It’s been almost three years since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble (which has already closed) and Spill have been presented as potential replacements, but few aside from Meta’s Threads have achieved the speed of growth Bluesky has reached.
With 9 million users and growing, Bluesky is a decentralised social app conceptualised by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and developed in parallel with Twitter. The social network has a Twitter-like user interface with algorithmic choice, a federated design and community-specific moderation.
John’s take:
In a bid to attract new users, new social media platforms will give your content organic exposure, and this can be beneficial. My advice is not to get distracted from your current social media routine. If you can add content to new platforms without distractions, then give it a try.
Read the article here:
https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/10/what-is-bluesky-everything-to-know-about-the-app-trying-to-replace-twitter/
