The News

It looks like crypto is booming again today and Hive is joining in. I welcome any improvement as it helps build confidence, but we are still below how we started the year. External forces have been shaking things up. It is up to us to build a 'buzz' (appropriately) about Hive.

Another thing that gets people excited about Hive is a meetup. I have been to quite a few, including some of the big ones. All of these are organised by the community and you do not need permission. There will be one in Kuala Lumpur this year and there was another in Austria this week. If there is not one near you then organise something. You do not even need to pay for a venue if there is some public place where a few Hivers can meet up. I have been to some in bars, food courts and some I organised were walks that ended at a pub or cafe. Just get the word out and see what happens.

Friday Follows

• I have met photographer @bil.prag at a few of the events above and he gets some great shots. He is also a fellow Terry Pratchett fan.
• The open nature of Hive means that anyone can build apps on it. I just found these from @ecoinstant that look useful.
• Another discovery this week was @solarphasing who just returned to Hive after a long break to share some music.
• @yecier posted about the importance of mobile apps for Hive. Most people access the internet with their smartphones and so Hive needs to be usable on those. We have a couple of general mobile apps, but more choice is always good.
• @bingbabe is an inspiration for my running. She does not post to Hive too often, but I see what she has been up to on Strava. She could use the @strava2hive dapp, but I know she does want to give away too much personal information on Hive.
• It is cool to see musical collaborations come out of Hive. @ale.dri posted some drumming that has inspired @nicklewis to add some synths. I think that @harbiter may add some guitars too.

Hive does not spread posts via algorithms and so it is up to each of us to get eyes on good content. You will see the same people pop up all the time on Trending, but a lot of good stuff does not get enough love.

The Dog House

I think that one of the fundamental ways to avoid issues on Hive is to be honest. If you try to fool people then you are likely to be found out and then your account could suffer. I have seen it happen with impersonation and plagiarism.

I run some scripts to find candidates for the #Britlist by searching for specific terms in profile locations. I find some where the posts do not look to be from the UK and they are sometimes in other languages. You can post whatever you like, but I need to be convinced that you should be on the list. Doing an introduction post can help. You can give away as little personal information as you like, but give people some idea of what you are about. I have a whole section on my list where I do not know where in the country those people are. It is up to them if they want to let me know.

The End

Ever since I joined Hive I have tried to build the community and it is flattering when people tell me I have helped them out. I do not worry too much about what Hive rewards I get for this, but I want to see Hive thrive so that everyone benefits. Any of us can do something to make it better. Leaving genuine comments on posts that have none can make someone's day. It is not always about the rewards. If someone put effort into a post then they want to know that it was read.

The future of Hive is in your hands.

The man behind:

@tenkminnows: Helping good Hivers level up @proofofbrian: A bot that checks for tag typos #BritList: A monthly list of Hivers in the UK