Err, fixed by using theathletic.nytimes.com ?
Err, fixed by using theathletic.nytimes.com ?
π The internet has transformed from a diverse ecosystem to a controlled plantation dominated by tech giants. How did we get here, and what does it mean for our digital lives? #TechTakeover #DigitalMonoculture watch @mariafarrell.bsky.social from @webdirections.org Dev Summit '24
This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesnβt downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Cyberspace Movies in 1995: Silicon Valley Meets Hollywood
βSimilarweb noted that Bluesky generated 38.6 million outgoing visits in November 2024, spread across a variety of news websites, while Threads generated 24.5 million referrals. However, the firm pointed out that 42% of Threadsβ traffic was directing users to Instagram, not publishersβ websites.β
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βMeta promises to combat misinformation in Australia using the same strategy it abandoned in the U.S. to appease Trump. β
π www.404media.co/meta-promise...
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Thatβs it. Pivoting to a tshirt companyβ¦ had more money coming in today than we did the last two years selling custom domains
THE SHIRTS ARE BACK IN STOCK
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Professor Blue: Analyze your Bluesky posts
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I completely forgot to monitor mentions of theblue.social on Bluesky π€·π #buildinpublic
Didnβt spend time on automating anything yet, though thatβs the idea. The handle is free, with the redirect a paid option.
Fact-checking has been in the news lately. So whatβs the evidence it works? Those who study misinformation are perplexed by Metaβs decision to axe 3rd-party fact-checking
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The research community has flocked to the social-media platform Bluesky.
Tell us about your experience
https://go.nature.com/42fihQG
How Jay Graber Is Making Sure Bluesky Never Turns Into Elon Muskβs X
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Today, we get into the nitty-gritty details of @surf.social, a new project by @flipboard.com! It's a feed reader with #Fediverse social features, where you can build your own community newsfeed.
This morning weβre announcing Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web β the open social web.
Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.
More at surf.social
How can you make @bsky.app profitable without enshittifying the platform? We asked CEO @jay.bsky.team about her plans for the company at #WIREDBigInterview: wired.trib.al/kFm4jPL
We're thrilled to be joined by @jay.bsky.team, CEO of @bsky.app, to hear how the company is disrupting social media: #WIREDBigInterview wrd.cm/biginterview...
@bsky.app CEO @jay.bsky.team talks about who the app is for: essentially everyone. To give users the ability and customize the experience, like itβs their own blog. #WIREDBigInterview
βI have always called them postsβ - Bluesky CEO Jay Graber on calling postsβ¦ skeets
watch live here: wrd.cm/biginterview... #WIREDBigInterview
NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform.
With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
Your Bluesky Posts Are Probably In A Bunch of Datasets Now
After a machine learning librarian released and then deleted a dataset of one million Bluesky posts, several other bigger datasets have appeared in its placeβincluding one of almost 300 million posts.
π www.404media.co/bluesky-post...
Some thoughts on this platform, that platform, and the things you carry with you.
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