Bluesky Directory Newsletter Bluesky currently has over 36.8M users Starter Packs 290K+ Browse → Feeds 85K+ Browse → Lists 200K+ Browse → Alternative AppView As we move towards real federation, we will need independent efforts to build software alternatives to those used and developed by Bluesky. Developer futur has been working on making an alternative full-network AppView: Zepplin. Dig into the details in this blog post: in and out, quick appview adventure Bootstrapping Social Networks:...

Bluesky Directory Newsletter Bluesky currently has over 36.8M users Starter Packs 290K+ Browse → Feeds 85K+ Browse → Lists 200K+ Browse → Welcome, JD Vance JD Vance recently joined Bluesky and, after an initial ban (was his an account an imposter?), went on to being the most blocked account on Bluesky. While joining Bluesky is probably just a performative act for JD Vance, 3 posts and then silence, I think it's a good time to revisit how you can curate your Bluesky experience. Who you follow...

Bluesky Directory Newsletter Bluesky currently has over 36.6M users Starter Packs 290K+ Browse → Feeds 85K+ Browse → Lists 200K+ Browse → Bluesky is Not Dead. (It Isn't Even Sick.) Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle caused a ruckus last week with a piece declaring that Bluesky is, well, over. She argued that declining engagement on Bluesky proves it has failed and somehow “lost” to Twitter/X. The reason? Bluesky is a liberal echo chamber, and it has stopped growing because its partisans...