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Nancy OShea
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Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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November 18, 2024
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Bluesky Social Media

  • November 18, 2024
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I joined bsky.app a few days ago, and I'm so glad I did.  It's lovely, a breath of fresh air.

 

I, along with millions of other users, got fed up with the ketamine-laced lunatic platform formerly known as Twitter.

 

 

 

Bluesky is #1 app on Google Play and #2 in Apple's App Store.  And there's good reason for it.  Here's some cool stuff you can do on Bluesky.

https://www.theverge.com/24295933/bluesky-social-network-custom-how-to

 

Hope to see you there.

 

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertAuthor
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    November 29, 2024

    I decided to reward myself with a holiday gift.

     

    Happy Thanksgiving, today and every day.

    Now back to tending to my signature French Celery Root & Mashed Potato dish.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Leslie Moak Murray
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    Leslie Moak MurrayCommunity Expert
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    November 29, 2024

    I just joined. I am here: @qfrance.bsky.social 

    -edit typo

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    svolzke
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    November 27, 2024

    Very entertaining discussion y'all got going here. I just came to this entry because I'd like to be able to to link Bluesky as a social icon in my adobe portfolio. (:

      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertAuthor
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      November 27, 2024

      @svolzke,

      We'll have to educate Adobe about interest in Bluesky.

       

      Adobe Express -- vote for the idea

      https://adobeexpress.uservoice.com/forums/951181-adobe-express/suggestions/47393048-support-bluesky

       

      Submit a feature request to Portfolio's Support Team.  I'll do the same.  😊

      - Contact Portfolio Support - https://help.myportfolio.com/hc/requests/new?ticket_form_id=177168

      Good luck.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      svolzke
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      November 28, 2024

      I didn't misunderstand your comment. You said you were a scientist. I responded to that fact, which turned out not to be a fact exactly. Had you said you were a coder/algorithm person, I wouldn't even have commented. 


      Open access is a coding term. Scientists learn to code for analysis purposes. My peer reviewed publications are available open access for example. It is a very clear term used by quantitative scientists, IT personnel, data managers, tech developers and web developers.

        Ricky336
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        Ricky336Community Expert
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        November 24, 2024

        I'll stick with X formerly known as Twitter 😊, the butterfly logo puts me off!

        I guess the recent change in the US election has made a difference. 🤔 🤔

         

          Leslie Moak Murray
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          Leslie Moak MurrayCommunity Expert
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          November 24, 2024

          Many seem to agree with you. Apparently BlueSky, or as some say, BS, censors dissenting views like the old Twitter did.  Babylon Bee did some posts there, and all were declared "Mean" etc haha. And to think so many of them say they went there for "freedom of speech."  X is where freedom of speech is, it's just speech they don't like.  Twitter used to be predominately Democrat, partially because they kept deplatforming and silencing conservatives, but now it's about half and half.  Because Musk doesn't do that. The Democrats who left did so because it was so shocking to them to see opinions that didn't match theirs. They weren't used to it. From CNN, the numbers:

           

           

          Nancy OShea
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          Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertAuthor
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          November 25, 2024

          When you've become comfortably numb to toxic air pollution, that first breath of fresh air feels really strange until you realize that's what real air is supposed to feel like -- clean & safe to breathe.

           

          The engagement on BlueSky has surpassed my expectations. In 1 week, I have more BlueSky followers than I did after years on Twitter.  Many are familiar faces, and quite a few are new ones. Each of us have varied interests & points of view, but one common thread unites us.  We are deeply committed to keeping BlueSky a toxic-free zone, sans of trolling copycats, foreign bots & unwanted ads for s*x products.  If that appeals to you, fine.  If not, then by all means stay on the other side. 

           

          Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
          Nancy OShea
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          Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertAuthor
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          November 20, 2024

          BlueSky users have surpassed Threads.

           

           

           

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