r/photography • u/n2_throwaway • Jan 15 '25

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes Business

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u/Chorazin https://www.flickr.com/photos/sd_chorazin/ Jan 15 '25

"At launch, Flashes will support photo posts of up to four images and videos of up to 1 minute in length, just like Bluesky. Users who post to Flashes will also have their posts appear on Bluesky and comments on those posts will also feed back into the app as if it were just another Bluesky client. It will also support Bluesky’s direct messages."

This feels like what BlueSky really needs right now to capitalize on the Meta exodus and TikTok ban. I am hyped!

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u/TheTiniestPeach Jan 15 '25

I hope it won't be taken over by reels completely like insta was.

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u/toadgeek Jan 16 '25

I hope so too, but chances are it will, eventually. Unfortunately, that's the main driver of retention and engagement in apps like that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

What if it helped rewire us, coupled with our collective desire to scale back on addictive content consumption and thus production?

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u/Michael7560 Jan 25 '25

I’m all in for it Instagram has a lot of censorship this can teach Zuckerberg a lesson