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summer_in_TX

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64. Creating the account didn't take me very long.

Sun Nov 10, 2024, 04:30 PM

Nov 10

Deciding on user name, login, copying my bio from Twitter and pasting it in, uploading a profile pic (same as the one I use on Twitter) and a banner.

Then searching for and liking several accounts, and importantly retweeting a few posts. Also creating one or two posts on your new account that will give others a flavor of who you are.

I did it on my laptop Friday so I could access the pics. Today I got the free app from the app store, logged in, and then found some interesting posts.

I love the Starter Packs (personal lists of who you may want to follow because of their content, say librarians, lawyers, reporters, news sources). I'm impressed with how quick and easy it is to find a bunch of good content right away with those.

The other cool feature is that various engineer-types have created lists of accounts you may want to mute or block (MAGA, AI/Crypto, Pedos, etc). Subscribe to them and they either allow you to mute/block or to label all the tweets so you know they're suspect. Or you can go through their list one-by-one to do it.

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Well I did it. I am on Bluesky. [View all] Norbert Nov 10 OP

I've had my account a while Alice B. Nov 10 #1

Followed you Katcat Nov 10 #43

found you! Followed, Alice B. Nov 10 #76

Found you - following cilla4progress Nov 12 #121

Yep :) Alice B. Nov 12 #128

followed you! Maru Kitteh Nov 15 #206

On my way! Alice B. Nov 15 #210

Oh, I did already, lol - hello! Alice B. Nov 15 #211

found you! Native Nov 14 #140

followed you! I'm raycing Native Nov 14 #139

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #189

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #190

I joined too WomanWhoRoars Nov 10 #2

Thanks Norbert Nov 10 #4

I found Mamahawk ballardgirl Nov 10 #31

followed you Native Nov 14 #142

Followed you... Native Nov 14 #141

I joined and followed you Alliepoo Nov 15 #191

There's a Liberal Twitter exodus taking place on X right now. Some media has followed Dennis Donovan Nov 10 #3

Finally. 2naSalit Nov 10 #9

Some have gone to Threads. mwooldri Nov 10 #55

Marc Elias is on Bluesky too. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #69

Post removed Post removed Nov 11 #101

Thanks for the additional info. This is what is needed, a familiar environment with Maru Kitteh Nov 10 #95

i cant find you Native Nov 14 #143

I just followed you :-) Maru Kitteh Nov 14 #151

got you! Native Nov 14 #155

following now Old Crank Nov 15 #180

Got you too Ralph Maru Kitteh Nov 15 #185

I joined and Alliepoo Nov 15 #193

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #192

How long is the process? I don't want to do it on a cell phone... hlthe2b Nov 10 #5

Start to posting ability canetoad Nov 10 #62

Just followed you. Swede Nov 10 #78

hi I just followed you.. Ysabel Nov 11 #102

hold on- Conjuay Nov 11 #113

just followed you Native Nov 14 #146

I just followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #196

just followed you Native Nov 14 #145

Just followed you Alliepoo Nov 15 #195

i followed you Native Nov 14 #144

following now Old Crank Nov 15 #181

Creating the account didn't take me very long. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #64

Your name there? cilla4progress Nov 12 #122

Great! summer_in_TX Nov 12 #129

Cillasel cilla4progress Nov 13 #130

just followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #138

just followed you! Native Nov 14 #148

just followed you Native Nov 14 #147

Gotcha! summer_in_TX Nov 14 #154

Just a few minutes from your cell or desktop obamanut2012 Nov 13 #133

I will. Working extra shifts the next week but will sign up afterward. hlthe2b Nov 13 #137

I did it on my cell phone last night. Alliepoo Nov 15 #194

You should be okay to post from the get-go :) No minimum hearts required! Alice B. Nov 10 #6

Hmm. I joined Friday. Seems to require 10 likes / reposts to really get going. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #53

Maybe it's changed. Alice B. Nov 10 #60

I can't get past the sign up steps to create livetohike Nov 10 #7

What's the problem, livetohike? Sorry about that. Cha Nov 10 #15

Thanks Cha. I'm on the page that says to create a livetohike Nov 10 #16

The problem is that pretty much the entire country of Brazil has joined. haele Nov 10 #21

