I think the bullet on BlueSky is misinterpreting the data. BlueSky is not steadily losing users -- at least not according to the data linked. That data showed the number of "active posters" halving from the peak, around election day. But other activities like following and liking show stronger continual engagement. Not linear growth, but continual engagement, for sure. And those actions feel closer to standard user activity than posting.
I actually was looking through the data while reading a profile/interview with Jay Graber by Wired this AM and ended up using it to make a point on Bluesky:
Thanks, Justin! I’m looking at the unique-user metrics: daily posters, likers, and followers are all trending down. There’s still a solid core community (you can see it in total likes), but the platform isn’t expanding its base since the start of the year.
Stack Overflow was amazing. It's so sad to see their numbers now.
The China data actually cheered me up just after the Stack Overflow data saddened me.
Great newsletter, as always.
I think the bullet on BlueSky is misinterpreting the data. BlueSky is not steadily losing users -- at least not according to the data linked. That data showed the number of "active posters" halving from the peak, around election day. But other activities like following and liking show stronger continual engagement. Not linear growth, but continual engagement, for sure. And those actions feel closer to standard user activity than posting.
I actually was looking through the data while reading a profile/interview with Jay Graber by Wired this AM and ended up using it to make a point on Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/bettermedia.studio/post/3lpjwy4ulus2f
Thanks, Justin! I’m looking at the unique-user metrics: daily posters, likers, and followers are all trending down. There’s still a solid core community (you can see it in total likes), but the platform isn’t expanding its base since the start of the year.