skee.to - bluesky quick tips/links

Bluesky (invite-only):

Recommended: the best way to verify yourself/your organization is to use a custom domain handle (described in "Handy Links" below)
- Note: changing to a custom domain handle makes your .bsky.social handle available
Recommended: if logging into a third-party service, generate an app password by going to Settings => Advanced => App passwords
Recommended: Fedifinder is a great tool to find which of your Twitter contacts is already on Bluesky
To toggle dark mode on Bluesky: tap the moon icon in the sidebar
You automatically get 1 invite to share every 2 weeks (may be manually sent more if you're helpful/etc)
To appear on the What's Hot feed your post must have at least 12 likes
No gif/video support yet
To let your friends easily find you, consider using the same name/profile picture from other social media
Post limit: 300 characters. Alt text limit: 1,000 characters. Image limit: 4 images per post. Image size limit: 1 megabyte per image
Bluesky is currently **a private closed beta**, so please be respectful and considerate. Admins are able to view who you invited and who invited you and take appropriate action if needed.

"API" (Application Programming Interface) - allows users and tools to interact with the server to offer custom functionality in the form of clients, services, or tools.
"(Bluesky) Client" - Bluesky is an app built on the AT Protocol, an open-source framework for building social apps. This allows people to easily move across different apps (and providers) and keep their contacts/posts.
"DID" (Decentralized Identifier) - a way to reference a user regardless of what they change their username/handle to. You typically don't need to worry about this. Example DID: did:plc:aujkwexvmmcaf77yfxcuitql
"Federation/Decentralized" - think of emails and how there are multiple email providers and different email addresses. Bluesky will be just one provider out of many and you can choose (eg. @handle.bsky.social).
"Ropes" - a thread of posts/skeets.
"Skeet" - *unofficial* term referring to a single post ("sky" + "tweet"); "skeets" = multiple posts; "skeeter" = a poster. Term endorsed by Jake Tapper on CNN's The Lead on May 1, 2023.
"Skyline" - the timeline.
"Skymates" - other users.
"TPOT" (That Part of Twitter)

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