I just realised that I have more followers on Steemit than on my Google+ account that I've had since it started. I still think it's got one of the best web interfaces out there, but it just hasn't taken off like some others despite that and a lack of ads. I rarely gain new followers there these days.
I still use G+ as there are enough cool people there to make it interesting. I think it hasn't taken off with journalists like FB and Twtr have, so those get all the publicity. I like features such as keyboard shortcuts (common across various Google sites), the multi-column feed, collections that allow you to follow only certain posts by a person and sharing with a comment (which we'd love to see here).
The death of G+ has often been predicted, but Google seem happy to keep it going even if it's not earning them much. It doesn't seem to get many new features. I've seen a few social sites die over the years. Tsu was one of them and I had over 5000 followers there. I've got a long way to go to match that here.
What's the biggest following you've had on any social site?
I'll buy guitar picks for Steem Dollars
If this post is over seven days old you can vote up one of my newer posts to reward me.
My biggest following on any social media site I have gotten,is definitely the few I managed to scrape up here on steemit :D
Well I hope they support you. It's quality, not quantity that really matters
Definitely! Too many empty followers , andupvotes here on steemit...I guess I can say that these bots and follow for follow techniques are fooling most of us
YouTube by far because I create content there that helps people. Why do you think G+ failed? Just too late to the party?
That could be part of it. They didn't really sell it well. People will go where their friends are. Google do not win at everything
Wow you had 5000 on Tsu? That's a huge number mate! In my first FB account I had 2500 followers then I opened a new one last year with 800 followers, but since I joined Steemit, I am no more opening FB at all!
Here on Steemit I've reached +500 in less than 2 months! How you find the achievement so far @steevc?
As Tsu gained millions of users it was fairly easy to get thousands of followers who hoped you would follow them back. Very few actually engaged with me. We may see that happen here too. It would not be too hard to work out how many of my followers comment or vote. Those are the ones I care about. I'm still very happy with Steemit. The spam level is pretty low so far
I've been thinking of making a tool for checking how many real followers people have who comment/vote too, and also how many people they follow, they ever vote/comment on, to help tidy feeds. I find trying to keep my feed under control is pretty difficult at the moment.
There's all sorts of data you can extract here. Would be very interesting to anyone trying SEO.
Yes, it's a digital treasure trove isn't it!
I feel it is already happening here too! As I said I got +500 followers and I post only once per day! I am getting like 25 votes/views on it, I don't count the bot votes. From the +500 I am just wondering how many are still active!
We know most are not reading what we write, but we can hope to get some engagement. There's only so many posts a person can read each day
You are absolutely right man! But I just can't understand why follow someone and don't engage at all, better don't follow!
Cheers to having more followers here!
oh you're not the guy in the SCC but the singing guy :)
I do the open mic now and then :)
You are the first person I've heard of in the last five years who uses Google Plus. I was so excited about it when it was first coming out, but it just failed to gain any traction and now I get annoyed whenever I click on the wrong spot of a Google app and get shuttled to G+.
LOL! There are people active on there. It depends what circles you move in
When I was tsu, there were about 40,000 followers.
However, tsu disappeared and it became zero in a moment.
I hope Steemit will last long.
Steemit is harder to shut down, so I hope it can continue for many years and you will be successful here too
Thanks for your comment^^
Congrats on your Steemit success.. I was thinking of using my google plus again.. I have not used it in years.. some cool stuff comes through there... then there is that twitter account.. only used a month a couple of years ago.. I think if we use them we can promote Steemit.. :)
I use the others to promote Steemit. A lot of people still haven't heard of it.
I was on G+ since near inception. I haven't used the platform more than a handful of times in the past few years, but at one time I had somewhere around 17k followers. I had some design projects that brought lots of eyes.
I think I've posted there a couple times the past 4 years. Just checked my g+, somehow I still have 6,733 followers.
Miss those days, but time to make new..
I'm off to a slow start here on Steemit, but I'm sure that'll change in due time. Got many great things awaiting in the wings!! Steem On @Steevc 🚀
That's a big following, but was it useful? It is less active there than before, but I still visit daily
Well, it was very useful as a graphic artist - my days before a full time father of two toddlers and a business to run 😋. I had some great opportunities that were generated from my google plus days! I worked for some big companies and even worked with some Google related projects. I met some incredible people, many whom have since moved on to other platforms. I had many great things that were derived from my activity there on G+.
I left my g+ after my son was born. He required open heart surgery at 6 days old and two additional surgeries since, so that's been my focus entirely for the past few years. He is almost 4, healthy and thriving now with a little sister (age 2). I walked away from my business, my professional network, and I never once looked back. It can all be rebuilt again. Not often do we get a chance to nurture life and share that time with those we love - so I figured I started once, I can start again some day. That day has come. Time to rebuild.
I still maintain contact with those special folks that I've met over the years, @finnian has been one of them since the early days of G+ for me. In fact, he is the sole reason for my presence here. He not only invited me here, he inspired me to pick up what I'd put off when I left G+. I'm so glad to have some really awesome people around me because Steemit has already become a great outlet for me. I deeply need Steemit to satiate my creative appetite.
