A few days back I wrote about a project by @holoz0r for a HIVE REPORT CARD, and over the last week or so there have been a few others that are looking into the numbers also. It used to be more of a thing on Hive where people would data dive for numbers, but there hasn't been much of it over the last couple years. The numbers are a huge part of engagement on Hive, though most people know nothing about them. The thing with having metrics is that it further gamifies the experience in so many ways, whether as a creator or a curator, or a developer, and it is super engaging.
So, I thought I would add a few of the ones together that are recently available for people to play with, so they can get a different view of their account, or other people's accounts on Hive. First up
HIVE REPORT CARD
by @holoz0r
There is a heap of cool stuff in here that is worth digging around with and you can get my first impression overview from the article I wrote the other day on it. It is great - check it out and show some love to the creator and give a witness vote if you like the work.
BEE BALANCED
by @beaker007
Then there is this cool site that has been up for a while but a new feature was added recently that can visualize Hive balances since the dawn of account time in a nice, easy to read, filterable graph.
This is my HP over the years:
This also look at KE ratio and some Splinterlands numbers too. Have a look.
HIVE ANALYTICS
Then there is the one I haven't explored too much yet by Marky, but it will be something I dive further into on the weekend when I have some time, because it is pretty comprehensive. From first very quick looks, it looks at Hive metrics from a higher perspective as an overall view of different aspects. To access requires signing a message with the posting key using Keychain in order to get the numbers, but so far, it seems quick enough and interesting enough to look further into. Again, another witness (one of the top 20), so consider voting.
COMPARE HIVE AUTHORS
by @seattlea
This one is another interesting view of Hive authors, as it is possible to compare a few simultaneously to see if there are similarities or disparities. Stealing an image from a recent post introducing the tool, we can have a glimpse of what it looks like. This was inspired by Holoz0r's metrics, but give a pretty cool way to see how different kinds of authors both use and interact with others. Again, another witness, so consider voting.
Paint by Numers
The numbers don't tell the whole story of any particular account, but they can give insight into all kinds of behaviours that might not be seen daily by the average user. Having the metrics visualised should be considered a core part of any worthy interface and I think that all of the key ones should be working to increase the usage of metrics and visualising them in easy to consume ways, so people can better inform and equip themselves to interact with Hive at the level they desire.
I wish I was smart enough to do some of this.
But I am not, so I am at the mercy of those who can and I am glad that there are now a few more people who are willing to dive back in and start to present the information that is stored on the chain. It used to be awesome to have more of this out there, and I think it used to help a lot of people (definitely me) become more interested and knowledgeable about Hive. As I learned more, I engaged more, and as I engaged more, I learned more.
For most people, it isn't about being bombarded with an oversupply of data, but it is about being able to get clean, clear views to make more informed decisions, and see progress as time wears on. It is brilliant being able to look back at account growth over ten years, or account degeneration as the case may be. It is awesome to be able to get some insight into what kinds of abuses are out there or who is getting funding, or what is the difference between my posting engagement behaviour, and those who earn more or less.
Hopefully, seeing these tools here will inspire you to explore them and learn more about Hive and the many people who are part of the community. You will find a lot of good, but also bad, and definitely ugly - but that is the point. Life is messy, and having the data visualisations can help us adjust our own behaviours to clean it up a bit.
Go and explore and comment on what kinds of interesting things you find!
Taraz
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I feel like we've seen a reniassance in HIVE data over the last few weeks. Marky's work inspired me to get off my backside and build the tool I was thinking of, and then there's further work happening downstream.
I showed my report card to a friend who is a writer (not on hive), and she has given me a few additional ideas for implementation into my report card from an English language perspective.
I am hoping that more people will get looking into the different visualisations and get excited about what they can offer. Too many seem complacent in their approach, acting out of convenience, rather than curiosity.
I hadn't heard of Bee Balance before.
You can see where the hard fork happened and I swapped from STEEM to HIVE as fast as I could power down. It's been surprisingly steady since.
Nice to see the consistency in it :)
It would be nice to view my account activity using these tools but I already know I will see nothing exciting. I might see areas to improve and adjust, I suppose there'd be quite a number of them. Nonetheless they are handy tools for tracking activity on the blockchain.
What kind of exciting thing would you want to see? The trouble with most of the improvement areas we have, is that they aren't exciting at all.
I've previously reviewed the Hive Report Card and Hive Analytics. I've just briefly reviewed Bee Balanced and Compare Hive Authors. I'll delve into them in more detail later. They're all valuable tools.
It takes a significant amount of time to explore Hive Analytics. The Curation Leaderboard caught my attention. I haven't yet figured out how acidyo managed to achieve a 14.17% rate when whales' curation revenue is less than 10%. It could be an informed vote.
I haven't looked into the analytics yet, so will have a look later. Curation depends on a number of factors, so if some are voting after the first or second day, it also has an effect.
HIVE ANALYTICS AND HIVE REPORT CARD Tools I have explored and a greater contributing. But the HIVE-NOW tool doesn't work for a long time. Instead, the HIVBLOCKS tool I used is often under maintenance.
Yeah, I don't know who maintains hiveblocks, but it rarely works. It is one of my favourites.
Oh, Hive-now was @penguin-pablo, but he is gone or dormant. I used that a lot too.
Seen it in someone else's post. I could use it if I start writing my monthly HIVE progress post again :) I enjoy looking at the numbers in how an account grows.
You can use it on other people's accounts too.
The tools to measure progress within hive look interesting, although the first one I wanted to use, I couldn't, the link sent me to the user's main page but I couldn't find the blog where it talked about the tool, the last one I liked comparing with other users, as someone afraid of security, I liked being able to use it without having to enter my account and I was able to use it without compromising my keys.
Signing with the posting key using keychain doesn't compromise your keys - it is safe. Just make sure to read the messages before clicking okay.
In addition to increasing the use of metrics, it is necessary to make them easier for users so that more people can interact with Hive. If the nature of Hive users can be known through the use of these tools, then the use of these tools will be extraordinary.
They are pretty easy to interact with, but they are all going to be different. Not everything should be too convenient :)
Good HP chart. You had 250k in 2021, which was a lot back then.
I'm really loving this new interest in the deep data that is available on HIVE. It's only natural that we would find ways to dig into this stuff since it is all public on the blockchain. I think Marky also wrote up a proposal for his tool so he can keep improving it, which honestly is a better use of the DHF money than half the other stuff out there.
Thank you for mentioning my tool, it is in its infancy, but already provides something unique from other more developed tools. I am going to be on vacation until next Thursday and then I will resume work on the new tool. For me it is just a start and I feel like a lot more can be done.
Thanks for the share! Interesting to look at these numbers and analyse my own Hive journey!