I think so too. Still amazing how few active (and known about) UK accounts there are. I have brought a fair few people here but all of them left/ignored/got confused after a very short time. I wonder what needs to happen to get them back. I fear money and price isn’t a sure fire way. It seems to be convenience and learning something new.
Anyway, good stuff! Keep on with it, we appreciated what you’re doing in place of Pennsif
It's a shame @pennsif doesn't want to use Hive. I don't know what drove him away. The apps have improved and I think Hive is easier to use than when it started. It is different to other platforms, but many non-techie people manage to use it. I think engagement matters as people need to see feedback. We need to reach some critical mass where that improves.
I think what really happened is he also fell pray to down voting and decided to leave. You can see from the last post by him exactly what happened pretty much.
He still made more than most people on that post. I know he is active on 'the other site' and that will not make him friends here. Don't seem to be many active Brits over there, but it's his choice. Hope you are well.
Yeah I wonder sometimes. I occasionally peak over on Steem to see what’s going on. Seems not very much. He still runs updates over there but I’m not sure who for. He doesn’t get much real engagement - mainly random looking Chinese bot accounts and the occasional real comment, it seems.
His posts seem well rewarded by whales. Other than that I don’t see the appeal, personally.
Would be great to see him back here 😀
Maybe one day.
You’re right, things are getting easier to use.
But I find that the idea of keys and long strings on random characters puts people off from logging in. Even though there are many log in options (like Ecency passcode and PeakD browser extension) they just don’t like the unfamiliarity.
I love Hive. It’s exciting to be a part of and the basics can be picked up if you just simply try. Facebook and Twitter have set the standard for convenience, and Hive needs to match that somehow.
The keys are not really avoidable with blockchain, but I rarely see them after setting up Keychain. That makes it really easy to use the various dapps, but I do think there should be more branding of Hive as a platform as people can be using something like Splinterlands without realising they could log into the others.
We need good tutorials to get people started and those need to be easy to find. I'm sure the community could put something together. Hive.blog and peakd do have some of that already.
Bear in mind that the developer teams are tiny compared to the big sites. They have to focus their efforts on what matters most. I know peakd are looking into usability.
Absolutely, keys are fundamental but to new people they are definitely intimidating and a bit of a pain.
Totally agree and understand that these are far far smaller teams that are developing everything than the big social networks.
It’s all a matter of time before things have evolved nicely enough to scale up. Great to hear PeakD are considering the UX elements. They will be unstoppably powerful if they get it right!
Cut out the jargon, make it look pretty and tell people only what they need to know and see to be able to contribute to all the amazing communities on hive
It's a fun little project to keep me busy. I think it's worth doing. Cheers.
I think so too. Still amazing how few active (and known about) UK accounts there are. I have brought a fair few people here but all of them left/ignored/got confused after a very short time. I wonder what needs to happen to get them back. I fear money and price isn’t a sure fire way. It seems to be convenience and learning something new.
Anyway, good stuff! Keep on with it, we appreciated what you’re doing in place of Pennsif
It's a shame @pennsif doesn't want to use Hive. I don't know what drove him away. The apps have improved and I think Hive is easier to use than when it started. It is different to other platforms, but many non-techie people manage to use it. I think engagement matters as people need to see feedback. We need to reach some critical mass where that improves.
!PIZZA
I am still about. Just watching and learning.
Busy on a couple of new IRL eco-projects at the moment.
Good to hear it. Hope all is well. We miss you.
I think what really happened is he also fell pray to down voting and decided to leave. You can see from the last post by him exactly what happened pretty much.
He still made more than most people on that post. I know he is active on 'the other site' and that will not make him friends here. Don't seem to be many active Brits over there, but it's his choice. Hope you are well.
I will keep tuning in...
Yeah I wonder sometimes. I occasionally peak over on Steem to see what’s going on. Seems not very much. He still runs updates over there but I’m not sure who for. He doesn’t get much real engagement - mainly random looking Chinese bot accounts and the occasional real comment, it seems.
His posts seem well rewarded by whales. Other than that I don’t see the appeal, personally.
Would be great to see him back here 😀
Maybe one day.
You’re right, things are getting easier to use.
But I find that the idea of keys and long strings on random characters puts people off from logging in. Even though there are many log in options (like Ecency passcode and PeakD browser extension) they just don’t like the unfamiliarity.
I love Hive. It’s exciting to be a part of and the basics can be picked up if you just simply try. Facebook and Twitter have set the standard for convenience, and Hive needs to match that somehow.
The keys are not really avoidable with blockchain, but I rarely see them after setting up Keychain. That makes it really easy to use the various dapps, but I do think there should be more branding of Hive as a platform as people can be using something like Splinterlands without realising they could log into the others.
We need good tutorials to get people started and those need to be easy to find. I'm sure the community could put something together. Hive.blog and peakd do have some of that already.
Bear in mind that the developer teams are tiny compared to the big sites. They have to focus their efforts on what matters most. I know peakd are looking into usability.
Absolutely, keys are fundamental but to new people they are definitely intimidating and a bit of a pain.
Totally agree and understand that these are far far smaller teams that are developing everything than the big social networks.
It’s all a matter of time before things have evolved nicely enough to scale up. Great to hear PeakD are considering the UX elements. They will be unstoppably powerful if they get it right!
Cut out the jargon, make it look pretty and tell people only what they need to know and see to be able to contribute to all the amazing communities on hive
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