John Kerrison
@johnkerrison.me
Former Journalist. Now posting about public affairs, marketing and emerging channels. Advocate for a healthy, independent media.
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"We grow on the edge of our window of tolerance."
📍 Sydney Australia
jkerrison on Twitter.
"We grow on the edge of our window of tolerance."
📍 Sydney Australia
Thanks for this work @jay.bsky.team and team 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
In 2025, PL portfolio company @bsky.app grew from 25M to 40M+ users and shipped major progress on verification and decentralization, with 270K+ users self-verifying and 2,000+ community-run servers live - moving core infrastructure forward at scale.
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Thanks for this work @jay.bsky.team and team 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Am I on my own if I say I don't want an edit button here? A post is a post at a moment in time. It's not the Mona Lisa.
February 9, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Am I on my own if I say I don't want an edit button here? A post is a post at a moment in time. It's not the Mona Lisa.
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity.
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
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A good local take on AI in the inbox and whether customers are giving enough consent to these new tools.
The world is abuzz with new features like Google's AI Inbox, and we've seen more and more of our private messages being summarised by AI.
But did we really consent to this?
Read more in the ACS Information Age: https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2026/why-is-ai-allowed-to-read-my-messages-.html
But did we really consent to this?
Read more in the ACS Information Age: https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2026/why-is-ai-allowed-to-read-my-messages-.html
February 9, 2026 at 7:27 AM
A good local take on AI in the inbox and whether customers are giving enough consent to these new tools.
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Super Bowl feed traffic is bigger than expected! Tossing some fixes in place
February 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Super Bowl feed traffic is bigger than expected! Tossing some fixes in place
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Gametime baby! We're thrilled to support @richferro.com in running the Superbowl LX feed on @bsky.app today! But wait, there's more! 🧵
February 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Gametime baby! We're thrilled to support @richferro.com in running the Superbowl LX feed on @bsky.app today! But wait, there's more! 🧵
This is pretty cool. A feed of #WinterOlympics content on BlueSky. Follow, pin it, and then swipe to get updates on your app.
#MilanoCortina2026 is here! You can use this account and its individual sports feeds to follow the latest news from the games.
Follow the thread below and hit the "like" and "pin" buttons on your favorite Winter Olympic Sports to join the action!
Follow the thread below and hit the "like" and "pin" buttons on your favorite Winter Olympic Sports to join the action!
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
This is pretty cool. A feed of #WinterOlympics content on BlueSky. Follow, pin it, and then swipe to get updates on your app.
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I also now have region-specific news lists —
North America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Europe/Mid-East/Africa: bsky.app/profile/aend...
South/Central America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Asia/Australasia: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Canada: bsky.app/profile/aend...
They're a work in progress! 🙏
North America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Europe/Mid-East/Africa: bsky.app/profile/aend...
South/Central America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Asia/Australasia: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Canada: bsky.app/profile/aend...
They're a work in progress! 🙏
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I also now have region-specific news lists —
North America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Europe/Mid-East/Africa: bsky.app/profile/aend...
South/Central America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Asia/Australasia: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Canada: bsky.app/profile/aend...
They're a work in progress! 🙏
North America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Europe/Mid-East/Africa: bsky.app/profile/aend...
South/Central America: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Asia/Australasia: bsky.app/profile/aend...
Canada: bsky.app/profile/aend...
They're a work in progress! 🙏
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Emergency warnings along north-west WA coast as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell approaches as category 3 storm
Emergency warnings along north-west WA coast as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell approaches as category 3 storm
Wind gusts up to 195km/h could develop as cyclone forecast to make landfall between Exmouth and Onslow in the Pilbara on Sunday night
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Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell is expected to maintain its category 3 intensity as it barrels along the Pilbara coast before making landfall.
Located west of Karratha, the cyclone was about 30km offshore with 120km/h winds near the centre and gusts up to 165km/h on Sunday morning, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s latest track map. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Emergency warnings along north-west WA coast as Tropical Cyclone Mitchell approaches as category 3 storm
With @semble.so you can surf the internet again. Research and catalogue the interesting links surfaced by interesting people. Semble.so
Semble — A social knowledge network for research
Follow your peers' research trails. Surface and discover new connections. Built on ATProto so you own your data.
Semble.so
February 8, 2026 at 1:38 AM
With @semble.so you can surf the internet again. Research and catalogue the interesting links surfaced by interesting people. Semble.so
A plug for the little cafe where I've just had brunch and good coffee. It's in Erskineville NSW. #coffee #gratitude #smallbusiness
February 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
A plug for the little cafe where I've just had brunch and good coffee. It's in Erskineville NSW. #coffee #gratitude #smallbusiness
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The media’s sudden shock over Mandelson is embarrassing.
They fawned over him and if US authorities hadn’t released the Epstein files, they’d still be rubbing shoulders with him at Zone 2 dinner parties.
Now they’re clutching their pearls like they weren’t part of it. Pathetic.
They fawned over him and if US authorities hadn’t released the Epstein files, they’d still be rubbing shoulders with him at Zone 2 dinner parties.
