A Lesson on How to Kill Your App, exploring the competition between Bluesky and X (formerly Twitter) in the realm of social media platforms, focusing on user experience, decentralization, and platform governance.
Justin Garrison demonstrates how to use a Raspberry Pi or other single-board computer to run a local Personal Data Server (PDS) for the microblogging platform Bluesky, allowing users to store and manage their own data.
Daniel Mangum describes how to host a website on Bluesky by leveraging the AT Protocol and Personal Data Server (PDS) APIs, detailing the process and underlying mechanics.
The article discusses the surge in popularity of Bluesky and Threads, social media platforms that have gained significant user growth, especially as users move away from X (formerly Twitter). The piece explores the implications of this shift towards decentralized social media services and how it might lead to a more fragmented, specialized future for social networking.