I'm not on FB and G+ changed so much during my absence that I was virtually lost upon return. I just couldn't figure out the communities and collections thing - seems to help everything get lost in the sauce. I can say that the very early days of G+ - was the best time to find some brilliant people. I believe that is the case here on Steemit. It is hard to get so much talent in one place! I'm loving it here @steevc
Wow, you went through some difficult times. It can be hard to start again on-line as you need to reconnect with people. We are all spread across lots of social sites and they don't always overlap. Only a few close friends have come to Steemit so far, but I hope others will in time
We all go through difficult times, buddy. There are always those that have it better, but also many that have it worse. I'm blessed that all has worked out the way it has. And yes, it can be very difficult to return to social media after a hiatus! I have found it quite challenging to return to the same level - it took a long time! Thankfully, I kept contact with several great people over the years and the value of that might actually outweigh the rest. Like you mentioned: Quality, not Quantity. A few quality people can make rebuilding much easier and enjoyable - that's where I'm at. I've helped many people in my days and many of them now able to help me. It's a beautiful endeavor and a worthwhile pursuit at that. Haven't forgotten about you either @steevc, sending you some picks this week for that great collection ;) I also found a pretty cool item I received as a gift (guitar related) - it's a mini Fender strat guitar! I found it while digging around for those other picks. Wanna see? I can share a photo here or in chat - just want to be respectful.
I don't mind you sharing the picture here, or do your own post and give us the link
Hopefully you find this as interesting as I did when my wife brought it home years ago..
Added some cherry tomatoes in there for scale 😋
I'll make a post also, but consider this the exclusive sneak preview..haha!(
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has a cool stand and case! I owe it a thorough cleaning, but when I found this I thought you might enjoy it @steevc *note: this should 'accordion' into the thread, but if it is a bother I can gladly reduce!
I have had a Google+ account for ages now and can't even remember the last time i used it
I'm not big on social media, so it would have to be Myspace. Haha
I think I had a Myspace account, but never really used it. Whatever happened to it?
FB killed it
Even FB could be toppled. We shall see
MySpace isn't extinct yet..haha I had to open the page to believe it. I still have an account from way back but I think the email I signed up with has been dead for 10 years 😆
Myspace was huge and then for some reason people just switched to FB
I ran away from FB long ago and MySpace is like a music platform now. Lots of good metal bands on there from what I see 😎🤘🏻. Remember Napster..haha!
my biggest following is still steemit. I tried to do my best for some time on youtube, but that really did not pay off.
At least you can combine it with Steemit to make something. Most of my latest videos are just linked here
I was always a fan of G+!! Preferred it over FB as FB is just full of apps and games...
Never really got into G+ though as like almost none of my friends were using it... Pity though...
I have the biggest following on bitlanders which used to reward in bitcoins but now it only rewards in paypal and payza. It is also a social media site still running since last 8 years.
I know about Bitlanders as I have played with it, but never made much. I gave away what I had to the charities on there. That is probably their best feature. I never got much in the way of good comments there and so decided it wasn't worth my time. I hope it works better for you.
You can see here that Steemit now gets far more traffic than Bitlanders. Alexa reckon Bitlanders is mostly used in the US, but I seemed to see mostly east-Asian users.
I also could not make much in bitlanders as it was paying very less for the time being spent there. In the beginning, it was good when they were paying in bitcoins but after few months it was not worth. Dear have you ever been to Jaipur, the pink city of India, I have made a post about its mesmerizing history and beauty. I will like to invite you to have a look at it.
I never used google plus i use steemit mostly.
What did you use before Steemit came along?
Congrats on your hug number of followers on Steemit! I don't use G+ much. Before I found Steemit, I always use Facebook to interact with my friends and read some news. But now I feel like I like using Steemit :D
Steemit is different to Facebook as it doesn't have the privacy features. It is still worth using. Have fun
Yes, because Steemit is decentralized!
same here buddy :D but i have good followers in facebook :) and steemit followers are also increasing day by day :)
Maybe more will come here from Facebook, but Steemit still lacks some features to compete. It's not just about money
actually majority of people will come here begging for upvote :P but only few people will come here and post informative post or enjoyable post :) well i am too a new users you can see only 15 days
I didn't know google plus existed. Congratulations @steevc Glad to hear your followers are increasing.
I do not ever hear about TSU. Can you tell me what is this and what kind of this social platform was?
My Most Used Social Platforms are facebook and steemit ...I even do not know what to do Over G+ in fact I have account of G+
Tsu paid users using ad revenue. It was a little like Steemit in some ways. They gained millions of users before they shut down due to lack of investment
Ohh Thanks...How Much did you earn from TSU?
Maybe $400 over nearly 2 years. Nothing like what I have made here
My twitter have 84 . steem have 121 followers
i never really opened my g+ not even seen i guess as no one of my friend use it.
That's always the problem. It's why it's called 'social' :)
you are like me...hahaha
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No you didn't. Don't waste my time
Nice post, i just upvote you @akibu77 and follow you follow back and upvote me. thank you as you do so.
I just flagged your spammy comment. Enjoy
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You Did A Right Job Sir...
They are baggers....They can not produce a quality product they just can beg. I should also down vote these kind of comments....