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Is Bluesky still invite only?
by xrd 3y ago
Is Bluesky still invite only?
- nvy 3y agoYes. I have invite codes if you would like one. Email in my profile. Edit: they're all gone!
- lucb1e 3y agoWas browsing around your website (mentioned in profile), noticed https://0x85.org/contact.html https://0x85.org/contact.html only mentions Twitter and email. Maybe the bluesky omission is intentional, but probably it just hasn't been updated yet? I'm not on bsky myself, currently having fun on mastodon and I'm not familiar with bsky enough to know what I'm missing out on, but for other folks I figured I'd mention it
- nvy 3y agoHey thanks. It's just outdated, what with young kids and grad school. Appreciate the note.
- JosephK 3y agoIs your offer invite code available to other randoms like myself? I tried to register on bsky months ago and still haven't been approved.
- defatigable 3y agoI have some extra if you'd like one. Let me know how to get it to you and I will.
- azemetre 3y agoIf you're offering I'd love one. My email is my username on hackernews at gmail.com
- Pi9h 3y agoSent you an invite code.
- AnonC 3y agoCould you send me one? Email in my profile. Thanks.
- defatigable 3y agoi emailed you one
- AnonC 3y agoThanks a lot! I was able to signup using the code.
- duvara 3y agoWould also like one if you have an extra. Thx in advance. (Click on username to see my email in profile)
- Pi9h 3y agoSent you a code.
- da25 3y agoI'd love to have one if you have any left. (email in my bio)
- defatigable 3y agoemailed you with a code
- leviathan 3y agoI’d also like an invite if anyone still reading has any.
- defatigable 3y agoemailed you with one
- leviathan 3y agowell received, thanks a lot.
- defatigable 3y agosure thing, enjoy!
- duvara 3y agoGot an invite from another user. Thx!!!
- pests 3y agoI'm still trying to get one if anyone see's this. Keep missing the ones posted. Email in profile. Thanks.
- defatigable 3y agoemailed you with one
- pests 3y agoFinally! Thank you! My username is the same as on here if you (or anyone) want to connect.
- nvy 3y agoI'm happy to give them to any HN user but I'm afraid I have only three left and there are three emails in my inbox asking for invites, so if one is you then congratulations! Otherwise, sorry.
- panja 3y agoI'll also add my 4 invite codes if anyone wants them EDIT: I'm fresh out for now, sorry!
- kin3tik 3y agoI'd also love a code if anyone has any to spare (email in bio)
- xarope 3y agoif anyone still has any codes, please DM me one, email in my profile. Thanks muchly
- eitland 3y agoIf anyone else still has invites I am also interested. My mail is at the bottom of my bio.
- jakebsky 3y agoIt is, but not as a "growth hack" or anything. It's just a way of limiting growth while the system is scaled (in terms of the backend and abuse prevention). There's a dedicated waitlist for developers that will get you access quite quickly: https://atproto.com/blog/call-for-developers https://atproto.com/blog/call-for-developers
- danShumway 3y agoIt's pretty hard not to see it as a growth hack given that posts can't even be viewed without an account. That seems pretty transparently to be a system to create a feeling of FOMO/exclusivity, to make it so that you don't only need an account to participate, you need an account to even see what the network is or to follow anyone on it at all. As a comparison, Cohost limited account setup when it launched as a way to limit growth. But it didn't lock viewing the entire site behind an account requirement because... come on. What does that have to do with scaling, we all know why that restriction is there :) To be fair, it seems to be working. Needing to seek out and find invite codes means that signups are more visible -- signup codes get shared over social media and that means mentioning Bluesky publicly and keeping it in people's minds. It also forces people to ask publicly about access, which makes the network feel more exclusive and turns every signup or expression of interest into an advertisement for the network. It's a good marketing strategy, and I suspect that a nontrivial portion of Bluesky's current buzz comes from that marketing strategy, so I can understand why it hasn't been abandoned yet. I mean, look at the current thread; if people didn't need to coordinate publicly on HN to get access then this subthread wouldn't exist and then there wouldn't be a public thread where a bunch of people express interest in trying out the network -- and that publicly expressed interest in this very subthread makes Bluesky feel more in-demand. In fact, this is such an effective marketing strategy that I've seen Bluesky users complain that invite codes are too common now and that their invite codes aren't in as much demand as they used to be. That FOMO loop is so powerful that it's even affecting the people who already have access to the network who enjoyed the feeling of being in control of an artificially scarce resource. But sure, all of this is definitely not a growth hack, I believe you ;) Regardless of whether it's good marketing, the account requirements make the platform a lot less relevant in any serious discussions about the direction of social media, because despite its plans for the future for federation and access, what Bluesky is today is a platform that is in practice even more locked down than Twitter is.
- Hamuko 3y agoI still have a single invite left.