RE: Update: Communities/Hivemind
It’s my intention that hive creates the infrastructure which helps ALL contribute much more effectively. It’s amazing to see how far we’ve come with such primitive tools. But it’s time for a major upgrade.
Hive core gives developers a flexible layer which allows them to create more powerful tools and interfaces.
Hive communities give everyone the ability to ORGANIZE around a set of values, and the power to do so effectively. It also introduces a new dynamic of influence which does not have anything to do with SP. Minnows can mute whales. Unlike other platforms the moderation log will be fully transparent.
Such a system will be far more effective than anything we have today for connecting creators and curators. Curators will be attracted to communities which are well-organized: focused, high-quality, low-noise.
Easier to curate good content = easier to get paid for good content. Curators influence the flow of rewards, but their tools are crude. Now the power will be in your hands.
I truly look forward to the future and the coming technology you describe. The current environment just doesn't end up being sufficient to attract and maintain committment from excellent content creators in each niche field. There are so many users and groups out there who are dedicated to keeping the quality of content on steemit as good as it possibly can be. Attracting top talent requires the face of the platform they arrive to see to be an extremely appealing one. One in which they can see themselves having success and building a strong following.
Better connecting creators and curators will (hopefully) go a long way to aiding in the building and development the of this environment.
I am, excited for what you all have and continue to develop. It sounds like exactly what this platform needs to make the jump to the next level.
The fact that you wrote these four words in bold characters, gives us hope.
Ask any of the (established) creators and curators in this network what's the most important thing to them in the process of content production and evaluation, and I bet at least 90% will reply: quality.
You can either build a blockchain where value is defined through speculation or a blockchain where value is backed by a product in top quality. An outstanding product is also the no. 1 driver to a stable user retention.
Looking forward!
That's the short of it ;)
I can only join my voice to those of all Steemians focusing on quality content on top of anything else. I am so happy to read your words and the fact that content still matters for the people up there.
I am as well very excited to try all new functionalities as soon as they will appear!
@roadscape, this all looks good and sounds promising, and.... well, I'm with @surfermarly in saying that "connecting creators and curators" sounds great!
The reason that makes me happy is that it has often seemed like almost everything that comes from STINC is about developers and apps and SMTs... which is all good and fine, but there's a large population of us who live down here at what you might call the "retail level" of Steemit.
Our concern isn't what we can develop but how we can interact with the site, with the content, and with each other. The biggest challenge we face is that content discovery is difficult and often clumsy. We have few fundamental social content tools to make the curation process easier. Even on Farcebook and twatter, you can (for example) sort the people you follow into "groups" from which you can create custom feeds.
I feel hopeful that hivemind/communities will allow for better categorization of content... and NOT ONLY for those who speak fluent C++. php or whatever technical underpinnings run this place. We need tools on Steemit that work along the lines of "explain this to me like I'm a five-year old."
Yes, it IS amazing how far we've come with "primitive tools!" (Thank God I still remember how to speak HTML!) and kudos for that. On the other hand, to gain ANY sort of mass market following, this needs to become a slickly coded, user-friendly, intuitive user interface.
I hope that's at least PART of what's on the way!
I couldn't have said this any better @denmarkguy!
What you call 'retail level' is the majority of users :-)
I've done all my blog posts in HTML, too, since the editor would've never allowed me to professionally design my articles. That's completely fine - for you and me and a couple of more people. But it's a barrier for the masses.
The average user needs usability, guidance and tools to easily bring their content on the blockchain. They also don't want to search content, they want it to be offered.
But hey, we've been giving the same advices for months. In Germand I'd say now:
:-)
Absolutely.
Curators are the future of community building and if this happens according to your comment, then steem will not only be the first of it's kind, it will be the best. The thought of the ability of any empowered curator to reward good content gives inexplicable joy.
Am sure a lot of people are looking forward to this, thank you! Quality is still an integral part of this platform, this is great news.
Kudos!!
Great to read about the quality focus and progress in general @roadscape. I was owning and moderating communities in other social networks that paid in the past and it was a game changer - positive as well as negative - hence i was so curious from the first announcement to hear more details on how that will work from the tech side and group / community structure - ownership / moderators - separate accounts to be created or not. Think I annoyed @andrarchy a lot with bombarding questions long ago. I can't wait to get that live soon but i learned to be patient - keep them coming!
It is so awesome to hear that the encouragement of quality content is part of the focus of these upcoming additions. I love that this will make it easier for curators to find and encourage the creation of engaging content.
Now this here is something that gets you excited and hopeful. Creators and Curators getting Connected is the way communities should function, and no other way.
When influence comes based on how well we are and not what amount of SP we wield, the system will get the respects it deserves and the users the reward.
Thanks @roadscape for the time put into this project.
that's indeed the way to go. Communities should take the responsibility to curate within their own communities thus strengthening the bond within. So looking forward to this to launch !