The conversations yesterday on this topic were definitely interesting.
Most of the stances I took on the all-in-one vs the single-focus debate were entirely focused on a western market. The western internet is very much single purpose, easy to use websites - where as a lot of the eastern websites I've seen have very much been all-in-one, concentrated and provide as much information as possible.
Now that may be broad brushing entire internet cultures, but I think as a generality is probably true.
But you know what the greatest thing about steem (the blockchain) is?
We can have both. We can have multiple websites all using the exact same data. We could have an all in one website for the east, as well as dozens of other websites for the west, all using the same open, decentralized data to power it. It also wouldn't matter where geographically you were actually located either, because you'd be able to choose what format of data you prefer.
With all that being said, I do think that steemit.com (this website, not the blockchain) should focus exclusively on a single purpose. Do one thing and do it great. With a team this size it's a logical direction, and with growth, you can then expand into other websites that present the data in a different manor.
My team and I can to the same decision on our current project. Do one thing and do it well. I enjoy your comments because you explain complex topics very well. Thanks, for your input.