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Bluesky Is Now Courting Threads Users (thurrott.com)

(Friday October 11, 2024 @11:30PM (BeauHD) from the join-the-Blue-side dept.)


Bluesky, the decentralized social network cofounded by Jack Dorsey, created a Threads account to [1]court users frustrated by Meta's moderation issues . Thurrott reports:

> This week, the Bluesky team also used Threads to share some tips on how to get started on Bluesky, how to get more engagement, and more. The company also emphasized its decentralized structure and more extensive customization options, with the app [2]recently introducing a new theme font, adjustable font sizing, and the ability to pin posts on top of profiles.

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> Bluesky also couldn't resist to engage in some strange trolling this week. "We're not like the other girls ... we're not owned by a billionaire," the team [3]wrote on Threads yesterday . Of course, this the post that got the most engagement on the Bluesky Threads account with close to 500 comments as of this writing.



[1] https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/311313/bluesky-is-now-courting-threads-users

[2] https://www.threads.net/@bluesky_social/post/DA9hnXQyrdP?hl=en

[3] https://www.threads.net/@bluesky_social/post/DA82FsEvg7T?xmt=AQGzoaw0C0LcoPsGymacxMV4gNfTqic5fNcGwEtNvOioIA



Re: (Score:2)

by mea_culpa ( 145339 )

> Am I missing something by not using a service?

Just low doses of freedom with a sprinkle of data harvesting and a dash of communism.

Like the original internet (Score:2)

by NotEmmanuelGoldstein ( 6423622 )

> We're not like the other girls ...

A recurring meme on BlueSky is, it's small volume, well-educated subscribers: That means a lack of knee-jerk response, world-owes-me fanatics praising Trump or Q-anon.

The Magician of the Ivory Tower brought his latest invention for the
master programmer to examine. The magician wheeled a large black box into the
master's office while the master waited in silence.
"This is an integrated, distributed, general-purpose workstation,"
began the magician, "ergonomically designed with a proprietary operating
system, sixth generation languages, and multiple state of the art user
interfaces. It took my assistants several hundred man years to construct.
Is it not amazing?"
The master raised his eyebrows slightly. "It is indeed amazing," he
said.
"Corporate Headquarters has commanded," continued the magician, "that
everyone use this workstation as a platform for new programs. Do you agree
to this?"
"Certainly," replied the master, "I will have it transported to the
data center immediately!" And the magician returned to his tower, well
pleased.
Several days later, a novice wandered into the office of the master
programmer and said, "I cannot find the listing for my new program. Do
you know where it might be?"
"Yes," replied the master, "the listings are stacked on the platform
in the data center."
-- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming"