But honestly, I couldn't find enough time to identify how it works and try it out.

Respectfully, you get what you put into it. If you don't do a bit of digging, these "perks" aren't generally going to just drop into your lap.

Have you tried hanging out in the WhaleShares discord, participating in contests and giveaways, and interacting more with others in the community? This will be even more important going forward with the "Friends" and "Pods" Community features just released in HF2.

Here's another one I think you missed...

Feel free (if you have the time, of course) to claim a complimentary UPVOTE on STEEM and UPSHARE on WhaleShares via ShareBits! 😄

Link: YES... ShareBits DOES Support Steem-Engine via STEEM, and PalNet and EOS Tokens Too!