What is Bluesky: How to get invites & more
Want to know what the new social media app Bluesky is all about? We give you the lowdown, as well as how you can get an invite to the elusive new social media platform.
You may have heard of many onsocial mediawebsites talking about a new app named Bluesky. The platform is yet another brand-newTwitter alternative, but this one has an interesting history, especially considering that it originated from within Twitter itself.
In 2019, Twitter launched a task force to create a decentralized social media platform, and Bluesky was the fruit of its labor.Twitterfounder Jack Dorsey eventually concluded that eventually, Twitter would be based upon Bluesky as a network of users.
How to get a Bluesky invite
To get a Bluesky invitation, you need to get access to a code from a current Bluesky user. These are dispensed once every two weeks to users on the platform and have become pretty lucrative, withsomeReddit communities dedicated to invitations existing out there. Some users have also been selling their invitation codes on sites like eBay. But, we recommend just asking a user who you might know is on the platform, and not purchasing a code.
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How to use a Bluesky invite code
If you have a Bluesky invite code, you can join the platform by heading to “staging.bsky.app“.
Once you have pasted your invitation code, follow the account setup process to get started on Bluesky.
How does Bluesky work?
Similar toMastodon, Bluesky unifies a network of users in a Twitter-like experience. This is named “Authenticated Transfer Protocol”, where users on different servers running an instance of Bluesky can interact with each other.
On the platform itself, you get access to a Timeline with a selection for “Following” and “What’s Hot” to tailor your experience. Users are able to post comments, add likes and repost other users’ content in a UX that is extremely similar to Twitter itself.
The platform has a 300-character limit for short-form content, and you can also attach media such as images. As of the time of writing, you can also get a Bluesky app on both iPhone and Android.
When you create your handle, you will be able to secure your username, represented with “name.bsky.social”. If you have your own domain, you can also change anything after your username with your own custom domain.
What is a skeet?
Posts on Bluesky have been coined as “Skeets”, a portmanteau of “Bluesky” and “Tweet”. Famous Twitter users and public figures like Dril, James Gunn, and more already joined the platform. As of May 2023, Bluesky has already attainedover 60,000users.
However, be warned, as it could take months to get access via the waitlist.
