ULOG: 18 Understanding ulogs... The other 1/2 of Steemit. Vote @SteemGigs as witness!

in #ulog6 years ago

A common greeting from my neck of the woods
(That might be redneck for "where I live") is...

Hey, how's it going?


Or you can shorten that to Howzit?

Even if you're having a not so good day, you're expected to say,
"Oh, pretty good, thanks, how about you?"

  • That is, unless we are good friends. Then anything goes...
    • "Oh man, you're not going to believe what _____fill in the blank_____ did."
    • "I am sooooo tired!"
    • "My back is killing me!"
    • "My pickup is making a strange noise."
      • Even if all of the above is on your mind, and an (just a plain ol') acquaintance asks Howzit?
        The proper answer is "Oh, pretty good, thanks, how about you?"
  • Do you see the difference?

And that's why you should vote @SteemGigs for witness.

Oh, I see that confused look. You aren't getting it yet, are you?
Let me take you on a little history trip.
My day #1 on Steemit.

I first saw the Internet back in '95

  • I saw 2 things the Internet would do:

    • Connect People to People

    • Connect People to Information

Read the rest of the post
It's a really good 1st day observation about Steemit, even if I do say so myself!

What is ulogs?
That part of Steemit connecting people to people.
How do you ulog?
Start writing a post about how you would answer if a good friend just walked up and asked Howzit?

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And that's why you should vote @SteemGigs for witness.

Do you get it yet?
I had figured something out after 1 week on Steemit...

Steemit reminds me of my network marketing days...
It sounds intriguing to a lot of people...
Who will waste a lot of time and effort for zero reward.
They will search for and read all kinds of 'this is how to succeed on steemit' articles.
but they don't have what it takes to succeed
That may sound harsh, but it shouldn't.
Those people can still "profit" from this platform
as it grows and becomes the defacto social network.

and I quoted from this MLM article, comparing Steemit to network marketing businesses.

In the first year of operation, a minimum of 50% of representatives drop-out.
After five years of operation, a minimum of 90% of representatives have left the company.
By year 10, only those at or near the top have not dropped out – making it safe to say at least 95% of representatives have dropped out.

You can read the entire post here.

I had spent 1 week, countless hours combing through how-to Steemit articles, trying to find out how to "succeed" on this platform. It took me 150 more days to realize I totally missed something.

  • It took 18 ulog posts to finally get it!
    • Do you get it?
      • Are you ready for IT?

I'm reminded of the chorus from Signs by Five Man Electrical Band

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

@surpassinggoogle found IT!

  • He joined Steemit to bring IT to Steemit.
    • Once more people see IT, Steemit will be AMAZING.
      • Once IT catches on, attrition rate will drop dramatically!

Here IT is...
Only a dummy would say...

they (95% of the people who try) don't have what it takes to succeed (on Steemit)

Me! That was me!
150 days ago, after reading tons of information on "How to succeed at Steemit."
That was me today, before something clicked before writing this ulog.

And that's why you should vote @SteemGigs for witness.

HINT: @surpassinggoogle = @SteemGigs witness

Forget all those other "How to succeed at Steemit" posts (signs)
and read a few posts by @surpassinggoogle

Here are some of his pearls of wisdom...

  • With ULOGS, "YOU", is what's pertinent and media formats e.g no-Vlogs, no-cameras, shyness etc should pose no barrier to you extending "YOU" to us and to the world, ever-constantly; "tirelessly".

  • ...we will create a fresh trend for #ulog/#ulogs on the entire web-space, filling it with the indispensable awesomeness called; "human"; steemhuman; "steemians".

  • shine ... like the "true celebrities" that we are: "light in the tunnel".

  • The essence of the #ULOGS movement is to remove "barriers to entry", when it comes to "mining the human"

  • ULOGS: There is nothing as fresh (in terms of content) as "pieces of us".

And that's why you should vote @SteemGigs for witness.

Do I have to spell it out for you?
OK

I always thought this was a 50/50 deal. The Internet...

  • Connects people to people
  • Connects people to information
    • Perhaps it's actually 95/5
    • Perhaps we've missed IT
      • Perhaps Facebook(connect people to people) makes more than
        Google (connect people to information) because they get IT.

When 99.999% of our "How to succeed at Steemit" posts are causing 95% of those who try to succeed at Steemit to give up and drop out, we've missed IT!!!

