Nightsky reception

I added a new project to my list back in November: Nightsky

This was a little hobby project with a simple goal/vision: show activity on Bluesky in a visual way that everyone could understand.

When I shared it on the platform the reception was incredible!

My post got over 3k likes; over 1k reposts; 300 replies; it was even reposted by the CEO of Bluesky!

But as well as all that, the site was visited by over 20k people that weekend 🤯

I think a big reason for the success it had was it’s simplicity. Both in terms of how simple the goal was, but also how simple it was for anyone to understand: “each dot/star is a post happening in real time”.

Since it was accessible to everyone it allowed it to expand outside the bubble of “tech people”.

The timing also helped a lot. Bluesky was going through a big growth spike and this made the activity on the network more visible, in a way validating that this social media platform is alive.

The site now only gets a few visits per day, but I’m fine with that. It doesn’t need to live on forever and keep growing. But I intend to keep it online if you want to take a look!