"After testing the feature in a limited beta, Bluesky is making its "Live Now" badge for streamers available for everyone on the social network to try. Live Now is included as part of Bluesky's v1.114 update, alongside "cashtags," a separate type of hashtag for collecting conversations about publicly-traded companies. Bluesky first started testing its Live Now badge in May 2025 with a limited group of accounts, including the official NBA account."
"Cashtags are a similar attempt to appeal to a certain type of veteran X user. Originally a feature of pre-Musk Twitter, cashtags work like a hashtag, marking posts in a way that makes them easy to find in a search or by tapping the cashtag itself. On Bluesky, by typing a dollar sign ($) and the stock abbreviation of a company (AAPL for Apple, for example), you can add a cashtag to your post that links it to other posts using the same cashtag."
Bluesky is releasing a Live Now badge for streamers as part of v1.114, after a limited beta. The badge attaches to profile pictures and links directly to Twitch livestreams; support for other platforms may follow. Cashtags using $ plus a stock ticker will aggregate posts about publicly traded companies and function like hashtags. Bluesky began testing Live Now in May 2025 with a limited group, including the NBA. The platform emphasizes link friendliness in contrast to X's past link restrictions. The cashtag feature targets business-oriented users and potential platform migrants.
Read at Engadget
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