If I've understood correctly, steemit encourages us to vote if we like someone else's post - by rewarding us for voting for good content. I think this is reeeaaally important!
I don't understand the full mechanisms of it and I might be misunderstanding - so this piece is more for prompting discussion and sharing than making a statement - I definitely welcome comments. :0)
Let's look at Facebook/ YouTube:
This is what I and many people I know, often do on Facebook/ YouTube:
- Oh look, a great video/ post/ picture etc
- I really enjoyed it
- Next...
Did I click 'like'? Sometimes I do.
Did I 'comment'? Rarely.
Did I 'share'? Every now and then.
Did I love the post? Often YES!
So what?
I loved it, but I didn't tell any body. Let alone the curator.
If good content is going to spread on Facebook so that many consumers can enjoy it, it requires likes, comments and shares.
If a curator is going to know he/ she is doing a good job and providing value with what they post on Facebook, they need to see likes, comments and shares.
Of course that system does work, good content does spread this way, but my question is how much good content struggles to spread, or spreads very slowly because of people like me who just 'watch and go'?
The only incentive for me to like, comment or share in the current system on Facebook/ YouTube, is that I am really emotionally affected by the content and get some great value out of it. BUT clearly, that is not enough! I get lots of value out of stuff but still, I just 'watch and go'.
By putting the consumer in more of an active role, do we make this online content world better for consumers and curators alike?
Does it matter? Is this the whole point and I'm last to catch on? Am I overthinking it? Have I got the wrong end of the stick?!
Its the future now and I'm loving it. Even made a few bucks so far - two.
lol i love the way you put - two at the end
I don't fully understand the intricacies of steemit but I'm trying to use it in the same way I use reddit . . . naturally.
I think a lot of people here have $$ on their mind and most (if not all) actions are motivated by the possibility of financial reward. I've caught myself weighing the importance of whether or not to comment, whether or not to post and it's because of the financial consequences.
I see a lot of posts with zero comments and that's to be expected. After all, there's only so many ways to say "welcome to steemit!".
But if I read a post that asks for interaction AND I have anything of substance, even a crumb of substance, to say: I post a reply. I think we should all be a little more eager to interact even if the post is not our own.
I feel you with that reddit mindset. I use this the same. On th emoment I am pissed at some trends and I hope in time this will normalize to something good better, people forming alliances and writing books and publish them for free with the money they made from steemit, of people shooting videos and then movies with money they made off steem, with idea-leaders posting amazing stuff and going out doing them with money they made off steam and a bunch of other stuff that i might write in a future article :) but..it's been only 3m onths :)
I agree Buddha (great name by the way hehe), I'm still getting my head round how it works. I think hopefully that what should rise to the top is good content and good conversations. I hope as it progresses the site will be better set up for searching for posts that are on topics of interest to each user etc... increasing the chances of interaction. I'm sure that will come. :)
Stuff like this has already started to emerge. The steemit 101 book was a collaboration between some of the best writers in the early stages of steemit.
When cooperation is incentivized like that I think we'll start to see an increasing quality of ideas and articles in the future.
You're definitely onto something. I think the difference here is that comments can actually mean something for both people involved.
If I genuinely get some value out of what you post and try to offer my take on things then it's likely you might get some value out of what I post and we'll be more aware of eachother in the future. Thats something that isnt a factor on facebook, it incentivizes people to actually leave genuine comments.
If you do actually connect on some level, you can use your steem power to vote to see more of it. It's a very different game to normal social media. Maybe I'm just optimistic, but I think that small tweak makes all the difference.
I'm with you wingz! :)
Facebook's curating is mostly automated. You don't get on your news feed things in chronological order, and you don't get all today's updates on it. Here is a very, very, very long article about how Facebook's news feed works (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/cover_story/2016/01/how_facebook_s_news_feed_algorithm_works.html). It really doesn't answer how exactly, but it probably gives you some ideas what the Facebook engineers are working on, and how they think, and how they test their product.
Thank you jagesta! :) In the end I just tend to give up thinking too much about the technicalities and just focus on creating good content. Otherwise I get a headache ;p
I like how steemit has votes instead of likes as the semantics are more engaging.
Facebook's curating process is downright creepy; using metrics to curate content like how slowly or quickly you scroll through each post.
I also like how steemit rewards all users in steem dollars and steem power, giving its users a stake in the future by default. Actually I'm not sure if that is default behaviour or if it's just because I 'powered up' - but it certainly should be default behaviour if it's not already.
'creepy' haha great word for describing Facebook! I find it hard to keep positive on there as the algorithms are always changing and you never really know what to do to get your stuff out there successfully! I like the simplicity of Steemit (on the surface, to be honest I still don't understand all the background stuff!) and look forward to seeing how it develops. :)
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as far as i know, on facebook i just waste my time. but on steemit is different.. :)
Hehe, Facebook is hit and miss I find. I have built up about 1100 followers but once you get them, Facebook soon stops showing your stuff to them anyway! Like, what's the freakin point of that?! Anyway, could rant on forever about Facebook but actually it's still a top choice for me in my work - best place to share different types of content - for now! :)
On this subject, I just made a parody video of a man comparing Steemit to Facebook and Twitter (Risitas, if you know the hilarious video). Let me know what you think: https://steemit.com/funny/@oliverb/funny-man-compares-steemit-com-to-facebook-and-twitter-risitas-parody
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