Who makes an account to claim 1 cent though. This would have worked when steemit was paying $300+ for introduction posts and thousands for posters that already had influence.

I think what Hive and 3Speak needs to do is tap into the FRONTLINE PRESS 'people's view' that's growing more and more (and becoming a free market). With the chaos ensuing all over the world it's not going away either. That isn't about rewards but if an exclusive story/footage were to be picked up elsewhere that originated here, naturally people investigate and join that (this) platform.

All these initiatives are basic and essentially preaching to the choir.