Bluesky's Decentralized Social Network Model Scales to Millions Without Marketing Budget
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benwerd
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
The article explores Bluesky's evolution from being perceived as just another Twitter clone to becoming a groundbreaking decentralized social network. It highlights how Bluesky, as a public benefit corporation, has successfully scaled an open-source social network to tens of millions of users without spending money on marketing. The piece focuses on Blacksky as a case study demonstrating the potential of decentralized infrastructure and how this model represents the next evolution of social media platforms.
Key quotes
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How Blacksky grew to millions of users without spending a dollar
nothing illustrates the potential of this model better than Blacksky, created by Rudy Fraser and his team
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