It's a complicated beast. To start with the fact that no one is here doesn't help. People do like the polished and pretty where their friends are. They often don't want to post to strangers, especially if it's something heartfelt or personal.
Then you have the image, what can be posted here? Long form content? Serious writing? A lot of people literally want to write fluffy things about finding a penny under their sofa. They look here and see serious blogs, often about the platform itself or crypto. It's a daunting thing for them.
And then, as you state, the money thing. They see it, they want it, they don't get it, they rage quit.
But in the main, I think the lack of focus is a biggie. What are we? A blogging platform or social media? We truly need to know who we are and be sure of it to attract users. Yeah, it can be tweaked through various front end but they don't know either.
And certainly ¿Where are we? also. Without have those things well clarified in first place, the beast turns out to be even more complicated and thorny as to know from where exactly to take it to promote or marketing it to our family, friends and acquaintances without the risk of being accused afterward of have submitting them to unnecessary pricks and pain. };)
We can all do without the unnecessary pricks!!
A conundrum for sure :)
Yes and even though the other does exist, it doesn't usually get rewarded. They are here for rewards.
Because once they do try and eventually see shit being rewarded... :D
I think this is where application gateways have to help. User swill know the application and sign up under that premise. They don't need to know the entire ecosystem, or Hive at all. "Powered by Hive" might be the only reference. They will still have a Hive account and earn HIVE/SMT - but don't need to be in the firing line of the entire ecosystem.
I really do see the gateways as being crucial. Splinterlands doesn't require knowledge of the platform. Gets hoping dapplr is all that we have been hoping for and more!
Would be nice if Dapplr makes it at least easier to engage :)
a personality crisis, that's probably pretty accurate. Hive is definitely a mix, and perhaps there is value in that as well. But I somehow doubt that we will ever surpass instagram of fb, their sites are just too well made and to be honest blockchain technology actually makes user experience a lot worse.
Perhaps we have to realize that we shouldn't compete with these apps, but are something completely different: we have the value of decentralization, uncensored content, earning from posting etc. I think many people just haven't made the connection with these values. But as the recent censorship campaigns by youtube and twitter have shown, I think a lot of people are willing to start some place else new
They are willing to find something new that's for sure but am Instagramer will find little to interest here. In fact might find themselves on the wrong end of a downvote or two.
I agree though, we shouldn't compete but we should know our USP for the masses. Or at least slightly more masses than we have now :0)
And they go back to their not-all-monetised platforms where they're datamined without any recompense at all!
They do, it's so ridiculous!!
Ask the Korean Whale, who tried to bring calm to the pre-fork tension, if they would rather be data mined or fucked in their blow hole by the V.22.2 Cabal?
Totally agree with you. What are we? I see many posts with just a photo and few text (like Facebook status) earning decent income. And a well researched article is getting nothing.
We need to be sure, Hive is a blog like Medium? Or social media site like Facebook?