Here's an unconventional story you may find interesting: the bitfinex hack from yesterday was published on steemit three weeks before it actually happened.

https://steemit.com/bitfinex/@spookypooky/the-bitfinex-hack-was-published-on-steemit-3-weeks-before-it-happened#@spookypooky/re-anduweb-re-spookypooky-the-bitfinex-hack-was-published-on-steemit-3-weeks-before-it-happened-20160803t120745662z

some of the negative aspects of the site are talked about in this informative thread:

https://steemit.com/scam/@stellabelle/the-scam-artists-and-blackmailers-are-killing-the-steemit-baby-softly-slowly-what-we-all-can-do#@prophet/re-stellabelle-the-scam-artists-and-blackmailers-are-killing-the-steemit-baby-softly-slowly-what-we-all-can-do-20160803t201413292z