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COO of Bluesky 🦋 - hiring https://bsky.social/about/join!

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · Jun 12

It’s wild when the people who control the only feed most people see accuse us of being the echo chamber. People are scared and in pain—they deserve spaces to talk without top-down interference. That’s what we’re building.

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 2h

meme POV: when someone asks me to do the job i'm paid to do

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 4h

The "follow" button confounds "I'm looking at your content" and "I endorse this content." We need two different ways to signal the difference between the two.

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 19h

Paul’s cat Kit sits on his laptop while Kit’s cats sit on her laptop

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 19h

@pfrazee.com understands this well

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 19h

They want to hear from their constituents so they look at replies, DMs, people @ mentioning them, etc.

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 19h

No they’re not

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 22h

@boston.gov onboarded all their agencies to Bluesky to engage with Bostonians. Whether it's broken sidewalks, missing signage, or community issues, they want to hear from constituents. With little to no engagement on X, their actual interactions on bsky have increased. Engagement > follower count

Boston Parks Department @parks.boston.gov · 1d

#DidYouKnow our Fall Fitness Series with @publichealth.boston.gov is back? 🍂💪

Register today for free in-person fitness classes at a park near you: boston.gov/fitness

Fall fitness graphic - boston.gov/fitness

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alex benzer @internet.bsky.social · 2d

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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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 5d

Why does Bluesky exist?

So that "you can just do things"

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we can just do things - underreacted

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 7d

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.

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alex benzer @internet.bsky.social · 8d

we're hiring a Product Engineer at @bsky.app!

social is changing quickly — our team is defining what comes next.

if you're a 10X React Native dev who wants to ship features millions use daily and help bring the joy back to social, get in touch:

jobs.gem.com/bluesky/am9i...

Bluesky Jobs

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dan @danabra.mov · 12d

i wrote about atproto and why it matters

Open Social — overreacted

The protocol is the API.

overreacted.io

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 10d

You’re top of my hospital dance card

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 12d

We found each other at one of the first Bluesky meetups in 2023, and I’m so happy you took a chance on us then. We’ll miss you very much, Jaz.

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Hootsuite @hootsuite.com · 13d

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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Katie Nolan @katienolan.bsky.social · 12d

new podcast ep with @minakimes.bsky.social available now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Text message from Mina Kimes to Katie Nolan that says “Post the pod on bluesky. The crowd will go wild”

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 13d

@buildwithtori.com

Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 14d

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

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 17d

Logically, the bright side is the only side you can look on, because the other side is dark.

- Brando Sando

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Bluesky @bsky.app · 18d

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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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 19d

excited to share that we are following through on our earlier commitments and putting together an independent+neutral organization to house the DID PLC system, includes the directory service

Creating an Independent Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) Directory Organization | Bluesky

The Bluesky Social app is built on an open network protocol that refers to each user by a unique Decentralized Identifier, or DID (a W3C standard). The most popular supported DID method was developed ...

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 21d

Definitely not from the team

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 25d

this is a thought experiment! my own views and not of the company

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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 25d

Option

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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 27d

Bluesky's chief operating officer, @rose.bsky.team, tells The Times the platform is going strong but engagement is more important than user numbers or monetising

Bluesky chief: Musk and advertising turned social media into slop

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