Something I've noticed as of late is that the quality of Steemit posts seem to be going downhill. Lately I'm seeing more and more low quality posts of either really short form content that's kind of pointless or grainy cellphone pictures. Many of these people are posting multiple times per day and in some cases even several times per hour. It seems to be a quantity over quality thing and surprisingly it seems to work as I've been noticing many of these people's accounts growing.
I think overall in order for Steemit to improve a few things need to happen. I think we need more consumers on here so not every single person on here is a content creator and so people actually come here to consume content and be entertained the same way people use Youtube and other platforms. That is only going to happen if we get a wider variety of content ie more topics and if content becomes more of a focus of this site as opposed to the gamesmanship which leads to more low quality content which makes this platform less attractive to a non crypto non steemit user.
Here's just some of my ramblings on this subject.
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Solid post. Noticing more and more if it. A lot of flower pics and food recipes.
Completely agree...
It's turning into kind of a crypto enthusiast circlejerk, with no apparent focus on attracting new users, and improving the UX, which is the way to keep the platform relevant IMHO...
I guess I'm kind of curious what other people's vision for Steemit. Do we want Steemit to stay an insular platform ie very focused on Crypto and Steemit or are we actually trying to get a wide array of content creators and content types on here? I had assumed the latter since there was always a big push to bring on celebrities and Youtube creators.
If that's the case then like you said it doesn't make sense for this platform to remain so crypto focused. I get its a crypto platform and that should be a focus but it can't be all the site is about. Maybe 5% of the population has an interest in crypto and that's being pretty generous, so we can't bring on the masses appealing to 5% or less of the population.
I also agree with you about the UX. The search function on here is abysmal, the algorithm isn't great. People have high expectations for a social media platform when they come from Youtube, Instagram, Reddit etc so when they come over here and the site's down, they get error messages, the search function doesn't work, it doesn't leave them with a good first impression
@cryptos17 I noticed the same. I am really starting to wonder if Steemit, was built as a platform to attract other apps to build on the steem blockchain. It seems to be just kind of trudging along with no drive/passion/excitement. You know, like it's missing the "we are going to change the world" kind of vibe ...Like ONO has...
Thank you for saying much of what I've been thinking lately but was too afraid to say myself as a relative noob on this platform.
Increasingly, I've been finding less and less to read, and have been getting the impression that it's becoming some sort of upvote bot game, which leaves me somewhat cold and less likely to be a Steemit evangelist elsewhere online. (I find it hard to make the case for Steemit if too many of the users are treating it like some kind of whore of convenience for making a quick buck with the least effort possible.)
And as for topics themselves, it feels like a hall of mirrors, vis-a-vis crypto and blockchain. Yes, those are fascinating topics, but at some point readers need to ponder other things in life, and will ultimately go elsewhere if Steemit can't satisfy the average bookworm or video consumer.
I don't make much here and I have other platforms I post to so I'm kinda willing to not give a shit if the powers at be here wanna not support me because I'm making beer money at best anyways and I'd much rather be authentic and speak my mind and improve this platform.
If you've ever doen affiliate marketing or tried to build an Instagram account you know what it's like to do repetive tasks ie instagram running around liking 500 photos every morning or something like that. That's what Steemit is starting to feel like to me. Were all running around like human bots trying to play the game as opposed to creating interesting content, consuming content, and attracting normal people to steemit who are actually interested in consuming content the same way they do on other platforms but who aren't looking to be human robots or try to game the Steemit system.
Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment buddy
@jamesdeagle YES ...and the competition is coming. I'd like to see steemit do well, but time will tell I guess.
The number is the reputation number. Also another thing that is weird about the STEEM blockchain is that for a large in part the people with the power are complete ghost. So it is hard to conceive that for a content platform the most successful people are these ghost figures who never show their face, we never hear their voice, they would never make a video even with a mask on, and we likely won't even see any pictures.
That just seems weird to people in a lot of ways and then the people who are doing all this varied forms of content like video, writing, photography aren't likely to have never the success level of a circle jerker paraphrasing CoinDesk and CoinTelegraph articles.
To people there doesn't seem to be a plausible route to success because the ninja miner / circle jerkers were so far ahead from the beginning. And then they were able to pull away even more.
In a lot of ways I see STEEM as the most amazing thing that is always almost there. Like a testnet of what not to do in the future in a lot of ways.
Thanks for the shoutout man!
The 7 day windows makes no sense and isn't working. People put a lot of time into producing content if they are making documentaries and whatnot and a lot of times, something might become really popular weeks or months after it is posted. That's how it is on YouTube. Many of my videos slowly increase in view count and then a few months later it pops off and has thousands of views. Having a 7 day window to upvote is essentially giving the message that the steem blockchain is meant for casual posts that don't require a lot of time and effort.
