Bluesky

Chaim Schuppe

serious problems with existing solutions that ATproto will eventually solve: - black box algorithms -> custom algo marketplace - spam -> custom spam filters and collaborative reputation graphs - de-platforming -> users cannot be disintermediated from their audience - monetization -> open data will foster competitive business models and degrade monopolies - misaligned incentives -> new social products will be forced to improve the users' lives as they cannot abuse monopoly status to farm attention - lack of innovation -> competitive app market will foster experimentation and open source community - data silos -> a network effect of networks effects will eventually compound the protocol's usefulness to the marginal user and app developer These are just the obvious initial benefits, there will likely be many more second and third-order effects that are difficult to predict now.

11 months ago

Korbin Effertz

It’s a carbon copy of old twitter, with a younger, different community. I will readily admit that X has turned into a really terrible user experience, but I’m not sure the old thing that worked up until Elon‘s takeover can launch again from scratch today. I do believe a new great social app will emerge. I think it’s going to have to look new and do something different to stick.

1 year ago

Eino Klein

The guys that make this app work their ass off, it's very much appreciated by many. They should be very proud of what they've accomplished. Congrats on launching the public-facing stage of Bluesky!

1 year ago

Blaze Koepp

Like their new branding 🦋

1 year ago

Garland Grady

I'm really excited about the potential of Bluesky. It's potentially killer feature is that account portability is built-in at the protocol level. This will make it possible to jump ship to a better provider in the same way, if not better, that we can with email. It also has not been implemented yet, so it remains to be seen how well it will work. Earlier this year I read ["The Chaos Machine" by Max Fisher](<a href="https://amzn.to/48uELwZ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://amzn.to/48uELwZ</a>). It's definitely the best book I have read this year and painted a somber picture of how social media, driven by a constant need for growth and advertising dollars, is largely responsible for the polarized post-truth world we find ourselves in. I highly recommend it. Switching social media from platforms to protocols seems like the bast path out of this mess. I can't went for next year when they begin federation. It seems like Bluesky are really trying to fix social media for the better. I'm optimistic they will succeed,

1 year ago

Derick Koelpin

You still need an invite to access the site. But it's okay. I am using ActivityPub powered sites like Mastodon, Misskey, Pixelfed, WriteFreely &amp; WordPress. I am looking forward to Threads &amp; Flipboard joining the Fediverse!

1 year ago

Jackson Fisher

I think one of the biggest disservices anyone can do for themselves is try to compare social media sites like twitter, or bluesky or mastodon. After spending time on bluesky, you can see that bluesky is not trying to replace other sites, its doing something very different and has its own purpose. I get to see all of the content I want to see, control what I don't want to see and am not restricted to algorithms. Ive also not seen any journalists get silenced for expressing their views

1 year ago

Chaim Schuppe

I've been using Bluesky almost since its initial launch, long before I started using Product Hunt. My main two points in favor of Bluesky are that 1) it's as open and transparent as a social media website can be, and 2) Bluesky has an infrastructure for the developers to build around it, where I have met many good friends and even built a small thing of my own (<a href="https://github.com/xenohunter/bluesky-overhaul" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/xenohunter/bl...</a>). Hope it gets the prominence, renown, and the magnitude of the network effect it deserves!

1 year ago

Korey Hammes

I upvoted just because the early days of an app are great when reach is still free. My favorite author is there so that helps. But having done social for 23 years, I can tell you the spammers have always eventually show up. Will Bluesky find a way to beat them or will ad dollars get in the way? The only way to find out is by joining. No, not paid to shill. Just reading sci-fi tonight.

1 year ago

Elias Rowe

May I have an invite code?

1 year ago

Sedrick Hirthe

I finally got the invite installed the app and briefly followed some people. One still needs an app to access the service. Whether it winds up on the heap of other social network wanabees is debatable. Need a web UI for those who use computers more than mobile devices most of the day.

1 year ago