May 12, 2023 20:00:00

Invitation code of 'Bluesky', the leading candidate for Twitter transfer, is sold at net auction for over 10,000 yen

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Bluesky ” has been attracting a lot of attention as a candidate for switching to Twitter, and it was found that the number of downloads increased by 606% compared to the previous month in April 2023. Since this Bluesky is an invitation system and you can not participate unless you get an invitation code from an existing participant, it is reported that the invitation code is sold at a high price at the Internet auction.

Bluesky invites become a hot commodity as demand for the Twitter alternative outstrips access | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/02/bluesky-invites-become-a-hot-commodity-as-demand-for-the-twitter-alternative-outstrips-access/

Since October 2022, when Bluesky was announced, the popularity of this SNS has continued to increase, and the number of users continues to increase due to major changes in the competing service Twitter. From the beginning of the release, Bluesky has started by building a small community by setting up a waitlist, allowing only a limited number of users to register, and giving the registered users an invitation code to allow others to invite them.

Whether there are many users who want to obtain this invitation code at any cost, the invitation code will be sold at an Internet auction, and the price will be from 120 dollars (about 16,000 yen) to 400 dollars (about 50,000 yen) on eBay It seems that it is becoming a hot product so that it is traded at a price of 4000 yen).

Bluesky's invitation code is hit even if you search in the major Japanese Internet auction site '

Yahoo! Auctions '. Even cheap ones are as expensive as 5,000 yen, and some are listed for as high as 21,980 yen.

There are some that are even more bullish on eBay, and it seems that high ones are sold at a value of $ 999 (about 134,000 yen).

The number of downloads of Bluesky is increasing worldwide, and a survey result has been reported that the number of app downloads in April 2023 will be 628,000 times. This figure is up 606% compared to March 2023.

The number of downloads of `` Bluesky '', a leading candidate for Twitter transfer, in April 2023 was 628,000, an increase of 606%, while the number of Twitter downloads also increased slightly - GIGAZINE

According to a survey by data.ai, in Japan, after winning 8th place in the App Store's social app ranking on March 4, 2023, on April 24, it won 3rd place in the Google Play social app ranking. In the UK, it ranked 10th in the same ranking on the App Store on April 23rd and 10th in the same ranking on Google Play on April 26th. In the United States, it rose to 11th place on the App Store on April 24th, and reached 22nd place on Google Play on April 26th.

Bluesky's FAQ clarifies how invitation codes are distributed to existing users only once every two weeks. Furthermore, if you regularly monitor the social graph and determine that a specific user is inviting 'trusted other participants', you can receive more invitations.

Bluesky says it limits access to grow its network 'organically,' but at the time of writing, limiting invites to once every two weeks artificially slowed app growth. I am delaying.

Regarding this measure, Bluesky said, ``Social networks can be abused by people who post spam or bad actors who try to manipulate the public topic. , it's much easier to limit subscribers and spread through your existing social graph.'

In addition, you can check the articles that reviewed in detail from the user registration to the place where you actually post what kind of SNS Bluesky is from the following.

'Bluesky' account creation procedure & review like this when actually using it, it's very similar to Twitter, so it's pretty ant as a transfer / moving destination - GIGAZINE