@dutch I totally agree, but there needs to be some strong development on the GUI and query/filtering capabilities.  Steemit can provide anything, but it should be easy to customize to provide only what people want. 

For example, posts about making thousands a week on Steemit may not interest Joe, but Joe may love cars. It would be great to give Joe the ability to consume, just as it is easy to create.

Steemit is going up like way way up ..ever had a feeling that you were so sure about something no one could change your mind thats how i feel about steem

I think the dual nature of Steemit is what has me so excited about the potential @dutch. A business and an investment.

> On the other hand, advertising can never be too overbearing. If the userbase does not like a pushy account, they are flagged and disappear back into the depths.

How companies advertising on Steemit will be perceived by the community is a huge question. 

If they are flagged down, then theyll leave and everyone will lose because the value of STEEM will fall with them.

But if they stay, it could turn into one big ad.

How companies can post and advertise organically is going to be key. It has to not look like an ad but as we already see on social media, people see through a company's fakeness pretty easily.

Questions questions...

Don't you think that by allowing big brand companies into Steemit we will disregard the small users that have had trouble growing and undoubtedly will continue to struggle while the big guys draw in more and more unsuspecting readers?

To the Moooonnn with Steem and SBD!!! 
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After a couple of weeks here I'm still amazed by this platform. It's a matter of time, Steemit will be the #1 social platform. So glad to be here now ^^

Thank you for sharing @dutch :)

I am trying to move to a new level of experience with Steemit, so I am learning how to programme in Python. Programmers have a privileged position in blockchain based applications, I believe.

Here´s a question. I have never bought any cryptos, and I want to buy some steemit, as investment and to increase my voting power. I really do not know how to do that. If you could give me any hint or reccomendation, I would very much appreciate it.

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1. SBD needs to be more backed by the dollar if it wants to compete with Tether. no? USDT seems to be very stable.

2. I TOTALLY AGREE learning curve is something I'm still baffled no one has really delivered on dealing with apart from Shapeshift, Changelly and Blocktrades which have a lot of limitations. (and not sure why Shapeshift never has Steem available)

So many coins come out without a proper wallet, how is anyone meant to have the confidence in buying if they have no way to confidently safely store it? 

Why doesn't Steem (for example, it would work very well) provide a way to specifically target the most ignorant and new? A Steem whale bot could simply ask to be fed with tasty XXXX coin (eg ETH) and in return it will then dispense steem tokens. The best part is you could do it much faster than with other swap services since it's whole purpose would be to simply dispense Steem. It could even undercut the other swap services.

For example. You could get a special deal depending on how many Steem you bought. More steem the better the price.  You could get the BEST deal if you bought a lot of Steem power which gets deposited directly into your Steemit account. This is the best way for everyone to win since it's a commitment to the long term investment in Steem.

See? That sort of thing would allow all kinds of new people feel safer and easier buying Steem. It would also for the first time I'm aware actually allow people to save money if buying steem in bulk, this way you could actually potentially get a better deal than if you bought it on an exchange assuming the price wasn't going too crazy.

Oh and ps someone really needs to sort out a better way to explain and organise the private keys... i have a feeling that's really going to be an issue down the line if it's not taken care of...

I think the jury is still out on this. I don't see the value unless one day this platform gains advertising. Probably the price reflects that future expectation. 

But one thing that must go is the bias towards whales. On Reddit you can be a newbie and still have and gain influence. 

Whereas on Steem you must please the early adopters or join them by buying SP. I hope future changes will make it more democratic.

I think Steemit will do extremely well in the future. And remember we are still in beta so there's so much more to come for this platform. I think we'll be at 600,000 users by the end of this year.

GREAT POST...I AGREE 100%.....PEOPLE FORGET THAT STEEM IS ABOUT 16 MONTH OLD AND ALREADY  HAS A MARKET CAP OF OVER 300 MILLION. THAT'S INSANE!!!! EVERY GREAT COMPANY WAS ONCE AT THIS STAGE....STEEM IS GROWING. WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENS IN 2-5 YEARS. CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING HERE IN THE BEGINNING.

I am surprised that other popular blogs haven't already plugged into STEEM. I'm especially surprised that sites like FEE or Lean Liberty haven't integrated a long time ago.
The pitch would appear to be pretty simple. "Your writers get an extra source of income, and your users do to. At no costs to your company"

Can anyone explain to me why already popular sites haven't integrated yet? Lack of tools?