Even, just 3 weeks ago, I was trying to figure out what quality content was and what it was worth.

  • Depending on your perspective,
    all the quality content on Facebook is either worth $0 or $15.92 million/year.

  • Depending on your perspective,
    Google's indexing of all the quality content on the Internet is either worth $0 or $12.662 million/year.

    • If you upvote this post for whatever reason, does that make it worth more?
      I dunno.

I'll ask again in a different way... What is quality content?

  • Is it worth more to read an awesome how-to post
    or
    read a post about someone who assumed you were a close friend and you just asked Howzit?
    • Want some great content to curate?
      • Read a few ulogs from people all over the world and find out what their piece of the world is like.

Read the entire post

What have we done?

We've made Steemit a place where 95% of the people who try it drop out.

  • Perhaps the problem was not them.
    • Perhaps the problem was us!!!
      • Perhaps the problem was not them.
        Perhaps the problem was us!!!

What has @surpassinggoogle done?

Terry built a way for not just 5% of the people who try Steemit to succeed,
but a way for 100% of the people who try Steemit to succeed.

  • He has started a new culture here on Steemit that is really starting to catch on!
    • He has realized the worth of posts from anyone about anything
      • regardless if that person can make a great looking post
      • regardless if that person can use perfect grammar
      • regardless if that person has something inspiring or thought provoking to say
    • Just 2 good friends having a conversation about life at the moment.
      • Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow & the next day...

And that's why you should vote @SteemGigs for witness.

So how's my day going?

Pretty good, thanks for asking! How about you?

Now wait just a minute...
This is a ulog haha
My dang kitty would not hold still so I could get a good pic to use on Steemit.
Here's the best one...
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Here she is being a wiggle wart...

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HaHa

Ho Ho Ho

HeHe

And the really good news is my phone dried out 9 days after the accidental swim. I have switched to using it full time again, so no more running out of battery before running out of day! Woohoo!!!

Life is Good!
I hope you are having a GREAT day, too!

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What and informative and educative post

#keep uloging

Thanks
yes ulogs are where it's at.

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i use dustsweeper, its such a good idea! Keep on spreading the love for your favourite community!

Yes, dustsweeper is a great idea.
Right now my upvote is only 0.01, but I'm still able to upvote your comment, knowing dustsweeper will raise it up so you get rewarded...

real thanks.

when the website unfolds gosh, you will so so so appreciate this post. it all looks slow in its development but I so value this post cos I can see and it is so special to see you see. many things are indeed as difficult as 1,2,3 but we tend to go into outerspace alot when the answers are very downtoearth and especially now with blockchain, the answers are now even more downtoearth than once was the case

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What you are doing is truly awesome! I thought I was understanding, and it was pretty cool even though I was just seeing one little portion of the masterpiece you are building. I had read some of your posts and saw that your heart was in the right place, so I knew the idea was something to keep looking further into. Today I read some of your older posts you had linked to (yours and others) and it just clicked. I really got IT. It was one of those aha moments! haha I think there was a picture of a light bulb turning on over my head, but I didn't get my phone out fast enough to capture that moment! haha

  • ...
    red and yellow black and white
    ALL are precious in His sight
    ...
    • That snippet from a song we all sang growing up
      and especially the key word ALL
      ...that is the idea I saw today!

No worry about how long it takes to paint your masterpiece.
I've built many websites and fully realize how slow the progress can be at times...
But, you have the right idea.

  • How do you eat an elephant?
    • One bite at a time...

Go Terry Go!

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red and yellow black and white
ALL are precious in His sight

Thank you for including that snippet. Brought tears to my eyes remembering all the times we sang it as children.

Bless you, @wizardave and Thank you for sharing your light bulb moment and 'Howzit? analogy to explain #ulogging and this...

Perhaps the problem was not them.
Perhaps the problem was us!!!

Brilliant.

PS User of @dustsweeper. And plz give wiggle wart kitty a kiss from Jamaica for me.

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Thanks and you're welcome!

ulogs is quite inspirational.

Cookie (because the grandson thought she looked like an oreo) says howdy :D

Congratulations @wizardave for you post
ulog my most choice. I like it @surpassinggoogle

Thanks
ulog is the best!

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Welcome to the fan club of @surpassinggoogle!
I'm a fan number 1
But many also say they are.
Hahaha

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@surpassinggoogle is awesome
and so are you!

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