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Bluesky's quest to be the next Twitter

2024/11/15
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David Pierce
知名技术记者和播客主持人,专注于社会媒体、智能家居和人工智能等领域的分析和评论。
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Nilay Patel
以尖锐评论和分析大科技公司和政治人物而闻名的《The Verge》编辑总监。
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Nilay Patel 认为,由于 X 平台的内容审核和算法推荐机制存在问题,用户正在转向 Bluesky 等去中心化社交媒体平台。David Pierce 指出,Bluesky 的用户体验和功能设计优于其他竞争对手,使其在用户增长和市场活力方面占据优势。 David Pierce 补充说,Bluesky 在用户身份识别和账户可迁移性方面做得很好,这是联邦式社交网络的关键优势。他认为,Threads 作为封闭平台,其构建 ActivityPub 集成的吸引力正在下降,而 Bluesky 的开放性和去中心化特性更符合未来互联网的发展趋势。

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The discussion focuses on the future of social media platforms like Threads, Bluesky, and Mastodon, questioning if any can become the next Twitter. The conversation delves into the unique features and challenges of each platform, including their openness, user experience, and potential for mainstream adoption.
  • Threads has 275 million users but faces issues with moderation and closed ecosystem.
  • Bluesky, with its AT protocol, is gaining momentum and offers a more open platform.
  • Mastodon has struggled to maintain momentum after an initial surge.

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Nilay and David talk about the future of social, in light of Bluesky's recent surge in growth. Threads is huge, Bluesky is ascendent, Mastodon is... around, but can any of them become the next Twitter? Is that even the goal? After that, Kylie Robison joins the show and the gang discusses Apple's smart home device (which is just an iPad), the AI scaling slowdown, and a new twist in the delivery wars. In the lightning round, it's all about disclosures, wireless carriers, and the sad end of Freevee.

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