We've had some amazing success stories here on this platform! It's time that there were some major newspapers, magazines and television stations covering them!
What Have we Seen That is Newsworthy World Wide? Plenty! Here Are Two!
- A young man, @darthnava is in desperate need of surgery but doesn't have the money to pay for it. No problem. Our Community on Steemit comes to the rescue and 10's of thousands of dollars are raised. This should be in newspapers all over the planet! Fellow Steemers, I Need Help as My MRI Results Are Not Encouraging
- A family man, @papa-pepper dreams of buying some land and building a home but how? He stumbles onto Steemit.com and blogs his dreams into reality! HOW TO MAKE A HOMESTEADER POST FOR STEEMIT - Featuring @Mericanhomestead & @Papa-pepper
We Should Be Seeing These Unbelievable Stories Being Picked up By The Main Stream Media!
This is a little mock-up that I made of the type of thing that I'd like to see!
What Do You Think?
- Do we have newsworthy stories to put forward?
- Is someone writing press releases?
- Should we now be pushing Steemit to get more media coverage?
I hope that you enjoyed this story about press releases for Steemit!
Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
Wow, the Arkansas Gazette...my favorite newspaper ;)
Seriously though, I think that getting these stories into mainstream media could be very important for the future of, not only steemit and cryptocurrency, but it could help people in need in unimaginable ways.
Unfortunately, the way this world is set up, many people, despite being very talented, find themselves down-and-out, perhaps because their talents aren't seen as being very profitable. I find this to be a tragedy!
But on platforms like steemit, anyone, no matter how poor or disadvantaged could be rewarded for their abilities. Perhaps pulling them out of sticky situations in life.
It has the potential of providing the benefits of a charity and at the same time being better, giving people the satisfaction of bringing something special into the world.
By letting more people know about steemit, we could be doing a great service.
Thank you for putting effort into writing these articles and contributing to the community!
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Hey man, I LOVED this comment. You start off funny and then made a lot of astute observations! great stuff!
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There is so many highly worthwhile stories among us. If the medias get a hold of even a fraction of them, the place will explode like a kilometre wide meteorite hitting the crust of our blue planet!
These two stories you are giving exposure to are most definitely worth the share and will surely bring about a load of on-loookers, most probably subscribers. Good on us all!
Thanks a bunch for sharing, it is such exciting times. Have a wonderful weekend. Namaste :)
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Thanks so much @eric-boucher! Have you re-located yet or are you still in the far North?
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I am still in the so-called "Far North" and still have 4 weeks up here in this paradise... As soon as I get down there, I'll start using a new computer and will be back at posting, A LOT! ;) I can't wait!!!
Namaste :)
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Have you seen this? You'll be amazed!
http://steem.supply
Put in your name and you'll see your rewards over the next 7 days! You're doing great!
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That is super cool! Thanks a bunch, I was fully unaware of its existence. I guess form what I just saw that I am in deed doing not too bad. Thanks a bunch for the heads-up!
Namaste :)
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This would be a good spot for steemit to the main stream for shure. If a serious comunication chanell would show some interest they pobably will verify the stories, and with these there isn't any problem.
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For sure it is just a matter of time and these newspaper articles will be a reality...
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I think that this will only prepare the ground for fraud. Who can verify the authenticity of such posts? Let people independently decide this by their "upvoit". Thank you for asking.
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Too bad that there is such a thing as fraud. Disgusting!
The two members mentioned in the article however have been with us for a year and are very well known by thousands! The cool thing about the blockchain is that anyone can verify how successful they have been. It's 100% transparent!
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I talked about a possible wave of fake messages, not about specific people. (I support this kind of help). But, if you help the whole world to disseminate such messages, you can get the opposite effect. Better people will choose for themselves what to vote for. It's my opinion.
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You make some valid points and your comments are precious to me. Thanks for the dialogue.
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Well - I work for a PR / Marketing agency since 17 years so I used to write also press releases - a lot stories to tell - however The Inc. should write them or least have the guidance here :-)
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That's their job and they know. I think when they fix sign up issue they'll do it. For now is too early. But this is just my opinion and what do I know?
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Yes you may be right there. Those two stories are mind-blowing!
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Just wait a bit for mine, hehe.
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I think it depends very much on what the Comms Strategy is - we can always write any story up and place it but as you said - should come by marketing - sign-up is one thing - any major new features would need a push like the communities when they come - but however that is not a story just a product announcement more or less. Stories can be done about Steemians, stories how someone has achieved sth terrific, some charity stories or whatever. There space for a lot but as mentioned - not our job and maybe also not wanted.
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My concern was that kind of successful stories could bring on steemit too many people at once and that could cause problems with on boarding with the system in place right now. Maybe that's why they keep sign ups and price of steem down.
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@kus-knee, there are so many amazing stories here-- so many of them are "humanitarian," or human interest stories.
People are helped, and lives changed. Like the ones you mentioned... and many more: The community raising funds to help those who are not financially able make it to Steemfest. Our own @fisteganos having his life changed completely, as a result of Steemit.
And also the community rallying to make sure "wrongdoings" don't happen... like that documented big-time Internet scammer trying to set up shop here, and pretty much getting "erased" within 48 hours.