Thanks! I just got in. Going by the name Swamp Flower. livetohike Nov 10 #29

Gotcha ballardgirl Nov 10 #32

Got you back! n/t livetohike Nov 10 #36

hi I followed you there... Ysabel Nov 11 #100

Just followed you mcar Nov 10 #49

Thanks! Just followed back! n/t livetohike Nov 10 #52

Followed minutes ago, mcar Heron5 Nov 11 #119

I just followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #198

just followed you❣️ Native Nov 14 #149

Just followed you. Swede Nov 10 #79

Thanks! Just followed back. I'll bet no one else will try livetohike Nov 10 #82

Swede was taken Swede Nov 10 #87

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #200

Yeah, I've had problems like that Cha Nov 10 #24

I'm in! I'm there under the name Swamp Flower. livetohike Nov 10 #30

Hooray! I'll look you up when I join. Cha Nov 10 #48

Are you on a tablet, phone, or computer? Have you tried a different web browser to get to the site summer_in_TX Nov 10 #66

It's a little confusing. But simpler than one would think. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #57

Signed up! SweepPicker Nov 10 #8

What's your handle there? I'll follow you. summer_in_TX Nov 10 #70

Thanks. Just signed up. Quit Twitter when Musk took over. Freethinker65 Nov 10 #10

Never had an X account to begin with Dem4life1234 Nov 10 #11

How does BlueSky differ from Mastodon? nt LAS14 Nov 10 #12

You're not logged into a server run by another user who may or may not continue. haele Nov 10 #19

My initial impressions are similar to yours. Pinback Nov 10 #44

Several engineers have created lists that can be quickly blocked or muted (or just labeled) by subscribing summer_in_TX Nov 10 #72

Cool, thanks! Pinback Nov 10 #73

yeah I'm following both of them... Ysabel Nov 11 #108

Plus the Mastodon instance Seth Abramson tried froze his content and he had the dickens getting it summer_in_TX Nov 10 #71

I tried mastodon years back and I found it difficult to navigate Conjuay Nov 11 #114

Mastodon has zero algorithms for one Qutzupalotl Nov 10 #20

Signed up. Baitball Blogger Nov 10 #13

I joined last night. Alliepoo Nov 15 #199

I just opened an account there Bettie Nov 10 #14

Add the Firefox or Chrome Extension SKY FOLLOWER BRIDGE obamanut2012 Nov 13 #134

I will check that out Bettie Nov 13 #135

I'm HaeleD haele Nov 10 #17

gotcha ballardgirl Nov 10 #33

Just followed you Swede Nov 10 #80

just followed you Native Nov 14 #150

Just signed up too, as Qutzupalotl. Qutzupalotl Nov 10 #18

My son was on Threads before the election.. Cha Nov 10 #25

followed you! Native Nov 14 #152

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #201

Who owns it? Ysabel Nov 10 #22

okay I looked it up... Ysabel Nov 10 #23

Yes bdamomma Nov 13 #132

FYI for new joiners - there are a lot of Starter Packs that will list people you can follow, just click on the Starter seaglass Nov 10 #26

I left twitter years ago and was very happy on cilla4progress Nov 10 #27

Just joined CanonRay Nov 10 #28

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 10 #34

Me too as of this morning! Nt Trueblue Texan Nov 10 #35

are you truebluetexan24 ? Native Nov 14 #153

Yep! Trueblue Texan Nov 15 #218

that's me. I just followed you! Native Nov 15 #219

What Is Bluesky, and How Is It Different From Twitter? Cha Nov 10 #37

I never heard of this... FirstLight Nov 10 #38

I just made two posts on More. Not that Cha Nov 10 #45

The guy who started Twitter started it a couple years ago obamanut2012 Nov 15 #184

Got Swamp Flower and Qutzu cilla4progress Nov 10 #39

Who Owns Bluesky? Cha Nov 10 #40

That article is out of date blogslug Nov 14 #166

Oh very good to know.. TY, blogslug! Cha Nov 14 #178

what's everyone's handle? VGuerra276 Nov 10 #41

done! Alice B. Nov 10 #75

just followed you, I'm raycing Native Nov 14 #156

What's your handle VGuerra276 Nov 10 #42

Done. nt okaawhatever Nov 10 #83

Tips for moving... littlemissmartypants Nov 10 #46

Whoa! Mahalo, pants! I've read Blue Sky💙is Cha Nov 10 #56

YW, cha. littlemissmartypants Nov 10 #65

I just saw your OP and was going there next.. TY!💙 Cha Nov 10 #77

found & followed. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #157

I've joined Spoutible today Sunsky Nov 10 #47

It's the old Twitter sans nazis... littlemissmartypants Nov 10 #63

Thanks Sunsky Nov 10 #68

YW, Sunsky. It's doing very well. It's Elon's main competition... littlemissmartypants Nov 10 #74

Can everyone say what their BlueSky user name is so we can follow? mcar Nov 10 #50

