While there's tremendous intrinsic value in effort for effort's sake, it's also great to be recognized for your contributions every now and then. And I was pleasantly surprised when Dana Blankenhorn, a renowned financial contributor to InvestorPlace and multiple other mainstream sources, gave me a shout-out!
His article, "What the Failure of Snap Inc (SNAP) Stock Means for Other Unicorns," was redistributed by Yahoo Finance, and had strong traffic moving towards it. That was very fortunate on my part because he mentioned me, and cited my own InvestorPlace article on Snap Inc.
The other cool aspect of it was that I had briefly discussed the Steemit network on my piece. Essentially, my argument was that Snapchat is no different from the plethora of other social media platforms. They would face substantial pressure from the likes of Facebook or Twitter, and the problem here is that FB is already eating Snap's lunch.
But the longer-term threat is Steemit and similar blockchain applications.
I've said this multiple times before but why would anybody invest hours of their day posting stuff for free when they could apply their efforts for financial rewards?
So whether it's "traditional" competition, or the up-and-coming blockchain rivals, Snapchat is in for a world of hurt. That's a boost for Steemit, and really, for all of us that are already plugged into this burgeoning network!
In case you missed the hyperlink above, my latest InvestorPlace article where I feature Steemit is here -- http://investorplace.com/2017/07/snap-stock-fun-now-time-abandon-ship/2/#.WWbg51GQyM8
Congrats Bossman, you always makin the news! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
I have nothing to show for it (LOL!), but it still feels great! :) Thank you!!
Give it some due time, you are going to become an influencer with a huge following. I can tell, you go the chops :)
Thanks for the encouragement! I'm doing what I can do to help bring that potential to reality! :)
Congrad on your recognition, a good feeling indeed.
Thank you! :)
great!
Thanks!
WOW!! That is incredible!! Congratulation @bullishmoney!! Lets drink some wine for that:))
I'm already drunk! :)
@bullishmoney that's a honor! Congratulations! Yahoo Finance recognized, a article you wrote. It always feels nice when someone appreciates your work, even better when it's an established article platform, that posts the same type of content you do!
Thank you so much! I'm gunning for another feature on Kiplinger, which would be awesome! :)
Upvoted & RESTEEMED!
@pork-brother I take it you're not Jewish? :) Thank you very much, I appreciate it!
Nice @bullishmoney
Thank you! :)
Congratulation, that's the results of hard work, keep it up bother
It's full STEEM ahead! :)
i don't even know that info :-O
Congratulations! Good for you and good for us! Keep the great content
Yup, I'm working full-time to bring mainstream normalization to the Steemit network, and to blockchain applications in general :)
Congrats on the shoutout man. I'm a social media consultant and I've actually never pushed SnapChat. From a small biz owner perspective that is growing their brand, there are no solid analytics one can drill down N2 for stats and analytics. Big brands have a much better chance at leveraging SnapChat cuz they already have a cult following. It's fun but it definitely takes time to build and measuring any form of ROI is mostly via intangible metrics like open rate, screenshots taken, etc. But they'll get more clever at some point.
They will as they have no choice, but I wonder if that'll be enough...FB has already shown tremendous momentum in essentially stealing the best elements out of Snapchat. I'm bearish, but we'll see! :)
Yes, we'll both be keepin' our 👀 on it!
Congratulations man, when there's time i always read your articles. i really appreciate your analysis and seems like they do too hehe.
keep up!
I forget if I asked this but are you a fan of the late, great Senna? :)
hehhe yes i am, my parents named me after him.
I don't care what anyone says or how many championships a driver wins ... Ayrton Senna will always be the greatest Formula 1 driver ever! :)
You do too much for steem! We are not worthy! Not worthy! ;)
Haha! I'm just doing the best I can, but I appreciate your kind words! :)
Mutual benefit to all relationships; the best way to maintain them :)