I just received an email from my good friend @mikeparker, and he put out an incredibly useful -- and enlightening -- article that you should all check if you have a chance!
Here's the full link -- https://steemit.com/steemit/@mikeparker/5-websites-that-steemit-will-overtake-in-popularity-by-the-end-of-2017
The crux of his argument is that Steemit is already more popular than most people, perhaps even many Steem users, realize. Furthermore, he lays out in his opinion the top five websites that Steemit may overcome in popularity by the end of this year.
I double-checked his sources, and I have to say without a doubt, Steemit has overcome both bitcoin.com and bitcoin.org. Furthermore, it's right on the heels of The Blaze, which is an extraordinary achievement considering how young the Steem network is.
Now, for my own opinions, I think @mikeparker's targets for number one and two are a tad too ambitious. Especially number two is going to be wickedly difficult. Still, if the right level of engagement and integration occurs, who knows? Only time will tell!
So anyways, please check out the great article that @mikeparker submitted, which you can find here -- https://steemit.com/steemit/@mikeparker/5-websites-that-steemit-will-overtake-in-popularity-by-the-end-of-2017
STEEM On!
Steem on! I wonder when Steem will be past the Beta phase!
I believe Steemit should have a suggestion/bug report button, as it is in beta after all! That is just what I think anyways, because I have run into a few small little kinks here and there, and I havent found any easy way to resolve it. I realize you can make an account with the steem chat, and go about it that way, but how much easier does just a box sound?
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I think we can expect Steemit.com to overtake many popular sites, but I don't think it will be as popular as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, just because it came a bit later and doesn't have such a wide
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It will take some time because , FB , twitter , instagram havnt such compitators on his eara , steem face a strong compition , but steem give more then others
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That could be the case...the mainstream social media platforms definitely came first on a "nominal" or technicality basis. That said, so many people are enthusiastic about Steemit, and believe that it will overtake some, if not all, of the mainstream platforms is because of the blockchain revolution.
With some dedication, people can make careers out of blogging on Steemit. If not, it's definitely a great side-gig! :)
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It is very, VERY unlikely that Steemit will ever touch Facebook's success. FB is untouchable unless they make a huge mistake (or unless Blockchain literally eliminates the banks forever and destroys all advertising, which seems unlikely)
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Steemit has the potential to be huge a year, 5 or 10 in the future.
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Yeah, I agree...the engagement volume has spiked exponentially over the past few months alone!
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It will eventually also face competition from other blockchain-based social networks. This monopoly won't last for ever!
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Steemit will over take Facebook in 3 years. We just need a few updates. I have faith.
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One day, perhaps steemit will serve a purpose more similar to reddit, where a widespread audience can find quality curated posts
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The posts are many, the quality ... eh ... it'll get there eventually! :)
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Josh thanks for featuring my article that was awesome, it wouldn't have the traction and I think we've sparked even more steemit excitement to a community that wasn't lacking ;) but it deserves to be excited.
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Glad I can help! It really is a good article...(I know people give "fluff" compliments on social media; this ain't one of 'em!)...I learned a lot and got inspired by it, so thank you!
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We still have a long way to go, don't you think there will be better alternatives in the future?
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There will always be better alternatives, but Steemit is the first to market (as far as I'm aware) with the blockchain-social media concept. So while competitors will try to steal the thunder away, Steemit would have already gained tremendous traction.
The caveat here is that Steemit needs to resolve certain vulnerabilities, such as the downvoting system or the problematic de-facto censorship. But overall, I'm bullish.
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I think steemit is the best and given time will take out tracebook, sorry facebook. Cheers
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Fakebook? Yeah, its days are numbered. It may take a couple of years, but Steemit and the blockchain concept will outpace it in the end.
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Hay @bullishmoney Nice Post Voted & Followed
I always follow your journey whether it is Travel or Other !!
I Wish You Would Also Follow and Upvote My Post @funnystuff
Really I Liked What You Do Every Day
And Always Join - Upvote - Comment and Reesteem
I wish the same
Thank You Sweet
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This is great news, I was thinking I might be late to join the party! <3
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No, the real party is still ahead of us! :)
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:) yay
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I can see why. A person like me who used to check facebook everytime I used to be free is now blogging on Steemit instead of checking facebook. Checking facebook just once seems to be enough for me since I started using steemit. Go for it Steemit👍
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I love Steemit.
Bork!
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Bork! :)
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I can't wait for the day steemit will be as popular as facebook or twitter. That day is coming, so excited :)
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Amazing news!
Steem on!!
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It truly is! :)
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Steem On..... Steem On!!
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and on and on! :)
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Steemit is growing rapidly and there are a lot of new people coming to the platform every day. The only thing that needs to expand is the reward pool and the current market cap. Otherwise everything is shooting up and away. Now is the perfect time to grow invest and hold the line.
In a couple of year's everyrhing will be beyond beautiful.
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Steemit is hard to get my instagram to pay any attention to, my real life friends have started to join!
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That seems to be a common occurrence these days! :)
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Thanks for the link, reading it now.
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Yup, it's great stuff! :)
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Amazing to see that we're on the heels of The Blaze. When Steemit is overtaking major news networks with many years of history... it's impossible to deny something good is going on.
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I know! That was the shocker...and I verified the data and sure enough, we're right there! :)
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