Much of this is newsworthy. I don't know if spreading such stories are the domain of @andrarchy and @zurvanic, or the community as a whole.
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It looks like Steemit is growing very rapidly right now. It will be very intersting to see what the next hard fork brings especially in term of communities.
I would like to see a news/updates button where we can easily locate any changes and especially how they work. I'm still trying to get my head wrapped around the new voting power that I have. I feel like a custodian in the sense that I want to support certain authors as well as encourage worthy new users.
By the way, have you tried this nifty new tool: www.Steem.supply. ? A newbie pointed that one out to me. It will help you to see how commenting is becoming an ever more powerful earning vehicle. That will certainly benefit a great commenter like you!
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I haven't really studied the details of HF.20 yet; I also still don't understand exactly how "communities" are going to be implemented.
After a "short week" I have decided I like the new voting power balance. It offers a wider scale of rewards... I can give something truly outstanding a 100% upvote and otherwise dial it back to around 20-25%, which would be pretty equivalent to voting, pre-HF.19-- at least as I understand it. What I do find is that I have to seriously ration myself on upvoting comments, or my voting power drops right off in no time. And since I like to manually read, comment and curate a lot of content I have to be super careful... my voting power is just now coming back into the 80% ish area after a couple of days of using it very sparingly.
Yes, steem.supply is a pretty cool app, especially now that Dragos has it working properly.
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Press releases might be good but they might have unintended side effects. While some journalists will follow the 'good news stories' in the press releases, others will see hyper success and be intent on 'digging the dirt' to get a new more controversial angle.
Will @papa-pepper really want the media attention that pushing his story in a press release would inevitably bring? Journalists will start sniffing round looking for the back story that will sell the news article. Although @papa-pepper has given some of his story on steemit will he want it dug over by the controversy hungry journos?
Looking at the Daily Steem Reports from @elyaque I'm not sure steemit needs any more publicity. It seems to be growing fantastically well just by word of mouth and whatever media coverage it is already getting.
SInce 13 June (coincidentally the day my account was approved!) there has consistenly been c 2000+ new accounts every day - 3 or 4 times what it was only a month ago.
What would be the impact on the steemit infrastructure if suddenly big (favouable) media coverage brought in say 10,000 new applications each day? My account took 4 days for approval. No big deal but it could generate negative press coverage if people had to be waiting say 3 weeks for approval.
And how would the rewards system be affected if there was a sudden massive injection of new accounts?
I am only a noob here so I have no idea about the 'big picture' and what I say may be total misguided cr*p but I would think for the timebeing it will be better for steemit to continue to grow organically on its current trajectory.
Sorry this was a bit long. Thank you for reading.
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You bring up some very good points. I am a very trusting person but I do realize that there are a lot of nefarious reporters out there. Well expressed. Welcome to Steemit!
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Thank you @kus-knee. It is exciting times on a new frontier for me.
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Very cool stories, but I think the general public would be more interested in Kim Kardashian's shoe selection or Snooki. Once some celebrities start using Steemit, we will see a boom like no other!
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Sad but true! Do you think that if a "star" arrived here they would receive a disproportionate amount of the rewards pool and squeeze out other users? I guess time will tell. Thanks for the great comment!
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I actually think a celebrity like Kim Kardashian might get off to a slow start, as the current user base might not really be interested in her blogs about shoes and make-up.
However, once she starts promoting her Steemit account to her fanbase, she could bring an entirely new demographic to this platform. She could go on reality tv shopping sprees buying shoes, purses, or even cars with her Steemit income. She would promote her Steemit account like she promoted her silly iPhone game.
I think celebrities would bring in new demographics that would only grow the size of the pool making it impossible to squeeze anyone out!
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You're a big thinker! Intersting points!
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Newspapers are good, and I am sure when the time is right, management will work on that. Until then, however, lets not forget the power of a personal invitation. It only takes a few minutes to sit down with someone one on one and show them the ropes on here!
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Just put them in an MSR trance and away you go! :)
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I totally agree. Here is so much positv stuff going on and people helping each other out with just one click.
I think if the whales would get togehter and decide one big project for some charity fe and one trustworty person posts it and we upvote the shit out of this posts, resteem it and all the good stuff that would be an amazing thing and could bring a lot of good attention to steemit and the community.
It had to be organized in a way and who and how the press gets approached but imo this would be good for our carma and steemit and therfore also our wallets
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We have many tales to tell!
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What I think, steemit.com, itself going to be the story of the Millennium. Nothing like this happened in the history of mankind at this large scale worldwide. The need for the steemians is to stick to the basic good values and keep on finding the new ways to spread liberty, equality and wealth. We will find hundreds of more stories like we found these 2.
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"stick to good basic values" I like this very much and you are certainly doing your part!
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Thanks for the appreciation my dear friend @kus-knee. Many of those values are your givings to me!!
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Inspiring stories on what a community can achieve together.
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So true. Love your avatar!
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Thanks! Check out my posts, hope you like it :)
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That's an interesting idea. I guess it would be great to have some sort of digital newsletter in a way that highlights the best posts for a certain period of time.
