You can sign up for Bluesky using this link https://bsky.app/. Bluesky is a social media platform where users can post up to 300 character messages sometimes called skeets. It is similar to old twitter in many ways but is decentralised and not controlled by a capricious billionaire owner.
You can choose which users you want to follow and their posts will appear in a readable stream on your homepage. You can discover news as it is happening and learn more about topics that are important to you.
We have taken the decision to use Bluesky as our main microblogging platform as it allows users to control their own content and the algorithm is not controlled by a petulant billionaire.
Mention: By placing the @ symbol in front of a username, you can tag another user in your post.
Reply: By starting your post with @username, you can reply publicly to a single user.
Hashtag (#): A hashtag is any word or phrase immediately preceded by the # symbol. When you click on a hashtag, you’ll see other Tweets containing the same keyword or topic.
Repost / Reshare: This is a way for someone to share a post from another user’s account.
As of 8th July 2025 we have decided to stop running the weekly QA chats as there is not enough participation.
Bluesky, Twitter (now X), Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Spotify, Amazon Music, SoundCloud, … .
Check out the Social Media Section.