Blue Sky is now over 19 Mil members.

[Baitball Blogger]

I have been sporadically watching them over the last 24 hours. During the day they peaked at 12 new members a second. At night, that dropped to 5 new members a second. Right now they're at 9 new members a second.

https://bsky-users.theo.io/

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. I signed up a few dsys ago.

Liking it so far.

ladyklc-garb.bsky.social

Wonder when our favorite pols join and tell Elon to GFY!

[yellowdogintexas]

2. I signed up this afternoon. Still yellowdoginTexas

it only took maybe 10 minutes for me to go down a rabbit hole

[Baitball Blogger]

3. It really does come down to the source.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. Just clicked FOLLOW on the following...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett
Mark Hamil (the Luke Skywalker)
Aaron Rupar
David Hogg

There will be more I will be FOLLOWing in the coming days.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. This is fun!

[highplainsdem]

16. Are you familiar with Bluesky's starter packs? They're lists of accounts others have put together to

help you find accounts matching similar interests, and you can either follow all of them with one click, or go through and select the ones you want.

Here's an example, a started pack compiled by MuellerSheWrote:

https://bsky.app/starter-pack/muellershewrote.bsky.social/3laz2cdtez62l

[ProudMNDemocrat]

19. Thanks. Just added more to follow. Heavy hitters for sure.

[highplainsdem]

24. From the photo album your DU profile links to, I'd guess you're in SCA. I searched Bluesky

for SCA starter packs and found this right away:

https://bsky.app/starter-pack/jemburch.bsky.social/3lax6rhddmv2r

[MaryMagdaline]

23. Followed you just now

[e-mail]

[MaryMagdaline]

18. Followed you just now

[e-mail]

[JR11]

4. Wary

Social media, and just any major social media hub, is subject matter that should now be held with the strictest examination. There is just too much going on right now. Too much internet hijinks and nefarious powerplays taking place behind the scenes.

I would just like to see a grass roots revolution away from electronic social media and back into the fundamental (in the flesh) social circles of individual locales. Social media has driven society mad. For God's sake, the writing is on the wall!

[Tribetime]

5. I signed up but maybe i'm doing something wrong

Every time I try to log in, it has to send you a code.And the site is nowhere near as good as the othebesides.Maybe i'm doing something wrong

[highplainsdem]

8. You apparently set up two-factor authentication. Go into settings and scroll down to the last section above Account

where it says

Two-factor authentication

Require email code to log into your account

and toggle that off.


Not sure which site you're comparing it to, but other sites have your preferences so that will help make them look better. Find and follow the people on Bluesky that you've been following elsewhere.

[Tribetime]

15. Ty

[highplainsdem]

17. You're welcome!

[highplainsdem]

20. And as I mentioned to ProudMNDemocrat above, the starter packs you can find on Bluesky can be

very helpful in finding people to follow. Like this one from MuellerSheWrote:

https://bsky.app/starter-pack/muellershewrote.bsky.social/3laz2cdtez62l

[UTUSN]

31. hpd, you use Threads, don't you? Is this better/easier than Threads?

Have unused accounts on Xitter and Threads and have only used them on links in posts and news items, not for signing in. Just tried to deactivate Xitter and couldn't get in, was told to try later.

Went to Threads for the first time and had to go through instagram, then Threads looks like just scrolling, no discussion replies in sight. Just huh? Plus I had the impression it was an anti-Xitter thing so imagine my surprise to see MUSK posting a thread.

Will try ridding Xitter and registering on blues my tomorrow, back to the question which is better/easier. Thanks.

[Tribetime]

32. I'm computer illiterate... ty I'm old

[highplainsdem]

34. No, I don't use Threads, so I can't compare it to Bluesky. But I can say Bluesky is at least as easy to

use as Twitter.

You can see the sort of thing on Bluesky just looking at this page: https://bsky.app/

To look at a specific message there with all the replies, click on the time/date after the account name (same as on Twitter, FB and Threads).

To look at that person's account, click.directly on the name.

Re "Elon Musk" being on Threads - I just searched there and none of the accounts using his name are really him.

[UTUSN]

35. Thanks, thought i had seen your posts linking Threads. Will do the Bluesky.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. I made a similar mistake.

Make sure you go here, and not the other blue sky.

https://bsky.app/

Your experience will improve if you limit yourself to reliable sources.

[Tribetime]

14. Ty

[MaryMagdaline]

22. Took me days to get through. I kept having to hit pictures

over and over to get approved as human. Left it alone a few days and then went back. I never received the codes they said that they were sending

[gay texan]

6. i joined n/t

[Crunchy Frog]

9. I still have to join. I'm still to mentally and emotionally exhausted

to do anything that feels too complicated.

Xitter is getting unbearable though.

[highplainsdem]

21. It's very easy to sign up on Bluesky.

[oasis]

11. That's the spirit!

[PeaceWave]

12. I like that they're Seattle based...Deep in the heart of Blue State country...Like Twitter used to be.

[Deuxcents]

25. Elon will not like this..watch out for some sabotage

[Baitball Blogger]

26. I heard he lost 32 Million followers.

[Deuxcents]

28. Yep. And he owns satellites..could he jam communications?

I’ve read where he can shut on n off communications in Ukraine. I just don’t trust him, I guess

[Baitball Blogger]

29. No one should. This is insane.

[Bluetus]

30. I don't think that would be an issue

These are communication satellites -- specifically, they provide Internet service in areas where terrestrial service is not available. Just about any terrestrial service is faster, cheaper, and more reliable than satellite service.

The only Bluesky access Musk could block would be for subscribers of the SpaceX service.

[Freethinker65]

27. I joined last week. Hadn't been on Twitter since Musk bought it.

The format is pretty much identical to old Twitter so it's easy to use.

[littlemissmartypants]

33. I finally finished my sign up...

2diamondeyes.bsky.social



❤️

[LeftInTX]

36. I read the site is owned byJay Graber. A crypto investor

[bamagal62]

37. Please explain what Blue sky is?

And who
Owns it?