Dot Social How the Open Social Web Will Change Everything, with Bluesky’s Jay Graber
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Oct 1, 2024 
Jay Graber, founder and CEO of Bluesky, dives into the exciting journey of transforming social media from a Twitter offshoot to a game-changing independent platform. She discusses the urgent need for decentralization in today's social media landscape, emphasizing user empowerment and innovation. Graber tackles the intricacies of digital identity and the push for standardized decentralized IDs. The podcast also explores custom feeds, bridging social protocols, and reclaiming user control, all aimed at fostering a more open and integrated online experience.
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Social Internet Vision
- The web excels at linking data, but not people, necessitating centralized social platforms.
- Blue Sky's protocol aims to link people composably, mirroring Git and GitHub's approach to user data.
Unified Identity
- Managing multiple social media identities is cumbersome.
- Blue Sky envisions a unified identity, linked to a personal domain, accessible across platforms.
Bridging Protocols
- Email's evolution, from POP3 to IMAP, demonstrates the ability of open protocols to merge seamlessly.
- Similarly, a bridge connects Blue Sky and Mastodon, hiding protocol differences from users.