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Is Bluesky dying?
An attempt to untangle a few different arguments around the future of Bluesky – if it has one
Is Bluesky dying?
An attempt to untangle a few different arguments around the future of Bluesky – if it has one
Bluesky wants to make it easier to buy, sell, and fundraise on the network | TechCrunch
The executives argued that advertising isn’t the only path to monetization, and that there are alternative models that are feasible when it comes to monetization.
What is Bluesky when it’s not the underdog? | TechCrunch
Bluesky is having a moment — a moment that’s already stretched on for nearly three months. Over the summer, the social media app saw a wave of new
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Why Bluesky Remains The Most Interesting Experiment In Social Media, By Far
These days, everyone hates big tech, and that’s often for very good reasons. You shouldn’t trust giant centralized companies that have collected a ridiculous amount of data on you. There are few re…
Opinion | Bluesky is not the good place
The social media site that many sought as an alternative to X fosters groupthink and pointless activism.
In the social media wars, Bluesky is destroying Truth Social - Fast Company
In November 2024, Bluesky surpassed Truth Social’s monthly users. That’s a major win for one app, and a death knell for the other.
Bluesky is backfiring. Mark Cuban says the 'lack of diversity of thought' is actually pushing users back to X | Fortune
The billionaire argues Bluesky’s liberal-heavy user base creates an echo chamber.
To be honest, I think this is more the ruling class in America manifesting that bluesky fails, rather than bluesky actually failing because they know they can't control it just by buying it out.
Mary Gillis
"But, two years since its launch, the site has around just 10% of X’s estimated global users." This is presented as a failure. At 2yo, having 10% of the users of its biggest rival, which is 20yo, is a failure. No tech is allowed to just be a success, it has to be a blockbuster or it doesn't count.
i think, end of the day, the real problem with Bluesky is that most of its users are here *because* they want to be in a bubble. and they can tell themselves that it’s just about not being around Nazis it supporting Musk, and that’s part of it, but also there’s a palpable desire to be ensconced.
"As a Bluesky user, you own your data and have greater control over the algorithms that serve you content. Also, the platform is extremely publisher friendly and aims to ... be a quality partner to high-quality news sources." Love to hear it, @sf.gazetteer.co sf.gazetteer.co/reflections-on-a-year-of-gaze…