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Thanks for your input!
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Yeah sure no problem. Let me know if you decide to publish a newsletter post.
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How about having own press? name STEEM MEDIA, their are so many good author here, can control that press but if this a distant dream then we should hold more press meet of freelancer reporters and also good main stream reporters.
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I like your idea! We need people that think outside the box!
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nice and success stories are always a good way to grow up a community ^_^
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There are so many good stories to tell. Even about how the Italian community is growing bit by bit!
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I agree, dear Old Dog ^_^
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why don't you start one @kus-knee !! Its certainly an great idea !! 👍👍👍
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I'll keep reporting here on Steemit and leave the outside world for others to contact!
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Haha , me too ! Steem on ! 👍👍👍
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You're back from your break time with such a great story! I didn't know that @papa-pepper was on newspaper. I know that he is an amazing person who loves his family very much and he tries to help as many people he can! I really admire him for the effort he puts in his work.
Great to have you back @kus-knee!
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Yes I've been back all of this week. The newspaper article is just a sample that I made. It's not real but the story is!
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I know that the story is real. You made it look like a real newspaper, that's very impressive! I love it! Great work Old Dog!
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Thank you @kus-knee for the useful information! And for your support! I give you a piece of Ukraine!
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Thanks for your gift! i like it! Where I grew up in Canada there were man families from the Ukraine so little pieces from your homeland are always in my heart!
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I am pleased with your comment!
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@кус-колено always try to read))) and much love)))
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Thanks!
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Steemit is changing the world one bit at a time!
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Yes and it's exciting to see!
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Io , sinceramente, preferisco le storie....fotografiche. Però capisco la tua proposta....può essere una buona cosa.
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Siamo contenti che preferisci le storie fotografiche! We benefit from your preference because you show them to us here!
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Yep. I agree with everything you've said (almost with everything hehe :d)
There are so much stuff to read. You can find any category and stick to them.
Upvote the hell out blogs and support bloggers.
And just being sincere encourage people to go after their dreams.
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Supporting and helping each other has become a hallmark of this platform in it first 1+ year. Let's do our best to stick to this track!
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It is beautiful how Steem not only makes us able to communicate without censorship but also allows us to literally change the world for the better, acquiering more SP literally makes you a more powerful man in a sense being able to push somebody's life in a better direction. Steem it!
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The things that are happening here are life changing for many and a lot of fun for everyone!
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Thanks for the links, I hadn't heard of those stories- joined recently. Will be reading the stories
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Yes, do have a look they are inspiring!
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I would say this is the best time to reach out to media and do some intensive promotion.
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If not now then soon. Usually stories are told while they are fresh!
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I think there are more succes stories allready Here, but the one About @dartnava is the one which made the most of impact on me. I think if you send that to a newsletter there Will be a lot of interest
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I would think so but who will tell the story?
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I think we all do.. not directly to the newspaper yet, but in your social life. When i told this story to my family there were amazed by the power this platform has, and we arte only getting started. There is more to come, there will be more help in the future. That is one of the powerfull things Steemit has; helping others.
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You make some great points. Is your family on the platform now?
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Some will be as they will be able to pass the validation of their accounts. Others are just not that early adapters as we are I guess
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yes Steemit is definitely a wonderful place and it is full of warmth! The existence of Steemit itself is already a miracle that is worthy of media exposure! Dolphins and whales are all so supportive to the minnows, and you are one of these helpful steemian!
I am sorry but let me take this chance to advertise my math competition haha
it would be so nice of you to make a generous vote on it, the amount of the post payout will be share among the winners! https://steemit.com/math/@kenchung/free-steem-mathematics-programming-competition-get-ready-for-round-2
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Another math man! Wow! You guys are definitely growing! I'll take a look!
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While waiting for the mainstream media, we could publish these stories on other platforms. I believe @stellabelle created a certain "Steemit Stories" page on Medium (can't recollect the exact details right now).
Sharing real and verifiable success stories are easy ways to convince people and bring them aboard this space shuttle.
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Good point about the Steemit Stories page. I'll have to have a look!
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This post received a 2.0% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @kus-knee! For more information, click here!
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Both me, @uruiamme, @papa-pepper, and I think @bluerthangreen are trying to use Steem funds for home projects. We are neighbors. I intend to interview the other 2 Steemians as they progress towards completing their homes.
My projects are to build a shop and remodel my home. It's a long story, but I have already enlisted @bluerthangreen to help with the drywall hanging and some finishing. He and @papa-pepper helped during some of the framing stages of my add-on, too.
@bluerthangreen recently bought some land nearby and is about to get going on his home.
@papa-pepper recently bought some land nearby and is about to get going on his home.
So in the meantime, we are all living in the middle of a construction zone... my house is unfinished but I live in it, @bluerthangreen has a foundation on his home and temporary accommodations, and @papa-pepper has nothing more than a clearing and a lot of plans while he lives nearby.
I like the press release idea! I'd like to see all of us get closer to the final stage before we call it complete!
We all have growing families and commitments and are grateful for any Steem income we can get to help us along. Maybe we could come up with a more elaborate post to explain it all!
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