2024-11-26
This mentality worked for Snap->Stories and TikTok->Reels but the network effects of the media/discourse site are so sticky. Maybe it'll work on casuals to keep Bluesky from being a 50M+ DAU site though. [embedded post]
Axios
Meta says Threads had 35M new signups since November 1 and is now going on three months of 1M+ million signups per day; Threads had 275M+ MAUs in Q3 2024
- Bluesky said last week it now has more than 20 million users. … - According to the new data, another 20 million new signups have been added in the past 11 days.
This mentality worked for Snap->Stories and TikTok->Reels but the network effects of the media/discourse site are so sticky. Maybe it'll work on casuals to keep Bluesky from being a 50M+ DAU site though. [embedded post]
The Verge
Threads begins testing an option to set For You, Following, or a custom feed as the default, another improvement seemingly sparked by competition from Bluesky
For You, following, or a custom one — as your default. Also making this more visible in the app. Interested to see how and if people use this. Jason Kottke / @jkottke : FINALLY. ...
2024-11-25
It was inevitable that Silicon Valley would get a chance to take the wheel so we might as well get on with it and see how they do — either they'll succeed, fail and be humiliated, or realize it's harder than they think and back off a bit. [embedded post]
Washington Post
Sources: Bill Ackman, Travis Kalanick, and others are involved in the Department of Government Efficiency; Marc Andreessen is a networker for talent recruitment
Markets Cheer Trump's Treasury Pick Bluesky: Michael J. Stern / @michaeljstern.bsky.social : I've got a suggestion for how Elon Musk can reduce the government deficit: Start paying...