{"id":13311,"date":"2024-02-13T12:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/13\/bluesky-opens-up-to-the-world-but-can-anything-really-replace-twitter\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T11:37:24","slug":"bluesky-opens-up-to-the-world-but-can-anything-really-replace-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/13\/bluesky-opens-up-to-the-world-but-can-anything-really-replace-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluesky opens up to the world \u2013 but can anything really replace Twitter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a year in invite-only beta mode, anyone can sign up for the new social network. Whether they will want to stay is another matter<\/p>\n

\u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Apologies if you\u2019re receiving this newsletter for a second time. Due to a technical error, it was originally sent with last week\u2019s subject line.<\/em><\/p>\n

Last week, Bluesky opened up its doors. After a year in an invite-only closed beta, anyone who wants it can now sign up for an account with only an email address.<\/p>\n

We weren\u2019t using invites to try to be exclusive. We were using them to manage growth while we built out what is essentially a foundation, the rails for this new kind of distributed network.<\/em><\/p>\n

We had to build the app protocol beneath Bluesky, the AT Protocol, that lets different developers, companies, or people come in and modify their experiences. Some of it is going to be rolling out soon.<\/em><\/p>\n

The silent majority of every successful text-based social media site is lurkers. These are sane, normal people with sane, normal lives \u2026 The influencer is building a business. They are making #content \u2026 The commenter is trying to have a conversation with another human being. They are hoping, however misguidedly, to have a meaningful interaction online \u2026 The reply guy can be thought of as the most important subclass of commenter; they are specific. They are usually interacting with or on behalf of a favored internet user \u2026 Finally, we have the poster, sometimes referred to as a poaster. The poster is required for every social network to function.<\/em><\/p>\n

Look, I know the real story of the self-driving car torched on the streets of San Francisco<\/a> is of \u201cdrunk men doing dumb things after sporting fixture\u201d, but it\u2019s hard not to view it as the start of things to come.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pre-enshittification era wasn\u2019t a time of better leadership. The executives weren\u2019t better. They were constrained. Their worst impulses were checked by competition, regulation, self-help and worker power. So what happened?\u201d Cory Doctorow\u2019s Financial Times essay on enshittification <\/a>(\u00a3) is great.<\/p>\n

Arc is one of the most interesting companies building for the web<\/a> right now, and Arc Search \u2013 a new AI-powered Google replacement \u2013 is fascinating. But is it healthy for the web itself<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Continue reading…<\/a>
\nAfter a year in invite-only beta mode, anyone can sign up for the new social network. Whether they will want to stay is another matter
\n\u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here
\nApologies if you\u2019re receiving this newsletter for a second time. Due to a technical error, it was originally sent with last week\u2019s subject line.
\nLast week, Bluesky opened up its doors. After a year in an invite-only closed beta, anyone who wants it can now sign up for an account with only an email address.
\nWe weren\u2019t using invites to try to be exclusive. We were using them to manage growth while we built out what is essentially a foundation, the rails for this new kind of distributed network.
\nWe had to build the app protocol beneath Bluesky, the AT Protocol, that lets different developers, companies, or people come in and modify their experiences. Some of it is going to be rolling out soon.
\nThe silent majority of every successful text-based social media site is lurkers. These are sane, normal people with sane, normal lives \u2026 The influencer is building a business. They are making #content \u2026 The commenter is trying to have a conversation with another human being. They are hoping, however misguidedly, to have a meaningful interaction online \u2026 The reply guy can be thought of as the most important subclass of commenter; they are specific. They are usually interacting with or on behalf of a favored internet user \u2026 Finally, we have the poster, sometimes referred to as a poaster. The poster is required for every social network to function.
\nLook, I know the real story of the self-driving car torched on the streets of San Francisco is of \u201cdrunk men doing dumb things after sporting fixture\u201d, but it\u2019s hard not to view it as the start of things to come.
\n\u201cThe pre-enshittification era wasn\u2019t a time of better leadership. The executives weren\u2019t better. They were constrained. Their worst impulses were checked by competition, regulation, self-help and worker power. So what happened?\u201d Cory Doctorow\u2019s Financial Times essay on enshittification (\u00a3) is great.
\nArc is one of the most interesting companies building for the web right now, and Arc Search \u2013 a new AI-powered Google replacement \u2013 is fascinating. But is it healthy for the web itself? Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a year in invite-only beta mode, anyone can sign up for the new social network. Whether they will want to stay is another matter \u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here Apologies if you\u2019re receiving this newsletter for a second time. Due to a technical error, …<\/p>\n

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