But why will I check the promoted category? I mean it doesn't show quality but deep pockets. I am not interested at all.
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But why will I check the promoted category? I mean it doesn't show quality but deep pockets. I am not interested at all.
I was never a fan of watching the QVC Home Shopping Network or the late night TV infomercials, either. But I guess there are plenty of people that do. But value and price are not the same thing, are they? As long as we aren't seeing Promoted posts in our feed or it's not messing with what we find when we focus on tags and hashtags searches, I'm hoping we can just ignore the whole thing.
Lol, ignorance is bliss! I like to watch the gem shopping network late at night when I can't sleep, although I usually don't buy anything. Sparkly . . .
It's so neat to see this ecosystem change and different parts of it adapt (or not). @kaylinart has an interesting perspective on this in one of her recent posts, too, thinking about advertising campaigns, coupons, bringing real external money to Steemit, and why we might want to check the Promoted posts. I think I just better start posting rather than trying to figure it all out first. That's my key personal insight for today, lol.
I didn't realize anyone could promote a post, not just the owner. That's pretty cool. Maybe one day advertisers will catch on, steemit is still in its infancy for sure.
That is pretty much how I feel. How the heck does it promote quality? I thought that is what Steem was all about. Finding and curating quality nuggets, not stimulating upvotes by the means of throwing steem dollars at a post. Essentially, its a category that you have to pay to get into.
Yeah after reading different analysis I will stick with my decision. For me steem won't be "mainstream "