RE: Medium vs. Steemit: How do they stack up?
Regardless of your judgement on the fairness of this comparison, the reality is that this is the comparison that all users make. When you're a startup trying to disrupt the incumbents in an established market, the comparison will inevitably be made; it may not be "fair" but its reality.
In the case of Facebook, they were able to overtake Myspace because they gained traction in the most valuable niche (college students) and they offered a better UI/UX. 4 months into Facebook, there was very clear differentiation that you could point to that suggested why it would overtake Myspace. There must be a similar differentation for Steemit (and there could be -- the money making opp, though the point of my post is that it's too inconsistent for that).
Hi, @ntomaino,
I am new to SteemIt, and I have just read your nice article. I know it is too late for rewards but I upvoted the article because I like it. I will reSteem it too. It is never too late for good content.
I agree with your points, and I also agree with what @thecryptofiend has mentioned. The bottom line is that the Steemit team needs to improve the platform much faster.
Please, do not get me wrong. I believe that Steemit is a great project and platform, but I want to say that it needs continuous development and improvements. I hope the Steemit team are not too busy creating other cryptocurrencies and ignoring Steemit :(
I have just written an article related to what is mentioned here. Please check it out.
I'm not disagreeing but that's why we need to educate people as to why the comparison is unfair. Then at least we have put all the information before them.
Quoted text - "When you're a startup trying to disrupt the incumbents in an established market, the comparison will inevitably be made; it may not be "fair" but its reality."
So true!!
At least you now see that you can trigger some debate here too :-) But yes Steemit needs still some times to get popular.
is this debate still open for discussion? I am new to steemit - I am starting as a content provider and was curious which platform would be best suited for me ... no conclusions as yet but I have made my first article here on steemit.. so perhaps my decision is made - any thoughts?