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Bluesky @bsky.app · Oct 17

👋 Bluesky is an open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience. We're so excited to have you here!

We share Bluesky updates & news from this account. A quick orientation thread: 🧵✨

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Matthew Wilding @matthewwilding.bsky.social · 17h

Fun fact: Bluesky is outperforming Twitter on conversions for my Kickstarter by 900%.

Despite it having the most followers of any platform for me, Twitter is converting at lower numbers than EVERY OTHER social media platform I'm using (Facebook, Threads, Instagram, Bluesky).

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Tim Kellogg @timkellogg.me · 16h

i think what defines bluesky is your ability to craft the tone and content of the conversations you want to have, it’s like real facilitation

aside from blocking, you have:
- detach quote
- hide reply

that surely is hampering engagement, strictly speaking, but it significantly raises the quality

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Boost Blue @boostblue.bsky.social · 3d

Boost Blue's iPad update is live!!!

Download: onelink.to/boost-blue

#atproto #iPad #ios

Before and after:

A screenshot of the old Boost Blue version on iPad

A screenshot of the new Boost Blue version on iPad

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 1d

it makes us extremely proud to know that among @bsky.app's 2 billion posts, our hog was biggest

Bluesky @bsky.app · 4d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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⧉ @smilingnodding.bsky.social · 2d

met my wife on twitter and got a job on bluesky

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 1d

New reddit alternative built on AT

nooki @nooki.me · 1d

(1/4) I'm soft launching nooki.me to get some early traction and feedback on what to improve. Excited to see how this platform grows!

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 3d

my dog and his girlfriend would like to go bluesky official

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AT Protocol Community @atprotocol.dev · 4d

Here’s another release today. @flutterby.blue helps you make ATProto widgets for your iOS device.

Goosetopher’s latest is looking pretty sweet!

Available on TestFlight now testflight.apple.com/join/DDDtbtMr

Home page screenshot of Flutterby.blue for iOS on TestFlight

Screenshot of Flutterby.blue, setting up a large widget of this account

The finished ATProtocol.dev account showing the latest post.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 4d

we hit 2 billion posts today! 🥳

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alex benzer @internet.bsky.social · 5d

if @bsky.app introduced a "Zen Mode" — what do you think it would be? what problem would you want it to solve?

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 10d

What's your favorite Bluesky account that primarily posts about something other than current events/politics?

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Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · 8d

shout out to the person next to me at the movie theater scrolling through Bluesky, if you see this XD

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MondySpartan @mondyspartan.bsky.social · 8d

Bluesky for BlackBerry in 2011

Home screen showing the Bluesky app selected

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 9d

Gotta say, following playoff baseball on Bluesky has improved a ton since last year...

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Stephanie Ruhle @stephruhle.bsky.social · 10d

Ok BlueSky Babies…. I wanna hang out in this joint. Help me figure out who to follow please. 🦋🦋

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 9d

Bluesky runs on open protocols with open source code. Today we’re taking an additional step and making a patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everyone can build confidently on our work.

Learn more and read the pledge in our blog post: bsky.social/about/blog/1...

Bluesky's Patent Non-Aggression Pledge - Bluesky

Bluesky develops open protocols. We're taking a short and simple patent non-aggression pledge to ensure that everybody feels confident building on them.

bsky.social

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10d

HALLOWEEN NAME MATCHMAKING THREAD 2025! 🎃
Having trouble coming up with a Halloween username? Ask for help in this thread and Bluesky's classically trained name artisans may generously weigh in!

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dan @danabra.mov · 14d

i wrote about atproto and why it matters

Open Social — overreacted

The protocol is the API.

overreacted.io

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Hootsuite @hootsuite.com · 15d

Sky’s the limit for your social strategy: Bluesky is now in Hootsuite.

Whether you are new to the platform or well seasoned, Hootsuite is the tool to help you unlock your potential on Bluesky.

Schedule, publish, and track your Bluesky posts without leaving Hootsuite. Try it today 💙

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 16d

I'm sure I've said this before, but if you're still not following the Bluesky-created "Best of Follows" feed, you really should. I check mine daily. IMO it's what a "trending" feed really should look like, and it nails it in a way that Twitter never really could. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 16d

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 16d

TikTok’s US operations are changing hands and will be retraining the algo on US-only data. No word yet on whether a new app is needed.
Meanwhile, @skylight.social — the TikTok of the atmosphere — is seeing massive growth this week.
🔗 skylight.social

skylight.social

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 19d

1. Bluesky doesn’t downrank links
2. You can choose your own algorithm from among thousands
3. The whole app is open source

This keeps it a free and open platform by design, leading to better click-throughs and traffic to your site.

We 💙 the open web.

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 21d

Thank you to the 14,000+ people who shared feedback on our community guidelines! We’re updating our rules for clarity, strengthening enforcement, and introducing product changes for healthier conversations. New guidelines kick in Oct 15. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Building Healthier Social Media: Updated Guidelines and New Features - Bluesky

Public discourse on social media has grown toxic and divisive, but unlike other platforms, Bluesky is building a social web that empowers people instead of exploiting them.

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