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Blogging: It's more social than ever !

We want blogging to feel less like posting to the void, and more like sharing with a community. From pckt notes to better discovery, everything we've built over the last few weeks is designed to help bloggers connect.

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Atmosphere 101: Do I need to make an account?

Many of us are accustomed to creating new accounts for every new platform we encounter. On pckt.blog, the experience is different. You may already have an existing account that is compatible with pckt and not even know it! Did you come here from ? Great! You have an account on .

Standard.site link cards are coming to Bluesky 👀

The Atmosphere keeps getting a little more blog shaped. Starting today, will display enhanced link cards when you share a post from any powered publication. These new cards will include additional publication details built directly into the post preview. This means when you share a post from platforms like , , , , or any future Standard.site publisher, Bluesky can display much richer information about the publication behind the post.

Settling in, and looking ahead

Hey Bloggers ! A lot has happened since our last post. Which always seems to be the case... We've been hard at work crafting new features and refining existing ones. By the way, it was so nice to meet many of you at Atmosphere Conference ! Previously, we announced pckt.cafe, our very own Personal Data Server. We've already seen adoption by more than 10% of pckt bloggers, many of whom are stepping into the Atmosphere for the very first time.

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Building Our Corner of the Open Social Web: pckt.cafe and More

Just over a month ago, we announced our integration with the Atmosphere and we're already beginning to see the numerous benefits this brings to pckt. AT Protocol integration has helped turn pckt into an even more lively community. With the ability to discover and subscribe to blogs from across the web on read.pckt.blog, and the opportunity for your own blog to be discovered on other readers like the Leaflet reader. Just this week, we've announced that pckt will be hosting a Personal Data Server ...

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From WhiteWind to pckt.blog in Just One Click

WhiteWind has paved the way for long-form blogging on AT Protocol, but as the ecosystem evolves, your blog needs a platform that grows with it. While WhiteWind has remained a widely used classic, development of the platform has lately gone quiet. We're building pckt.blog, a fun and cute take on blogging that makes it easy to make a blog and start writing. pckt is actively maintained, and designed with simplicity and ease of use in mind. We believe that anyone should be able to quickly create a b...

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Blogging on the open social web - and more exciting features

Not to be confused with the atmosphere (the layer of gas surrounding our planet), or the kind of atmosphere you'll find at a hipster coffee shop. AT-tention bloggers !! has arrived in the ATmosphere. Since the early days of our development, we have been immensely interested in building out features to support ATproto and the open social web. We have worked closely with other long-form publishing platforms like and to collaborate on a shared data structure for storing blog details and posts in yo...

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We've got a new look ! (and other exciting updates)

Hello again everyone ! Where do we even start... pckt is growing quickly and becoming a beautiful place to start and write a blog. Our look and feel is continuing to evolve into something that feels increasingly organized, polished, and enjoyable to use. Just as our platform has become more polished, our branding has as well. We have a whole identity now ! Check out our new logo: We're really excited about our new look and think it really captures our intentions with pckt. Writing a blog should ...

What's new on pckt.blog?

Hey Bloggers! 👋 pckt.blog has changed a bit since our last post. Our platform is beginning to feel more polished and we have been very pleased with the direction things have been going from both the user experience and design perspective. We hope that you will enjoy the changes and improvements we've made so far. Let's take a look at some of the enhancements we have made: Background images are fantastic for blog pages and even work well with the dark mode version of the blog!

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Set an icon for your pckt blog !

You can now set a blog icon to be displayed at the top of your blog ! We think that blog icons are an important way to make your pckt blog more personal, and show others what the vibe of your blog will be. We made it quick and easy to add or modify your blog icon.

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Embed Bluesky Posts on pckt !

Embedding a post from Bluesky into your pckt blog is easy ! Just copy the link to the post you’d like to embed: Then, paste the link into the pckt editor. You will see a text preview of the post you are embedding:

Looking for Beta Testers 👀

Welcome to pckt.blog! 👋 What is pckt blog? It’s an entire blogging platform that fits in your pocket. The idea behind pckt is to have a place to jot down and share your ideas, opinions, hobbies, and anything else you’d like to share with the world, quickly and easily.

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