bluesky.ms
Bluesky.ms is a community effort to connect with folks at Microsoft & label accounts as
✅ Microsoft employee
✅ Microsoft MVP & RD
This service is managed by @merill.net as a personal project & is not affiliated with Microsoft
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This is a fake/bot account that's been posting content like this mixed in with Satya's official content from other social platforms
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Subscribe to the @bluesky.ms label today
Check out 👇
bsky.app/profile/blue...
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It costs time and money to run a service like bluesky.ms.
If you would like to support the service, consider upgrading from the Free plan to the Sponsor plan for $9.99/year (= shout us two coffees ☕ a year)
Sponsor page 👇
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Thank you 🙏
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Once you complete your Microsoft or MVP verification a confirmation is displayed.
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🌀 Step 5 (Optional): Microsoft MVP / Regional Director employee verification
If you are a Microsoft MVP or RD you can get a label on your profile by
1️⃣ Updating your MVP/RD profile to include your Bluesky profile link as a social media address
2️⃣ Entering your MVP/RD profile and clicking Verify
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Once your email is verified, your status will be displayed here and your Bluesky profile and posts will show the Microsoft label.
You can remove the Microsoft label from your profile at any time using the 'Remove Verification' option.
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💌 Check your mail
→ Copy and paste the code from your email into this form. Alternatively you can type it in.
💡 If you don't see an mail from bluesky.ms check your 🗑️ junk mail folder.
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🌀 Step 5 (Optional): Microsoft employee verification
If you are a Microsoft employee and would like to get the Microsoft label on your Bluesky profile 👇
Enter your @microsoft.com email address and click Verify
This will send a one time code to your work email.
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Remember to hit Save once you make your selection.
You can change these at any time to add and remove yourself from the starter packs and feeds.
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🌀 Step 4: Starter Packs and Feeds
Pick the technology areas that you post about.
Your profile will be included in Starter Packs & Feeds that bluesky.ms creates. This is an easy way for folks to find your content.
Use the Support link on the left nav to request adding new topics ➕ other feedback
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If you see your profile picture, name, handle and other information you have successfully connected and proven ownership of the Bluesky profile.
💡 TIP
If you ever change your profile picture, name or handle on Bluesky, use the 'Refresh Profile info from Bluesky' button to update Bluesky.ms.
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→ Switch back to bluesky.ms
→ Paste the password
→ Click Connect Bluesky Profile
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Click the small icon on the right to copy the password that was created.
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✅ Type in blueskyms as the name of the password
✅ Don't check 'Allow access to your direct messages'
✅ Click 'Next'
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→ Click the 'Add App Password' button to add a new password.
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🌀Step 3: Connect Bluesky Profile
This step checks that you are the owner of the Bluesky profile that you are registering.
Fill in your Bluesky username or email address
🔺 The password you enter here is NOT your Bluesky password. It's a temporary app password that you can generate in Bluesky.
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🌀Step 2: Connect & Verify
Once you are signed, in select the
→ Connect & Verify
option from the left menu
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💡 TIP
Use a personal email address so you can continue to sign into the site even if you no longer work for your current employer.
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Now let's add your account to Blueksy.ms so others can find you
🌀 Step 1: Register
→ Browse to Bluesky.ms
→ Click Register
Note: This account is different from your Bluesky profile and will be used to manage the
✅ Starter kits
✅ Feeds
your profile is part of ➕ manage your verification state
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Once you subscribe to @bluesky.ms your feed will start showing labels on posts made by
✅ Microsoft
✅ Microsoft MVPs
✅ Microsoft RDs
That's it! 👏
The rest of this thread will walk you through connect with the Microsoft community ➕ get verified if you are from Microsoft or an MVP or RD.