▲ 1253 ▼ Bluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week / A ‘majority' of the new users are from the US, indicating that people are searching for a new platform as an alternative to X. (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by LuuTuyen@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 265 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] futatorius@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Some use/used it as an RSS feed for researchers sharing papers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) Know what else is great for that? RSS feeds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago Yeah but no. It's not an RSS feed per se. It's researchers sharing what they publish and what other publish with ints or resumes sometimes. Then people would comment and researchers reply. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Man what evet happened to those permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brilokuloj@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Never went away, they're still used by independent websites. A potential hurdle was that Firefox dropped native support at one point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago ...and a lot that are not that independent. I never stopped using RSS. It's only because it's not so easily monetized that it's not more widely known, I bet. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Enekk@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I used Twitter for emergency updates, saved me multiple times. permalink fedilink source parent [–] marx2k@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) ...or following people and interests you want to follow and keeping up with their updates. ffs stop gatekeeping social media permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* The facebook/mastadon format is much better for individuals, no? And Reddit/Lemmy for niches, as long as they're supplemented by a wiki or something. And Tumblr. The way content gets spread organically, rather than with an algorithm, is actually super nice. IMO Twitter's original premise, of letting novel, original, but very short thoughts fly into the ether has been so thoroughly corrupted that it can't really come back. It's entertaining and engaging, but an awful format for actually exchanging important information, like discord. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) If i ever wan tto know what Natalie Portman ate for breakfast, i'll walk into the ocean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dezmd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Everyone knows it was hot grits, and she poured them down your pants. Just /. things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Some use/used it as an RSS feed for researchers sharing papers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) Know what else is great for that? RSS feeds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago Yeah but no. It's not an RSS feed per se. It's researchers sharing what they publish and what other publish with ints or resumes sometimes. Then people would comment and researchers reply. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Man what evet happened to those permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brilokuloj@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Never went away, they're still used by independent websites. A potential hurdle was that Firefox dropped native support at one point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago ...and a lot that are not that independent. I never stopped using RSS. It's only because it's not so easily monetized that it's not more widely known, I bet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) Know what else is great for that? RSS feeds. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago Yeah but no. It's not an RSS feed per se. It's researchers sharing what they publish and what other publish with ints or resumes sometimes. Then people would comment and researchers reply. permalink fedilink source parent [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Man what evet happened to those permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brilokuloj@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Never went away, they're still used by independent websites. A potential hurdle was that Firefox dropped native support at one point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago ...and a lot that are not that independent. I never stopped using RSS. It's only because it's not so easily monetized that it's not more widely known, I bet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 years ago Yeah but no. It's not an RSS feed per se. It's researchers sharing what they publish and what other publish with ints or resumes sometimes. Then people would comment and researchers reply. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Man what evet happened to those permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] brilokuloj@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Never went away, they're still used by independent websites. A potential hurdle was that Firefox dropped native support at one point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago ...and a lot that are not that independent. I never stopped using RSS. It's only because it's not so easily monetized that it's not more widely known, I bet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brilokuloj@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Never went away, they're still used by independent websites. A potential hurdle was that Firefox dropped native support at one point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago ...and a lot that are not that independent. I never stopped using RSS. It's only because it's not so easily monetized that it's not more widely known, I bet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago ...and a lot that are not that independent. I never stopped using RSS. It's only because it's not so easily monetized that it's not more widely known, I bet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Enekk@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago I used Twitter for emergency updates, saved me multiple times. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] marx2k@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) ...or following people and interests you want to follow and keeping up with their updates. ffs stop gatekeeping social media permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* The facebook/mastadon format is much better for individuals, no? And Reddit/Lemmy for niches, as long as they're supplemented by a wiki or something. And Tumblr. The way content gets spread organically, rather than with an algorithm, is actually super nice. IMO Twitter's original premise, of letting novel, original, but very short thoughts fly into the ether has been so thoroughly corrupted that it can't really come back. It's entertaining and engaging, but an awful format for actually exchanging important information, like discord. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) If i ever wan tto know what Natalie Portman ate for breakfast, i'll walk into the ocean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dezmd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Everyone knows it was hot grits, and she poured them down your pants. Just /. things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* The facebook/mastadon format is much better for individuals, no? And Reddit/Lemmy for niches, as long as they're supplemented by a wiki or something. And Tumblr. The way content gets spread organically, rather than with an algorithm, is actually super nice. IMO Twitter's original premise, of letting novel, original, but very short thoughts fly into the ether has been so thoroughly corrupted that it can't really come back. It's entertaining and engaging, but an awful format for actually exchanging important information, like discord. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) If i ever wan tto know what Natalie Portman ate for breakfast, i'll walk into the ocean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dezmd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Everyone knows it was hot grits, and she poured them down your pants. Just /. things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Everyone knows it was hot grits, and she poured them down your pants. Just /. things. permalink fedilink source parent