Hello @bob3k! This is @traciyork from the @ocd (Original Content Decentralized) curation team. We noticed you shared your first post here on Hive and introduced yourself to the community - congratulations and welcome! You didn't mention specifically how you happened to find our blockchain home - did an established Hive member tell you about it? If so, be sure to tag them so they know you're part of the Hive community now.
Speaking of community, we have many different ones here on the blockchain, devoted to all kinds of interests. Here's a link so you can check them all out - Hive Communities. Based on what you've shared, I think you'll find Pinmapple, The Hive travel community and Sports Talk Social interesting to start with.
Also, as Hive can sometimes be quite confusing, the Newbies Guide should be helpful to you, as it is a growing repository of useful and easy to understand posts about how the Hive ecosystem works. For instance, there's a post in the collection called 3 things Newbies should do in their first week on Hive that you might find helpful.
Please be aware that Hive is a bit different from other social media platforms since you are monetizing your blog, so it is important not to include content that you don't own without sources (and it shouldn't exceed 50% of the post). For more information, check this post - Why and How People Abuse and Plagiarise by hivewatchers.
If you have questions, feel free to hop into the OCD Discord server and we'll do our best to answer them, and again welcome to Hive!
Hi @traciyork! Thank you for the community recommendations and the other links.
I first heard about Hive in a vlog sometime a year ago, along with a few other similar blockchains. Later it turned out that a friend of mine, @pokermaria, is using it. She thought it might be useful to me. Some time back in the winter, I registered with her help and received some HIVE from her so that I could use it actively. And that was 4-5 months ago.😀
You're very welcome, @bob3k and very cool that @pokermaria was able to help you get started. Feel free to tag me if there's anything else you need assistance with and again, welcome!