Bluesky.ms

This site is a personal project by Merill Fernando and Product Manager at Microsoft. To learn more about me and my other projects, visit my website at https://merill.net

We need to verify your identity to show the verification badge on your Bluesky profile. This will help others in the Microsoft community know that you are a verified member. In order to do this you need to prove you own the Bluesky profile that you are verifying as well as other verification methods based on the badge you are trying to get.

The Bluesky mobile app and website cache the badge information, so it may take a little while before it shows up.

I am working on migrating them over to this site. Since everyone was so impatient, I'm releasing this now with the verification option. The old site is still available at https://doc.bluesky.ms

Yes! Bluesky.ms is open to everyone in the Microsoft community. I have plans to generate starter packs and feeds based on the topics you select for your profile. Registering here will help your Bluesky account and posts be discovered by the wider Microsoft community.

Yes. We will add more verification badges in the future.

In the `Connect & Verify` page you can click on the `Refresh` button to update your profile information.

Yes. You can remove your verification badge at any time by visiting the `Connect & Verify` page and choosing the 'Remove Verification' option.

Yes. For now this is a manual process. Please open an issue on GitHub with your Bluesky profile url at https://github.com/merill/bluesky

We take your privacy very seriously. We store your name and email address, that you use for registering. When you connect your Bluesky account, we store your public Bluesky handle information. The email address of Microsoft employees who verify is stored to perform periodic checks on the employment. We have plans to add other verification options such as Entra Verified ID which may remove the need to store your Microsoft email address. For MVPs and RDs the public profile url is stored.

No. This is not a Microsoft service and is not affiliated with Microsoft.

No. Bluesky.ms runs as a labeling service for the Microsoft community on the Bluesky network.

Yes! Once you sign in, head over to Settings > Billing to sponsor this project for $9.99 a year. This will help cover the costs of running this service.

No. Bluesky.ms is free to use and sponsoring is an opt-in. You are free to cancel the subscription at any time.

Head over to https://github.com/merill/bluesky and open an issue.