Topline Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has experienced a drop off in U.S. user traffic since November’s presidential election—when he used his account to rally support for President Trump—while rival social media platforms Threads and Bluesky have seen significant increases, according to data from digital market intelligence company Similarweb. Musk purchased Twitter for…
Topline Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has experienced a dropoff in U.S. user traffic since November’s presidential election, while rival social media platform Bluesky’s traffic has increased since then, according to data from digital market intelligence company Similarweb, though X is still significantly more popular than its competitor. Musk purchased Twitter for $44…
There’s a new Bluesky app in the works from a popular developer of iOS applications. Tapbots, the company behind the popular Mastodon client Ivory, born out of its earlier efforts with Tweetbot (RIP), is readying a new app called Phoenix, designed for Bluesky’s growing social network of over 32 million users. In a post on…
Consumer demand for alternatives to Big Tech’s social apps is heating up. Alternative social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon are gaining traction with people looking to leave X, while others are building ban-proof TikTok alternatives on open protocols. Similarly, many independent developers are also working on open, decentralized alternatives to Instagram, Meta’s flagship photo-sharing app…
Flashes, an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network, is now opening its doors to beta testers. Announced just weeks ago, the app offers people a means of exiting Meta’s social networking empire for a more open alternative, while also attracting new users who may not have been interested in using Bluesky’s…
TikTok’s potential U.S. ban has sparked a flurry of development within the open social web community. Several new applications are being built that could one day serve as a TikTok replacement for those who favor the open source, decentralized social network Bluesky and the technology that powers it, the AT Protocol. Though the TikTok ban…
Openvibe’s clever app that integrates multiple open social networks including Bluesky, Mastodon, Nostr, and Threads, just got a boost toward its future development. The company on Tuesday announced that it has received outside investment of $800,000 in a round led by Czech Founders VC, which includes backing from WordPress.com and Tumblr parent company, Automattic, as…
Illustration: Gabriel Alcala Caww! Caww! Have you heard the good news? No, not that Oh, Mary! is going to run forever, though that’s good too. It’s that New York launched an app and Vulture is flying high on Bluesky. Here’s everything to know. Available for download here, the app features every Vulture story, with the…
Elon Musk has regularly posted that users on X are “the media now” (Photo by Michael M. … [+] Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images Elon Musk has made it very clear that he believes posts on his social media platform are as credible—and perhaps even more so—than content from traditional news outlets. “You are the media…
Elon Musk (Full Interview) | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) via YouTube The mainstream desperately wants Bluesky to ‘happen’, for it to become the next big thing in social media. As such, many disgusted with X, formerly Twitter, and the results of this past election are flocking to the new shiny app to create…