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TWiT 1006: Underwater Alien Civilizations - Bluesky Growth, Tyson Vs. Paul, AI Granny

2024/11/18
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Alex Kantrowitz
一位专注于技术行业的记者和播客主持人，通过深入采访和分析影响着公众对技术趋势的理解。
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Daniel Rubino
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Iain Thomson
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Leo Laporte
创立TWiT网络，推动技术教育和安全意识的著名技术主播和媒体人物。
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Alex Kantrowitz 认为 Bluesky 的初期增长迅速，但其用户粘性可能不高，最终可能无法取代 Twitter。他认为，每个新的社交网络都会经历一个初期活跃度激增，然后逐渐下降的周期，并且 Bluesky 的算法与 Twitter 不同，它有意淡化新闻和政治内容，这可能限制其用户增长。他还指出，随着人们从 Twitter 迁移到 Bluesky，Bluesky 开始越来越像 Twitter，这既是好消息也是坏消息。 Daniel Rubino 认为社交网络的未来可能是去中心化的，多个平台通过第三方应用互联。他认为，Bluesky 虽然增长迅速，但相对于其他平台来说仍然很小，网络效应仍然很重要。他还认为，人们对社交网络的需求和使用习惯在不断变化，这将影响社交网络的未来发展。 Iain Thomson 认为，尽管人们现在称 Twitter 为 X，但“tweet”这个词仍然存在，X 仍然拥有庞大的用户群和有影响力的用户，很难被取代。他认为，X 作为互联网标准，具有突发新闻的紧迫性，这使其保持相关性。 Leo Laporte 认为，大多数人从 X（Twitter）获取新闻，Twitter 的突发新闻的紧迫性使其保持相关性。他还认为，Bluesky 的算法与 Twitter 不同，它有意淡化新闻和政治内容，这可能限制其用户增长。

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The episode kicks off with a discussion on Bluesky, an alternative to X and Facebook, and how it's managing its rapid growth.
  • Bluesky is experiencing significant growth as an alternative social media platform.
  • The platform aims to differentiate itself from existing giants like X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.

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  • How Bluesky, Alternative to X and Facebook, Is Handling Explosive Growth

  • Netflix's Live Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Battling Sound & Streaming Glitches In Lead-Up To Main Event

  • Biden Asked Microsoft to "Raise the Bar on Cybersecurity." He May Have Helped Create an Illegal Monopoly.

  • CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash

  • Apple's Tim Cook Has Ways to Cope With the Looming Trump Tariffs

  • Apple Removes Another RFE/RL App At Request Of Russian Regulator

  • Here's Why I Decided To Buy 'InfoWars'

  • Elon Musk's X Corp. files notice in Alex Jones' Infowars bankruptcy case

  • Spotify's Plans For AI Generated Music, Podcasts, and Recommendations, According To Its Co-President, CTO, and CPO Gustav Söderström

  • This 'AI Granny' Bores Scammers to Tears Congress ponders underwater alien civilizations, human hybrids, and other unexplained stuff

  • In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024

Host: Leo Laporte)

Guests: Alex Kantrowitz), Daniel Rubino), and Iain Thomson)

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