The comcept of closed networks of people sharing content and gaining rep is an intriguing one. I guess the proof will be in the pudding when it's released but it's great you could give us some insight before it's first release.
As you mentioned, I hope Steemit can take the positives of the platform and implement them into Steemit. I love Steemit and still think it has "first move" advantage in the market right now which is a great place to be.
Interesting times ahead, Nanzo...
Interesting times indeed...
From the demo the Relative Reputation Score appears to be nothing more than telling 'Alice' how engaged her connections are with her, relative to each other. I like the way Steemit's Reputation system works.
I think being first to market and allowing content providers to effectively "mine" for rewards gives Steemit a huge advantage.