Twitter → X → Bluesky - Sergey Kaplich
In November, social media saw a lot of changes. Bluesky became incredibly popular, gaining over 20 million users — and I was one of them. Today, I want to share my journey from Twitter to X, and why I ultimately moved to Bluesky (and why you might want to consider it too).
I started using Twitter back in 2009. It was such an unusual and exciting platform — no photos, no videos, just 140 characters of text. It felt like a rebellious, fresh and innovative space filled with random people sharing their thoughts. At first, no one knew if it would catch on, and many doubted it, but eventually, it grew.
At the time, I lived in a small industrial city in Russia, where not many locals were on Twitter. To connect, we even organized Twitter parties, where everyone who used the platform could meet up and have fun. At some point, I knew every person in my hometown who had an account!
Back then, it was all about fun. I even remember when you could post a status via SMS, as smartphones weren’t common yet. There were desktop versions and new third-party clients appearing almost weekly, many of which were super cool. You could customize your account with colors and background images, and the timeline wasn’t algorithmic. People discovered each other through hashtags, which felt new and exciting.
