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With Elon Musk fully takin over twitter, former Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is set to launch, Bluesky another social network app to rival Twitter. In the past 48 hours alone, 30,000 people have signed up for Bluesky. In this article we will be shedding more light on Bluesky social app and how to sign up.What’s Bluesky?Bluesky is a new social networking foundation that offers consumers flexibility in their experience, developers freedom to construct, and creators independence from platforms.Bluesky was launched by Twitter as a nonprofit initiative in 2019 and is now in the research stage as of 2022. Without any ownership from Twitter, Bluesky is owned by the team itself. So since Elon Musk has successfully acquired Twitter, Bluesky remains independent from Twitter.Who Is The Founder Of Bluesky Social App ?In addition to being the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, Inc., Jack Patrick Dorsey is the founder of Bluesky. Jack Dorsey is an American Internet entrepreneur, programmer, and philanthropist. He is also the founder and CEO of Block, Inc., a business that handles financial payments.How to Sign up to Bluesky Beta?If you would like to sign up and check out Bluesky Beta, go to this link and enter your email. Once it launches, you’ll get notified via email. During the first 24 hours, more than 30,000 sign-ups occurred.

Latest Tech News Tech Tech News Bluesky launches 'Trending Topics' feature for desktop and mobile users: Here’s how it works Bluesky is taking another step to enhance its user experience with the introduction of a "Trending Topics" feature, now available in beta. The social media platform announced on December 25 that both mobile app and desktop users can now explore trending topics worldwide. However, this feature is currently only available in English.Where to Find Bluesky Trending TopicsDesktop users will find the trending topics on the right sidebar, while mobile users can access them by tapping the search button within the app. The feature is designed to keep users updated on the most discussed subjects, but it also offers an option to turn it off. By navigating to Settings > Content and Media, users can uncheck the ‘Enable trending topics' option to disable it.Also read: OnePlus Ace 5, Ace 5 Pro launched: Here's everything you need to knowBluesky has taken steps to ensure that users' preferences are respected within the trending topics section. If users have muted certain words or phrases, those will not appear in the trending feed. This customisation allows users to curate their experience and avoid unwanted content.Bluesky vs. ThreadsThe introduction of the "Trending Topics" feature puts Bluesky in direct competition with Threads, Meta's platform, which has limited its trending feature to users in the U.S. and Japan. Bluesky's broader, global rollout aims to appeal to a wider audience as the platform continues to grow at a rapid pace.Also read: WhatsApp for iOS adds AR effects, new backgrounds, and a document-scanning feature: Here's how to use itHowever, the company described the feature as "V1" and clarified that it is still in its beta phase. Bluesky emphasised that feedback from users will play a significant role in its evolution. The platform encouraged users to share their thoughts and objections regarding the feature's implementation.Meanwhile, Bluesky's rapid growth continues to make headlines. The platform saw a surge of 10 million new users in just one month, bringing its total to over 25 million users. This surge in popularity has pushed Meta to accelerate feature releases for Threads, signalling a growing rivalry between the two platforms. As users look for alternatives to X (formerly Twitter), Bluesky is emerging as a strong contender.Also read: Fake RBI voicemail trapping people in credit card scams- Know how to be safeThe Bluesky app is free to download on the App Store and requires an iPhone running iOS 15.1 or later. To ensure access to the latest features, users are advised to install the updated app version.

Tools to simplify and personalize your experience. Here's a quick overview of some of the community-made tools currently available:ClearSky: View your block list, see who’s blocking you, and check which lists you’re on.SkyFeed and DeckBlue: Apps that provide configurable user interfaces for advanced users.BlueSky Thread Reader: Fully expands BlueSky threads, making them easier to read in their entirety.Awesome BlueSky: A curated list of additional tools and resources to help you further customize your experience.Setting Up Your Bluesky AccountHow to Sign Up to BlueskyInitially, Bluesky required an invite code to create an account, allowing limited access to users who served as beta testers during its early development. However, invitation codes are no longer required, allowing any user aged 13 or older to create an account.To begin, you’ll need to navigate to on either desktop or mobile. On either platform, you’ll be greeted by a sign-in page that allows you to create an account or log into an existing account.Begin configuring your account by completing the short login process. Setting up an account on Bluesky is quick and easy. The platform will walk you through three simple steps to personalize your profile. During this process, you can customize your profile picture, choose a custom handle, and select interests that will influence your feed. How to Find Friends on Bluesky and Expand Your NetworkThere are a few different ways to find friends on Bluesky after you've created your account:Use third-party tools: Transfer followers from platforms like X using tools specifically designed for account migration, such as Sky Follower BridgeSearch directly: Look up your friends by name or handle if you know it.Explore Starter Packs: Check out the Starter Packs on your friends' profiles. Since individual users curate these, you might discover familiar accounts or find new creators who share your interests.A few additional tools are also available to help you quickly build and manage your BlueSky network: Sky Follower Bridge: A browser extension that finds and follows accounts you currently follow on X (formerly Twitter) who also have BlueSky accounts.BlueSky Follow Back All: Automatically follows accounts that follow you but aren’t yet in

December 18, 2024–Palo Alto, CA–Today Flipboard, Inc. is opening a beta for Surf, a new way to discover, create and share custom feeds that combine people and sources from across the social web for any interest. With support for browsing ActivityPub, AT Proto and RSS, Surf enables anyone to easily mix people, publishers, blogs, podcasts and YouTube channels into custom feeds with powerful topical filters and moderation tools. Surf frees people from closed networks and the monolithic For You feed by giving them the controls to design their own social media experience around interests instead of platforms.Custom feeds can be built by anyone, for anything. For example, “Film is Not Dead” by popular photographer and podcaster David Imel is a custom feed that includes photos, videos and podcasts from curated film photographers who are posting with the #FilmIsNotDead hashtag on Bluesky, Threads, Mastodon and YouTube. “Tech Talk” includes tech founders, journalists and podcasters but filters their posts by the Tech topic, so only relevant posts appear. ”NBA Threads” lets basketball fans across Threads and Bluesky discuss games in real time or catch up with pre- and post-game articles, videos and podcasts. There’s an ocean of possibilities and, as new feeds are created, the Surf editorial team will feature them in the Surf Shop.“Until now, our connections to each other have been siloed and owned by a few monolithic social networks. The rise of the open social web means we can now imagine entirely new ways to connect people and information online,” said Mike McCue, CEO of Flipboard and host of Dot Social. ”Surf is built from the ground up for this new era, giving people the tools they need to shape their online experiences and experiment with new ways to build sustainable communities on the web.”The Surf beta, dubbed Dawn Patrol, is being released first for ‘feed builders,’ people interested in creating custom feeds around diverse topics, communities and interests. To join this early group of surfers, sign-up at about.surf.social.Creating Surf Custom FeedsGiving people the ability to browse the entire social web means Surf custom feeds can include a wide variety of sources including keywords, individual profiles, unique hashtags, Flipboard Magazines, RSS content, YouTube channels, podcasts and even other feeds. In the Surf app, select Make a Custom Feed, give it a name and use the Star to add sources to the feed. Feeds will automatically be added to the