@stellabelle - thank you for all the information here! Like you, I sign up for everything and there are a few here that I have not seen or heard of...and away I'll go to see how they fit or enhance my life.
I haven't really been active on FB since I've really begun to focus my attention on creating content for Steemit and growing my tribe here. I should make a point of checking FB every day though, otherwise I have no idea if I'm missing someone's birthday. Yup, it's become my calendar now.
It sounds like you and I have a lot in common too! I'm also an independent creator and writer. I hesitate to call myself an artist, but I was also a professional wedding/funeral singer and soloist - so maybe I do fall under the artist banner? I also learned HTML on my own (back in the 90s), cutting my teeth on Geocities.
I love social media, especially community-oriented ones. Remember iVillage? I had earned my way to recognition there and eventually became a paid Community Moderator. The passion I felt back then for iVillage is how I feel about Steemit. While I get it's tied to cryptocurrency, I think of it as empowering PEOPLE.
So now that you've shared new links to sites unknown to me...I am now compelled to visit them. There is a good chance that I'll sign up, sniff the atmosphere and reject it quickly before too much time and energy are given. But I have to admit that I'm excited to hear that Synereo will be coming out of beta soon. It gives me hope that Steemit will too.