The social media network was doomed to fail as users tried to re-create Twitter.

Bluesky is a fast-growing Twitter rival, with 36 million users. CEO Jay Graber explains its origin, and future plans, in a ...

"First day here," one Bluesky user wrote in response to the company's post about its growth. "Just getting my feet wet. Was a longtime Twitter user but it's a shell of what it used to be." ...

Rather than require you to figure out which server to join, as Mastodon does, Bluesky initially centralized the user experience on one server so users could see one feed, just like on Twitter.

BlueSky, which is no longer affiliated with Dorsey or Twitter, officially launched in February 2024 with around 3 million users. Today, it has over 32 million users and is run by a team of 21 people.

There are some things you can do to get the most out of Bluesky, but a third-party client for power users could be just the ...

CEO Jay Graber says the days of winner-take-all social networking are over. Thank heavens she’s right. Last weekend, an ugly ...

created by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, which feels comfortably familiar while addressing many of its predecessors' pitfalls. What sets Bluesky apart is its commitment to user control and ...

However, Bluesky generally lacks the wit, snark, and clever retorts found on Twitter in its heyday. Bluesky users such as academics, journalists, Democratic Party operatives, and others are now ...