I just signed up! Mike Nelson Nov 10 #51

I just joined under okaawhatever. Wasn't my first choice, but okay, whatever. okaawhatever Nov 10 #54

thanks for the chuckle! followed you. Native Nov 14 #158

Guys please list your BlueSky name to follow tyvm okaawhatever Nov 10 #58

Why not use Threads? It has more people on it that Twitter. SunSeeker Nov 10 #59

Threads is larger, but... summer_in_TX Nov 11 #96

Does the world's government and agencies post on Bluesky? Swede Nov 10 #61

What's your handle on Bluesky? summer_in_TX Nov 10 #67

I'm Deep State Witch Nov 10 #81

Just followed you Swede Nov 10 #85

followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #159

following Old Crank Nov 15 #182

I signed up... Ysabel Nov 10 #84

I do not tweet. I only lurk for info on X. Can I use Blue Sky for the same purpose? OrlandoDem2 Nov 10 #86

yeah you can just read there... Ysabel Nov 10 #90

Thank you! OrlandoDem2 Nov 10 #91

yep yw... Ysabel Nov 10 #94

I'm there............nt DoBW Nov 10 #88

Just remember: knowledge is power, and snot Nov 10 #89

I want to sign up but Alliepoo Nov 10 #92

Bookmarking this thread canetoad Nov 10 #93

I deleted my Twitter/X profile Wednesday - I could no longer stay there Truth_Serum Nov 11 #97

found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #161

darn it now I've got anime and manga women... Ysabel Nov 11 #98

I am so glad they are NOT welcoming Nazis there... Ysabel Nov 11 #99

can someone take all these handles and create a DU Starter pack? Coexist Nov 11 #103

That's a good idea - thanks for following me I followed you back too... Ysabel Nov 11 #105

hey, followed you over from DU Conjuay Nov 11 #117

happy to see you here or there! Coexist Nov 11 #120

I found you! I'm raycing Native Nov 14 #162

Hey! We found each other! AllyCat Nov 14 #177

Norbert what is your id there? Ysabel Nov 11 #104

I don't know BlueSky3 Nov 11 #106

Okay I will try to join. We need a mass eXodus ecstatic Nov 11 #107

I just joined. Same user name. SupportSanity SupportSanity Nov 11 #109

followed you! i'm native Native Nov 14 #163

Thanks, but SupportSanity Nov 15 #213

My username is raycing. Sorry about that! Native Nov 15 #215

Great. I just followed you. SupportSanity Nov 15 #216

Followed you back. I sure hope this becomes a viable alternative to Twitter. Native Nov 15 #217

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #207

Also never did tweets. Arne Nov 11 #110

followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #164

Will follow Alliepoo Nov 15 #205

Democratic Underground is my only social media and there are times I find that by itself overwhelming. hunter Nov 11 #111

All I need is du. Emile Nov 11 #112

Check out this link for a whole lot... Ysabel Nov 11 #115

I've been there for a while DavidDvorkin Nov 11 #116

followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #165

Thanks. Followed back. DavidDvorkin Nov 15 #179

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #208

Followed back DavidDvorkin Nov 15 #212

I'm there too theglammistress Nov 11 #118

found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #167

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #209

Followed y'all! cilla4progress Nov 12 #123

I just opened an account but have no clue how to use it -- TBF Nov 12 #124

i found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #169

Got it - so glad to hook up with other DUers over there! nt TBF Nov 15 #220

I'm Dennis Donovan there as well - same avatar. Dennis Donovan Nov 12 #125

followed you. i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #170

I just joined this morning as themaguffin Nov 12 #126

found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #171

thanks. just followed you back! themaguffin Nov 15 #183

Just followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #203

I am on too, it's a calmer place babsbunny Nov 12 #127

found you! i'm raycing Native Nov 14 #174

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #204

I thought all those "DUers" who only reposted Twitter content here John Shaft Nov 13 #131

A couple maybe but most don't seem to be doing that... Ysabel Nov 13 #136

anyone staying on Twitter at this point Skittles Nov 14 #160

see you over there. Historic NY Nov 14 #168

Terrific! summer_in_TX Nov 14 #172

I just joined,too! Alliepoo Nov 14 #173

i cant find you. only found a weeweex3 Native Nov 14 #175

I'm not too good at this stuff! Maybe try Alliepoo Nov 15 #188

Found you!!! 😁 Native Nov 15 #197

Hey Norbert. How can i find you? Native Nov 14 #176

I'm on there, (Bluesky) but I don't use it much, yet ismnotwasm Nov 15 #186

I jouned thinkingagain Nov 15 #187

Followed you! Alliepoo Nov 15 #202

I use X to start Internet rumors like The Wizard Nov 15 #214

Marc Elias has a great starter pack LetMyPeopleVote Nov 29 #221