Good review / synopsis. Public Relations and Marketing are big.  The best tech doesn't always win.  It's all about the end user experience.  I believe Steemit is on the right track.   I would like to see Steemit.com look more attractive.  They improved it but it could be better.  Busy.org is far better than steemit.com right now in terms of the overall Steemit experience and I think we'd be better off if steemit.com just co-opted busy.org.   A lot will ride on the SMT's in 2018.   I agree, Ned needs to market the hell out of SMT's.