Bluesky and Mastodon support for Media Kit and Follower Count buttons
chiefgyk3d
Bluesky and Mastodon should be options for social media that we have tracked in our media kits as well as in the follower count buttons in the links page.
Many of us have even larger accounts on Bluesky and/or Mastodon than we did on Twitter and some of us have even stopped posting on Twitter altogether.
Ben Woytowich
Merged in a post:
Add BlueSky and Mastodon to Media Kit
chiefgyk3d
Both Mastodon and Bluesky have become pretty popular alternatives to Twitter/X, and therefore there should be a way to add them to the Media kit. Currently my Mastodon and Bluesky are far larger than my Twitter/X ever was and I want to present these numbers.
Jacob Choi-Durham
Great to hear your perspective, chiefgyk3d! I have a few more questions for you:
- What specific features or metrics would you like to see tracked for Bluesky and Mastodon in the media kits?
- Are there any particular challenges or limitations you've faced with the current social media options that this addition would address?
- How frequently do you update your follower counts, and would real-time updates for Bluesky and Mastodon be beneficial?
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Kaycee Bee
Jacob Choi-Durham
Hi Im not the original poster, but adding my voice in asking these be added to the social media buttons. They work similarly to Twitter/X and should be given the same updates etc as that type platform.
We get followers daily, and it would be nice to see who actually clicks theough to our links. The current challenge being that we don't see how many people are being driven to our platform from those social media sites, and we also aren't seeing how many people add us on those platforms after coming to our site another way.
Currently I have my bluesky as one of my personal links instead of a social link in order to get an idea of the numbers, but a social button with your system behind it like you have for other platforms would be nicer for my site and tracking instead.
Jacob Choi-Durham
Hey chiefgyk3d, thanks for your feedback! I have a few more questions for you:
- What specific metrics or data from BlueSky and Mastodon would you like to include in the Media Kit?
- Are there any particular features or integrations you envision for BlueSky and Mastodon in the Media Kit?
- How frequently do you update your social media metrics, and would you need real-time updates for BlueSky and Mastodon?