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2. Feeds! You can subscribe to different algorithms for your feed, and feeds of specific groups of people. My favourite one is 'Quiet posters', which shows you posts by people you follow who don't post very often.

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3. If you subscribe to a lot of feeds and want to occasionally see some of their content on your main feed, just go to: Settings > Content > Following feed > Show samples of your feeds in your following feed.

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4. Custom domains My handle here is my blog's URL, which I think is pretty cool. You can use your own domain for your handle too, with the instructions on this page. Even if your domain is shared with others, you could still have a handle like yourname.domain

bsky.socialHow to set your domain as your handle - BlueskyUsing a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.

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5. Labelers Bluesky lets people set up custom labels on posts, which are sometimes used for moderation, categorization, and even games. You can find and subscribe to some here. I subscribe to one called 'Art Theft Labeler', which labels posts containing stolen art.

bluesky-labelers.iobluesky-labelers.ioLabels are a way to categorize content and users on BlueSky. They are part of the moderation tools but they can be do lots of interesting things like foster community.
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6. Random features you didn't know about. If your post includes a link, you can wait for the preview to show up, and remove the url, and the link stays there! This also saves characters from the character limit.