Not many people had heard of Bluesky when the Twitter side project made its debut as a separate company in 2021. The decentralized social media platform initially flew under the radar, but user numbers skyrocketed after the U.S. election in November. This was largely because many of X’s users fled to Bluesky, as they were unhappy with some of the changes that Elon Musk made to Twitter after he acquired it in 2022 and later renamed it X. Bluesky now has over 27 million users, but whether it can continue its rapid growth and compete with the likes of Musk’s X and Meta and Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads remains to be seen.
Chapters:
00:00 - 2:00 Introduction
2:01 - 3:15 Twitter’s hatchling
3:16 - 7:51 Power to the people
7:52 - 10:01 Bluesky takes off
10:02 - 13:37 What’s next?
Produced and Shot by: Magdalena Petrova
Edited by: Amy Marino
Senior Director of Video: Jeniece Pettitt
Animation: Mallory Brangan, Jason Reginato
Editorial Support: Salvador Rodriguez
Additional Footage: Getty Images, Bluesky
» Subscribe to CNBC:
» Subscribe to CNBC TV:
About CNBC: From 'Wall Street' to 'Main Street' to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has you covered. Experience special sneak peeks of your favorite shows, exclusive video and more.
Want to up your AI skills and be more productive? Take CNBC’s new online course on “How to use AI to be More Successful at Work" to leverage AI at work, and in life. Sign up now and use coupon code EARLYBIRD for an intr
|
President Donald Trump delivers remarks ...
Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett arg...
Christie’s International Real Estate Sou...
Kodiak founder and CEO Don Burnette join...
Cornerstone Government Affairs principal...
----------------------------------------...
World No. 3 tennis player Jessica Pegula...
China is the world's top shipbuilder, an...
Former U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raim...
In this behind-the-scenes interview, War...
Governments need more money for ageing p...
Roughly four in 10 workers making more t...
Trump’s Grip on GOP Slips as Midterm Worry Sets In
"Balance of Power" focuses on the inters...
Flow Engineering Raises $50M to Bring AI to Hardware
As AI is moving beyond software and deep...
How to know it's time to replace your EV battery
Just like anything else, EV batteries do...
WATCH: President Donald Trump holds a midterm rally in Vandalia, Ohio
President Donald Trump delivers remarks ...
Why Humanoid Robots Are So Hard To Mass-Produce in the U.S. | Cost of
Robots are already transforming factorie...
Inside Premium: Power Your Portfolio With These Tools
Fred Egler, Lead Premium Product Manager...
America Used To Be Great at Taxing The Rich...
Historian of American capitalism Profess...
The Debrief With Mario Parker: Trump Hits Trail To Persuade Anxious Vo
Bloomberg's Mario Parker joins for the D...
OpenAI’s $30B Bet, Trump’s AI Safety Shift and Apple’s Next Act
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down OpenAI...
The colorful new Kindles and the Kindle Click remote
As the Kindle begins its 20th year of li...
Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett arg...
A dental emergency overseas with no health insurance? No problem #noin
MarketWatch provides the latest stock ma...
Nothing Headphone 1 Pro: They Copied the Wrong Thing!
Nothing decided to join the $400+ ANC he...
Data Center Bottlenecks: Unpacking Western Digital's Buy Opportunity
Steven Cress joins Nicole Benjamin on Th...
Mr Wonderful does not think our data center reporting is very wonderfu
Mr Wonderful does not think our data cen...
Biomedical Scientist Schools AI On Probiotics
AI slop is littering your feed and sprea...
US May Send Third Carrier Strike Group to Middle East
The Pentagon may send a third aircraft c...
Saronic CEO: 'Speed Is Everything' in Shipbuilding
Saronic is breaking ground on what it sa...
This is a great place to store your old hard drives and keep them safe
Cleaning up your office? You'll probably...
'A MASS EXODUS IS COMING': Top mogul exposes California's crippling ta
Christie’s International Real Estate Sou...
Travel hack: Stay at a nice place for free, and you get to walk a dog?
MarketWatch provides the latest stock ma...
Biomedical Scientist Debunks 5 Cancer-Causing Myths
AI slop is littering your feed and sprea...
There Is No End Game in Iran, Dalton Says
Bale Dalton, a Democratic congressional ...
CoreWeave CEO on New AI Products, Computing Demand
CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator discusses...
Stop wasting your Wi-Fi router's USB port — try this instead
If you want to get the most out of your ...
Would you take a year off to travel to cure your burnout? #CareerBreak
MarketWatch provides the latest stock ma...
The Kodak Scandal (What Ever Happened to Kodak?)
The first 1000 people to use the link wi...
History Professor Answers Capitalism Questions
Historian of American capitalism Profess...
Hill Says FDIC Won’t Rule Out Agentic AI Bank-Run Risk
Travis Hill, FDIC chairman, says the age...
OpenAI Will Keep Driving Down Prices, Sam Altman Says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company w...
Can you use a satellite dish as a free TV antenna? It depends where yo
An old satellite dish mounted on your ro...
'NOBODY IN THE CABIN': Kodiak to roll out autonomous freight deliverie
Kodiak founder and CEO Don Burnette join...
The Rise of Salesforce (Behind the Cloud Giant)
The first 1000 people to use the link wi...
Dalton: We’ve Gotten Ourselves Into a Forever War
Bale Dalton, US Navy Reserve Captain, De...
OpenAI Holds Back Astra Model Over Safety Concerns
OpenAI is holding back a version of its ...
Why it's important to regularly restart your router
Rebooting your router once a month is on...
China tries to take advantage of our consumers: Cassie Smedile #shorts
Cornerstone Government Affairs principal...
Could you save money by leaving Cali for Florida? 💸 #marketwatch #pers
MarketWatch provides the latest stock ma...
Kevin O’Leary on Tesla, Big Tech, Airlines, Oil & Investing in Beansto
Interview with Kevin O'Leary and Connor ...
WATCH: President Donald Trump holds a midterm rally in Vandalia, Ohio
President Donald Trump delivers remarks ...
Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett arg...
'A MASS EXODUS IS COMING': Top mogul exposes California's crippling ta
Christie’s International Real Estate Sou...
'NOBODY IN THE CABIN': Kodiak to roll out autonomous freight deliverie
Kodiak founder and CEO Don Burnette join...
China tries to take advantage of our consumers: Cassie Smedile #shorts
Cornerstone Government Affairs principal...
Mr Wonderful does not think our data center reporting is very wonderfu
Mr Wonderful does not think our data cen...
How to know it's time to replace your EV battery
Just like anything else, EV batteries do...
Trump’s Grip on GOP Slips as Midterm Worry Sets In
"Balance of Power" focuses on the inters...
The Debrief With Mario Parker: Trump Hits Trail To Persuade Anxious Vo
Bloomberg's Mario Parker joins for the D...
US May Send Third Carrier Strike Group to Middle East
The Pentagon may send a third aircraft c...
There Is No End Game in Iran, Dalton Says
Bale Dalton, a Democratic congressional ...