Now they’re clutching their pearls like they weren’t part of it. Pathetic.
February 7, 2026 at 12:04 PM
The media’s sudden shock over Mandelson is embarrassing.
They fawned over him and if US authorities hadn’t released the Epstein files, they’d still be rubbing shoulders with him at Zone 2 dinner parties.
Now they’re clutching their pearls like they weren’t part of it. Pathetic.
They fawned over him and if US authorities hadn’t released the Epstein files, they’d still be rubbing shoulders with him at Zone 2 dinner parties.
Now they’re clutching their pearls like they weren’t part of it. Pathetic.
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Happy Democracy Day to everyone in Thailand. Remember, vote early, vote often.
February 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Happy Democracy Day to everyone in Thailand. Remember, vote early, vote often.
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How the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after party fell apart
How the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after party fell apart
Two groups, Pride in Protest and Protect Mardi Gras, have very different ideas about how to run a party
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As the annual Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras protest parade reaches the end of Oxford Street each year and moves into the Entertainment Quarter, it turns into a party. Big name including Kylie Minogue, Dua Lipa and RuPaul are usually a centrepiece of the extravaganza.
But not this year. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
How the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after party fell apart
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Penny Evans, ceramic artist in Australia who creates works that embody her Indigenous Kamilaroi/Gomeroi cultural heritage #WomensArt
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Penny Evans, ceramic artist in Australia who creates works that embody her Indigenous Kamilaroi/Gomeroi cultural heritage #WomensArt
Hahah. The young guy wearing a sailor's suit on a first date?!?! She only agreed to go because of... Sizzler.
This 4 minute video is the best thing ever ever done in the world of Brand videos. This is what happens when the client calls all the shots and has terrible ideas.
The theme song is everything.
The theme song is everything.
Sizzler Promotional Commercial 1991
YouTube video by Rachel Redhouse
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Hahah. The young guy wearing a sailor's suit on a first date?!?! She only agreed to go because of... Sizzler.
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ATProto devs did you know you can use selfhosted.social for users to create brand new accounts on the atmosphere in your applications? Both deckbelcher.com and blento.app uses our PDS. A user's journey into the atmosphere does not always have to be started from Bluesky. It can start from your app.
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
ATProto devs did you know you can use selfhosted.social for users to create brand new accounts on the atmosphere in your applications? Both deckbelcher.com and blento.app uses our PDS. A user's journey into the atmosphere does not always have to be started from Bluesky. It can start from your app.
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Shoutout to affected WaPo journos today. Getting laid off sucks and it stings even more when the people making bad decisions never seem to be affected by them. This job will break your heart.
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Shoutout to affected WaPo journos today. Getting laid off sucks and it stings even more when the people making bad decisions never seem to be affected by them. This job will break your heart.
I'm looking around @semble.so and I love it. It'll be powerful at scale and so good for finding fresh research. I'm done with the 'town square' and want to hang in the town library. #NotAnAd Where's the tip jar? www.loom.com/share/8bf8ab...
What is Semble? (in less than 5 minutes)
In this video, I introduce Semble, a social tool designed for organizing, curating, and sharing meaningful web content. With Semble, you can save links as cards, add notes, and organize them into coll...
www.loom.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I'm looking around @semble.so and I love it. It'll be powerful at scale and so good for finding fresh research. I'm done with the 'town square' and want to hang in the town library. #NotAnAd Where's the tip jar? www.loom.com/share/8bf8ab...
I've been connecting dots to try to understand the ATProtocol. The data storage in a PDS would typically mean the reach of any post would be typically hard to measure? Large orgs using the protocol will be interested in 'read' metrics. Can they exist? #ATProto #ATmosphere
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I've been connecting dots to try to understand the ATProtocol. The data storage in a PDS would typically mean the reach of any post would be typically hard to measure? Large orgs using the protocol will be interested in 'read' metrics. Can they exist? #ATProto #ATmosphere
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This is breaking my brain slightly, but... it does appear to be a good idea. That already exists, it's not a wouldn't-it-be-nice-if-someone-did-this.
I appreciate that lots of you Bluesky people already knew this. But I didn't, and I figure lots more of you don't.
I appreciate that lots of you Bluesky people already knew this. But I didn't, and I figure lots more of you don't.
I wrote about what I've been calling "The Everything Account"
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
If you're familiar with The Atmosphere, you already know how to get one, and this should hopefully help you explain it to others.
For those of you who aren't, you'll be surprised to know you already have one; here's how you use it:
The Everything Account
I've been thinking a lot about our accounts lately. We all have an ever-growing pile of digital identities scattered across the web, many forgotten after a brief stint with a random service we found i...
www.augment.ink
February 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
This is breaking my brain slightly, but... it does appear to be a good idea. That already exists, it's not a wouldn't-it-be-nice-if-someone-did-this.
I appreciate that lots of you Bluesky people already knew this. But I didn't, and I figure lots more of you don't.
I appreciate that lots of you Bluesky people already knew this. But I didn't, and I figure lots more of you don't.