Ah, yeah - didn't realize you had even linked articles in that previous response. Couldn't make out a color change on my screen at the time.
The minimum rep piece has good theoretical ideas, structures some interesting components in terms of buffering on the upper levels. Still though, without a better tutorial or even partnership from well established accounts, I think the proper usage/retention rate is going to be an issue on the new user side.
I guess I'd like to see more investment from Steemit to the new user base because I am a member of that group. There's definitely been positive change in the 3 weeks I've been dabbling with the network but I also understand how some people get turned off in the early phases.
Yes I've seen minimal response too.
I guess not responding to questions and suggestions from the hoi poloi is a deliberate part of beta testing.
I think we need to stop thinking of ourselves as customers, with a list of requirements... or I'll take my business elsewhere
...and more as lab rats sniffing out a lump of cheese.
If I'm getting paid, then steemit is the customer and I'm the service provider.
Definitely, I've taken a look at that. My general opinion is that a dedicated front-end team could run with this idea if they were more focused on the mobile arena. Or if an established media entity adopted Steem, then Steemit might become a footnote.
The esteem mobile app is popular.
Don't have it myself.
Steemit.com sponsor newbies so they have enough initial voting power/ bandwidth to perform transactions.
I don't think they care which front end we use as long as we use the blockchain and drive up the price of steem.
I think you're right about that last part. Network buy-in is steady for Steemit but the Steem currency needs much wider application to generate volume and value appreciation for the token...or at least that seems to be how I'm seeing it right now. This is all really new terrain for me so any extra perspective is appreciated.
I'm probably going to give eSteem a try one of these days
Ah, yeah - didn't realize you had even linked articles in that previous response. Couldn't make out a color change on my screen at the time.
The minimum rep piece has good theoretical ideas, structures some interesting components in terms of buffering on the upper levels. Still though, without a better tutorial or even partnership from well established accounts, I think the proper usage/retention rate is going to be an issue on the new user side.
I guess I'd like to see more investment from Steemit to the new user base because I am a member of that group. There's definitely been positive change in the 3 weeks I've been dabbling with the network but I also understand how some people get turned off in the early phases.
Yes I've seen minimal response too.
I guess not responding to questions and suggestions from the hoi poloi is a deliberate part of beta testing.
I think we need to stop thinking of ourselves as customers, with a list of requirements...
or I'll take my business elsewhere
...and more as lab rats sniffing out a lump of cheese.
If I'm getting paid, then steemit is the customer and I'm the service provider.
I like the way you're thinking here!
I wouldn't be surprised to see Steemit dot com pushed aside for the Steem platform adoption....or even other contingencies...
Time will tell. Busy.org is a competing front end.
Definitely, I've taken a look at that. My general opinion is that a dedicated front-end team could run with this idea if they were more focused on the mobile arena. Or if an established media entity adopted Steem, then Steemit might become a footnote.
The esteem mobile app is popular.
Don't have it myself.
Steemit.com sponsor newbies so they have enough initial voting power/ bandwidth to perform transactions.
I don't think they care which front end we use as long as we use the blockchain and drive up the price of steem.
I think you're right about that last part. Network buy-in is steady for Steemit but the Steem currency needs much wider application to generate volume and value appreciation for the token...or at least that seems to be how I'm seeing it right now. This is all really new terrain for me so any extra perspective is appreciated.
I'm probably going to give eSteem a try one of these days