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“Starting today, Bluesky is rolling out a new verification system, complete with the familiar blue check marks popularized by Twitter. The highest-priority accounts right now are government officials, news organizations and journalists, and celebrities.” This […]
Flashes has just launched as an excellent Instagram alternative for Bluesky recently, but it is iOS only, which leaves the vast majority of the world out in the cold. The Fediverse also has Pixelfed as […]
It is actually a free and pretty quick process. Sadly, many brand entities or celebrities do not know how to do it, and often do not even know that it can be done very easily (maybe […]
It is as simple as just following the relevant bridge account, and your posts will appear on the other side with the same address you are currently using. So you are not creating a new […]
Bluesky and Mastodon are two social media networks with an aim to provide a decentralized platform for users. As microblogging platforms, they also wanted to pitch themselves as a Twitter alternative (primarily) when they started. […]
Managing a social presence these days can be tough. It’s even tougher for those who are experimenting with the new wave of Twitter-like services, like Mastodon, Nostr and Bluesky, where staying active means a lot […]
Social media algorithms can do wonderful things. They have the power to make or break careers, amplify political polarization (Facebook, Twitter), make people do dumb stuff for clicks, (YouTube), and supposedly promote Chinese Communist ideals […]
Since his departure from Twitter in late 2021, co-founder Jack Dorsey has been working on an alternative to the microblogging site, now owned by eccentric billionaire Elon Musk. Bluesky was initially rolled out to iOS […]
Bluesky describes it as a “federated social network” where separate networks exist within a single hub. According to Bluesky, AT Protocol is built based on four main ideals: account portability; algorithmic; performance; and interoperability. This […]
Yes, progress with Bluesky has been super slow (a bit like Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid) but at least we now know what protocol it will use, which will help explain a bit more about what could […]
