1. Did you know the #Steem is just a blockchain like Bitcoin? And Steemit.com is just a website that uses the Steem blockchain, and others can and do this as well?
Basically Steem is a currency/technology that was used to create Steemit.com, and is actively being used to also develop other cool front ends and alternate experiences for Steemians to enjoy! Below is a list of the main ones you should know about and a few other cool tidbits about our wonderful community!
2. There are many projects actively in development right this moment, everything from Forums, Twitter, Instragram & Steem personal powered websites even?
Zappl: The #SteemPowered Twitter aka micro blogging platform.
This might easily be one of the main reasons Steem price moons, Twitter is meant for the average joe, and these platforms will help us get to a billion users 1 at a time, Zappl is but the tip of the iceberg, but is one of the main apps that will pave the way to mainstream Steem usage. Zappl is actively being developed and will launch in the coming months (No specific date is set yet, I'm speculating.)
SteepShot: The #SteemPowered Instagram aka photo sharing social media platform.
This is another very lucrative marketing being tested with a Steem backed app, and once it comes out of alpha and the marketing blitz begins, you better hold your coins closely. The moms, grandmas and everyone else who likes to post their lunch will soon be at our door steps, but then again so will millions of users! You can already download and play with steepshot on both iOS and Android, but it still just pulls Steemit content for now.
ChainBB: The #SteemPowered version of a forum setting with a familiar forum-esque interface.
I think this goes without saying, the entire internet is aware of what forum is and most of us have used one if not hundreds in our time online, so seeing the value in a forum that pays you to participate via upvotes on quality comments and posts seems like a gold mine if I have ever seen one. While chainBB is still in beta, you can still use it simply by visiting beta.chainbb.com.
SteemitFeed: The Wordpress plugin for Steem, that lets your blog be powered by #Steem while still using Wordpress to customize things.
This ones a little bet less obvious, but imagine if every website could simply hook up a steemit account and have the content automagically published each time they post? Well good news, that already exists and works very well! Not to mention the developers are actively looking for ways to improve it. Simply install Wordpress on a website host and add this plugin to get started and within 20 minutes you'll have a sweet website powered by Steem!
I have used this plugin on www.kushsmokers.com if anyone would like to see it live..
Honorable mention for a cool and constantly developing Steemit app goes to @good-karma and his eSteem app.
🎲 Don't forget about all these cool contests always going on, that will soon have their own domains and 'steem powered' websites if I have anything to say about it!
- The Weekly ($100-$200 SBD)Steem Rap Challenge
- Weekly Sports Contests from @SportsnCoffee
- Plus many other community run contests
- Another special mention for @Steemfest
//KEEP CALM AND STEEM ON!
//Don't forget to follow, upvote and re-steem!
I guess zappl would break through to the mainstream crowd easier than steemit
Yea thats the idea, much less effort required IMO.
Much less effort that's true, plus most of the people have a problem with long posts, they want the short and easy :)
Yeah agree on that big time. Short and punchy posts could be a catalyst for Steem to sky rocket again. Really looking forward to Zappl!
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I have a chrome extension for Steemit that I think is pretty useful too! You can check it out here. It shows your voting percentage, time until next increase and how close you are to the next rep point. Hoping to add more soon.
It works on Steemit natively when you add it! 👍
Don't forget that you can search the steem blockchain too with AskSteem.com
Zappl looks awesome,I'll be on the lookout for that one. This is going to be a whole new era of Social Networking.
Looking forward to you using Zappl !
Yes,yes,me too. We're gonna get Zapped!
Thanks for the update of what's in pipeline! A boost in users will dramatically push the price of Steem!!
zappl looks great never heard of it before . tks for sharing
Power up now before the Steem train leaves the station. Once these Steem Dapps hit its going to be a rocket straight up. Remember ETH was at $6 in Dec.? I commented publicly that everyone should be buying . Within a few months it hit $420. Now Steem has that same feeling to me. Its def undervalued at the moment. I am calling for a 5 Billion market cap into next year, which is about a 15X return including dilution from the current levels.
It would be really great though to make a standardized UI library, that can help users differentiate front-end apps that are based on the Steem blockchain.
Currently I see a lack of good design and user experience in most of these apps. There is still much room for improvement.
But I guess, peoples time, commitment and motivation will make it happen soon enough.
Thats a pretty solid idea for someone to take on as a project altogether honestly, wheres the Steem version of bootstrap? lol
Lets keep updating this so the cimmunity stays abreast to what is going on. A lot of great things Steem is behind.
@decentralized I think the wordpress and IG interfaces have the biggest traction to gain. I look forward to seeing how I can use the platforms!!
I am right there with you man but we're going to end up doing all of these at once, so no telling how fast everything can blow up lol!
Then we are going to have to add some hours in the day!
Sleep is going to become a secondary need to Steem :p
I knew about zappl and I can't wait for it to launch. I will have to follow the other projects you mentioned. Steemit is only the beggining ! Thanks for sharing.
Hi there ✌🏻 I'm Vikky and I'm a new steemer! I'm not flooding/spaming, I'm just sharing funny stories with pictures about my golden retriever puppy Mr. Oliver 🐶🐶🐶 Follow me back and vote for my posts if you're interested in them! Thanks a lot ❤️
Real deal ,thanks 🙂
Exciting developments! I hope these other applications take off and thrive, too!
Please stop comparing yourself to bitcoin. One very important difference is Steemit can be hacked. While bitcoin has never been hacked...
You are mistaken. The Steem blockchain has never been hacked. Some accounts where hacked on the steemit.com website (not the blockchain) last year in July (i think) and some funds were stolen. The exploit was patched and steemit.com covered the losses.
Do not confuse an application that runs on top of the blockchain with the blockchain. It's like saying that the latest exploit on the Jaxx wallet proves that Bitcoin was hacked.
You must have not read anything I posted and saw the word Bitcoin and went red :P
No, bitcoin has never been hacked. Steemit has been hacked before & I got hacked yesterday. I posted evidence to my page.
Ok now you just want attention... go do something useful with your time :P
You're right I'd like something to fix this so I'm drawing attention to it. I've also posted in the Facebook community. I'm looking for the blockchain explorer to find out where it went.
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Hi decentralizd,
do you think will Steemit break to the Mainstream ..?
@zeuss11
100%.
I'm entering a new world! Wow. 😀
Isn't it fun??
Steem is the future!
I was wandering why no one came up with idea like steepshot. Well I was wrong. I am looking forward to se fully functional version soon.
Thanks for these tools and answering some much needed questions. I just joined the wonderful world of Steem and this is very eye opening.
That was the goal! Alot of new faces every single day around here!
Thanks for sharing! A link to your article was included in the Steem.center wiki page about Steem Ecosystem. Thanks and good luck again!
Looking forward for these apps to come ànd make it easier for steemians on their choice.
Good stuff here! I resteemed for more views. Alot of good info here looking forward to more content!
Your friend,
@babyfist
wow super great post! Going to re steem so that others can get exposed to these great possibilities! Going to follow you too in hopes u publish other valuable content.
SteemON!
Are these platforms separate entities? Chainbb runs with steemit but the others? Also are these connected to the daily reward pool or no?
Yes they are all connected to steem and run on steem, just as steemit.com does and yes they all share the reward pool but soon there will be seperate content spheres once all the testing is done and Steemit Inc finished up work on Steem namespaces which is code for 'your own steem content on its own website, without other steemit content interfering' or to put it simply, Zappl content shows on Zappl only..
Sweet! This is going to be amazing. Thank you for the update!