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I can’t wait to read the tell all book about Bluesky during this three day period when Threads hits a hundred million users and Bluesky makes the most important

I can’t wait to read the tell all book about Bluesky during this three day period when Threads hits a hundred million users and Bluesky makes the most important strategic decision of its existence.

sigmar 3y ago
"we shut down new user signups so we could focus on the really important stuff: acting as a frontend for namecheap"
- _cenw 3y ago
  At least they have a sign up. Threads is just an empty website in the EU right now.
  - mikelward 3y ago
    With a long wait list.
  - troupo 3y ago
    > Threads is just an empty website in the EU right now. And it should stay that way. CJEU declares Meta/Facebook's GDPR approach largely illegal: https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach-largely-illegal https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach... Threads won't launch until compliant with GDPR and Digital Markets Act: https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-threads-app-in-the-eu-irish-dpc-says-metas-new-twitter-rival-wont-be-launched-here/a1927220337.html https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-...
    - blitzar 3y ago
      > Threads is just an empty website in the EU right now. And it should stay that way. Not launching in the EU is a massive red flag on the data hoovering ambitions facebook have for threads.
      - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
        > Not launching in the EU is a massive red flag on the data hoovering ambitions facebook have for threads Not really. It just means they don’t want to wait for EU compliance to launch. It’s fairly standard to have an EU lag for feature releases, in the same way there is a lag for releasing certain content in Asia or financial products in the United States.
        ranguna 3y ago
        > fairly standard to have an EU lag For obvious reasons, like the reasons the person you replied to mentioned: privacy violating features block apps like Threads from entering the EU market. That's a good thing.
        tick_tock_tick 3y ago
        No it's just that often waiting for legal to validate you're ok to run in the EU isn't worth waiting around for. Better to launch in the USA and deal with the EU as needed.
        blitzar 3y ago
        They dont need a permit or paperwork, they just need to copy and paste the t's & c's from their two existing platforms.
        troupo 3y ago
        They can no longer do that: CJEU declares Meta/Facebook's GDPR approach largely illegal: https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach-largely-illegal https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach...
      - jacooper 3y ago
        BTW its not clear if other product like Twitter or Instagram are even compliant, so its not a meta / threads specific thing.
  - MikusR 3y ago
    In practice bluesky is also an empty page
    - mcv 3y ago
      Is it? I've heard people claim they got more value out of it than Mastodon already. Which would surprise me because Mastodon seems to be working extremely well. (I don't use it myself, but I follow a lot of people on Mastodon.)
      - kgermino 3y ago
        I imagine “In practice” is referring to the fact that massive portion or potential users (including myself) can’t access the app because of the registration limits.
  - ranguna 3y ago
    I'm not trying to be offensive in any way with this comment. Why did you try Threads? This question comes from a person who doesn't have a twitter account, so if the answer is that you want to replace your twitter usage with something else, could you elaborate the value you get out of these platforms?
    - _cenw 3y ago
      It's an illusion of choice. I go wherever my community goes. I've tried boycotting Discord and it just made me miserable and isolated.
      - ranguna 3y ago
        I see, thanks!
copperx 3y ago
I'm surely bikeshedding, but isn't Bluesky a terrible name for a social network?
- netheril96 3y ago
  So is "Threads" in my opinion. But I downloaded Threads regardless.
  - esperent 3y ago
    Threads is an amazing name for an focused around conversations.
  - aroman 3y ago
    wait really? i thought "Threads" was pretty genius. it's a social network where people post threads. people already know and use the word "threads". you post tiktoks on tiktok, reels on reels, and threads on threads.
    - didntcheck 3y ago
      It's entirely happenstance, but I like the accidental reference to BBC Threads (the nuclear war TV film). Not only is it a "post apocalypse" evacuation site to many people, but the opening narration of the film muses on how society depends on the "threads" between us and others. Essentially describing the network effect that social media platforms live and die by
  - birracerveza 3y ago
    How is it bad? I hate Facebook as much as the next folk, but Threads is pretty good because it's the most possible generic name you could give a Twitter clone. The term has been in use since the 90s to refer to the format of basically every textual exchange, and IMO it works exactly because it's so shallow. Also props to the logo designer, I really like the fact that it's a thread.
  - whywhywhywhy 3y ago
    Threads looks like absolute genius as a brand name next to "Bluesky" although Bluesky also looks genius next to "Mastodon", like how many people picked randomly on the street could even spell that one.
jelled 3y ago
I tried hard to get a bluesky invite a few months ago. Even put a few bids on ebay hoping to get one for less then $100. The fomo has since passed. Probably wouldn't bother signing up if I got one today.
- pferde 3y ago
  Really? In my social network on Mastodon, several folks could not get rid of them even for free - nobody wanted them.

