twitter without the waves of repugnant users or miserably overbaked features. Collaborative mute lists make screening out horse…
Sounds like Clubhouse before it went mainstream and the quality plummeted.
Re: Purchase and manage domains directly through Bluesky
#100The dirty little secret about Bluesky is that it's actually pretty goddamn great on the inside. I have never in my life had normals asking for a social media invite, but I currently have a list of fourteen people waiting for a code. It works, feels, tastes, shares, and functions like Classic Twitter without the waves of repugnant users or miserably overbaked features. Collaborative mute lists make screening out horse…
> I currently have a list of fourteen people waiting for a code. That tends to happen when there's an exclusive club, people want to peak in. It is, in no way, an indication of the quality of the platform. > the waves of repugnant users or miserably overbaked features. That tends to happen when there's hardly any users at all. The "repugnant" or "normals" will flock in all the same, if the platform ever takes off. >…
They intend to not move to ads. This domain name feature was described specifically by bluesky as the first attempt at bringing in revenue from other means