We’ve put a lot of work into making Bluesky a healthier social network. This app is designed to give you a choice — in what you want to see, what you don’t want to see, and how you want to interact. Some tips on how to customize your experience:

— Jay ? (@jay.bsky.team) Nov 14, 2024 at 5:54 PM

Good overview article:

https://www.fastcompany.com/91228063/dropping-x-for-bluesky-these-tips-will-make-the-migration-easier

Hilary’s references & resources:

Just after you set up your account:
Next level:
Advanced:
Programmer / ATProto level:
General Social Media Etiquette:

Use Alt Text. It’s not only more accessible but it can help people find relevant content (look for the capybara): https://www.perkins.org/resource/how-write-alt-text-and-image-descriptions-visually-impaired

The Hierarchy of Social Media Consent

If you’re a business and want to actually link to your website, your links are not suppressed like so many other places: https://bsky.social/about/blog/11-29-2024-engagement

If you’re looking to post to multiple platforms (as a business) the following tools will do posts and videos to Bluesky as well as many other platforms:

Social Media Manager Tools for Bluesky

(I’m still reorganizing my links so this is likely to change more soon.)

NOTE: This page may change or be deleted as needed.
Make a copy if you find something useful here.