I can’t wait to read the tell all book about Bluesky during this three day period when Threads hits a hundred million users and Bluesky makes the most important strategic decision of its existence.

sigmar 3y ago

"we shut down new user signups so we could focus on the really important stuff: acting as a frontend for namecheap"

_cenw 3y ago
At least they have a sign up. Threads is just an empty website in the EU right now.
- mikelward 3y ago
  With a long wait list.
- troupo 3y ago
  > Threads is just an empty website in the EU right now. And it should stay that way. CJEU declares Meta/Facebook's GDPR approach largely illegal: https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach-largely-illegal https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach... Threads won't launch until compliant with GDPR and Digital Markets Act: https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-threads-app-in-the-eu-irish-dpc-says-metas-new-twitter-rival-wont-be-launched-here/a1927220337.html https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/no-instagram-...
  - blitzar 3y ago
    > Threads is just an empty website in the EU right now. And it should stay that way. Not launching in the EU is a massive red flag on the data hoovering ambitions facebook have for threads.
    - JumpCrisscross 3y ago
      > Not launching in the EU is a massive red flag on the data hoovering ambitions facebook have for threads Not really. It just means they don’t want to wait for EU compliance to launch. It’s fairly standard to have an EU lag for feature releases, in the same way there is a lag for releasing certain content in Asia or financial products in the United States.
      - ranguna 3y ago
        > fairly standard to have an EU lag For obvious reasons, like the reasons the person you replied to mentioned: privacy violating features block apps like Threads from entering the EU market. That's a good thing.
        tick_tock_tick 3y ago
        No it's just that often waiting for legal to validate you're ok to run in the EU isn't worth waiting around for. Better to launch in the USA and deal with the EU as needed.
        blitzar 3y ago
        They dont need a permit or paperwork, they just need to copy and paste the t's & c's from their two existing platforms.
        troupo 3y ago
        They can no longer do that: CJEU declares Meta/Facebook's GDPR approach largely illegal: https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach-largely-illegal https://noyb.eu/en/cjeu-declares-metafacebooks-gdpr-approach...
    - jacooper 3y ago
      BTW its not clear if other product like Twitter or Instagram are even compliant, so its not a meta / threads specific thing.
- MikusR 3y ago
  In practice bluesky is also an empty page
  - mcv 3y ago
    Is it? I've heard people claim they got more value out of it than Mastodon already. Which would surprise me because Mastodon seems to be working extremely well. (I don't use it myself, but I follow a lot of people on Mastodon.)
    - kgermino 3y ago
      I imagine “In practice” is referring to the fact that massive portion or potential users (including myself) can’t access the app because of the registration limits.
- ranguna 3y ago
  I'm not trying to be offensive in any way with this comment. Why did you try Threads? This question comes from a person who doesn't have a twitter account, so if the answer is that you want to replace your twitter usage with something else, could you elaborate the value you get out of these platforms?
  - _cenw 3y ago
    It's an illusion of choice. I go wherever my community goes. I've tried boycotting Discord and it just made me miserable and isolated.
    - ranguna 3y ago
      I see, thanks!

copperx 3y ago

I'm surely bikeshedding, but isn't Bluesky a terrible name for a social network?

netheril96 3y ago
So is "Threads" in my opinion. But I downloaded Threads regardless.
- esperent 3y ago
  Threads is an amazing name for an focused around conversations.
- aroman 3y ago
  wait really? i thought "Threads" was pretty genius. it's a social network where people post threads. people already know and use the word "threads". you post tiktoks on tiktok, reels on reels, and threads on threads.
  - didntcheck 3y ago
    It's entirely happenstance, but I like the accidental reference to BBC Threads (the nuclear war TV film). Not only is it a "post apocalypse" evacuation site to many people, but the opening narration of the film muses on how society depends on the "threads" between us and others. Essentially describing the network effect that social media platforms live and die by
- birracerveza 3y ago
  How is it bad? I hate Facebook as much as the next folk, but Threads is pretty good because it's the most possible generic name you could give a Twitter clone. The term has been in use since the 90s to refer to the format of basically every textual exchange, and IMO it works exactly because it's so shallow. Also props to the logo designer, I really like the fact that it's a thread.
- whywhywhywhy 3y ago
  Threads looks like absolute genius as a brand name next to "Bluesky" although Bluesky also looks genius next to "Mastodon", like how many people picked randomly on the street could even spell that one.

jelled 3y ago

I tried hard to get a bluesky invite a few months ago. Even put a few bids on ebay hoping to get one for less then $100. The fomo has since passed. Probably wouldn't bother signing up if I got one today.

pferde 3y ago
Really? In my social network on Mastodon, several folks could not get rid of them even for free - nobody wanted them.