Decentralized social network Bluesky Launches Custom Domain Service to Generate Revenue
- Bluesky, a decentralized social network,has launched a paid domain service in partnership with Namecheap as its first revenue-generating offering.
- Bluesky aims to find sustainability without relying on ads by offering paid services, starting with the option for users to set up custom domains.
- The domain integration allows users to manage their domains, forward emails and redirect to their Bluesky profiles or other URLs of their choice.
- Bluesky plans to introduce more paid services and recently raised $8 million in seed funding to support operations, infrastructure and growth of its social network protocol.
- Bluesky has experienced surging interest, temporarily halting new signups, but is now accepting new members by invite as it emerges from private beta.