I would love to see more viewers as opposed to content creators here. Just like you said: everyone is talking at each other instead of with each other.
I would actually love to make a documentary about something in China. It will happen sooner or later as my video editing skills continue to progress. That would be cool to see on DTube.
Yeah something that always fascinates me is Steemit "finding itself" essentially every social platform has a character about it, some unwritten rules and best practices. Steemit is young and finding itself.
I remember in the earlier days people were a lot stricter about borrowing or curating content ie you really had to put a pretty thoughtful blog post into describing an article in order to not get shit for it yet today I see some reallly high up and respected posters basically just dropping links or posting someone esle's article adn saying this article is about Bitcoin as if that is adding some value. I dont really make a judgement either way but just doesn't seem like the rules or best practices are consistantly applied to everyone and seems whats okay and whats not is slowly changing.
I'm seeing a lot of low quality cellphone pictures, nothing wrong with sharing your life or a meal out with friends but when people are just taking a low quality photo that you can tell little to no effort was put into of a tree in their front yard and posting that type of stuff like 8 times a day and doing well doing it its like shit is that what Steemit is really about?
Your so right about the 7 day thing, like you said it encourages people not to put time into stuff. One of my most popular Youtube videos had like 600 views for the longest time, today however that same video has done over 2 million views. Or think about movies like Office Space, total box office flops but years later they become cult classics.
Good points especially in regards to the circles of friends. I've been trying to expand my bubble to find more people to follow and support. I have a goal to film an entire season of a show and start releasing episodes after it has all been finished. Probably some kind of horror comedy. We are still working out all the details and planning.
That's awesome, I'd love to see a wider variety of content and more content that's entertaining and creative as opposed to content just about Steemit and Crypto. I think that would be awesome, I'm gonna follow you and looking forward to the series.
Your rambling is actually worth noting.
Everyone is really trying hard to make something off the platform with little consideration of the content quality.
I agree - the low content bloggers are a problem for steem. But look at platforms like youtube, if channels have a bad content they won't get many followers and views and it does seem like Google found a way to get that low content problem solved. Maybe the priority algorithm of posts in your news feed will be changed with the next major update. The steemit team should look at the solutions of the other major social media platforms and how they filter low content out of the stream.
You actually bring up a great point about low quality content being ignored and in many ways I agree with that. The one issue I would still bring up is Steemit doesn't have a great algorithm for presenting relevant and liked content and Steemit's search function is pretty poor as well so the low quality content creates a lot of clutter to have to sort throguh to find the better content. If Steemit had a better algorithm, if Steemit had groups, if Steemit had better search functionality or if the Hot and Trending pags weren't filled with so much trash low quality content would be less of a problem.
Great post. Many gret writers here, but unfortunately, many of them do not have the time to write (long) great posts if they do not get noticed. Also at ehis point, steemit is still a gathering of mostly crypto bloggers - time will tell if steemit can keep going. There are several competitors that will be stepping up soon.
I had tried minds a while back and wasn't really into it. What other competitors are rolling out soon?
Ono, Social X, Appix, LIT, SOLA
Next year will be a lot different for the crypto blogging space.
Have you heard any good things or tried any out? Seems like a lot of social or blogging platforms have tried to come out but most with the exception of steemit have been flops thus far. There was one that used crypto and had a content block so some was free and then below was paid. Tried that didn't like it. Tried minds wasn't a huge fan. Not crypto but tried VidMe that kinda sucked and then went under.
The one that seems to stand out is ONO. They have already been going in China, apparently pretty successful ...and they seem passionate, hungry, driven, I will be trying that one out when it hits the states.
Bid Bots are doing to Steemit what the Facebook algorithm has done to organic posts! If I had to create a social network/blogging platform I would do everything to look after all my users especially minnows but I think the reality is that making a profitable business vs making a thriving community is night and day because of greed.
What about incentivising and promoting new users by the platform for a month or two? Like auto resteem their best post each week to all users. Some users are spamming for followers but have you seen how quickly you get your first 100 followers growing past that is tough... why not use the same algorithm for an extended period?
But these are things for the future...i doubt it will ever move in that direction but that is where we want it to go...help to start and after platform support you have to earn and burn.
While I don't really like bidbots, I have been using them a lot lately adn while I think profitability wise it's probably a break even at best, I have noticed I've been gaining followers a lot more quickly and in the long run maybe that makes my experience on Steemit more profitable. Overall though I'd like to see bidbots go away
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