How Do We Make Steemit the Internet Home of the Next Matt Drudge?

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How Do We Make Steemit the Internet Home of the Next Matt Drudge?
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<p>In my opinion, Steemit's greatest growth challenge is the continued myopia of many of its whales. &nbsp;The variety of topics that are regularly upvoted here continues to be rather limited--introductions, people being vulnerable, Steemit related content, blockchain and crypto content, and spiritual/philosophical stuff. &nbsp;By contrast, art, poetry, photography, short stories, travel, third-party links, etc. are pretty consistently overlooked. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>I've tried to figure out why this is so, and it seems to me to be primarily a result of two things--the natural interests of current whales and a justified paranoia over rewarding spam or faked posts. &nbsp;The material that is most consistently rewarded is either of great interest to current whales or is material that cannot easily be plagiarized, faked, or spammed. &nbsp;Material that isn't easily faked or spammed is often either long-winded or highly personal in nature. &nbsp;By contrast, photos, short stories, travel blogs and third party links are easily faked or spammed and so are often overlooked by whales in an abundance of caution. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>While this aversion to potentially faked posts and spam is understandable, it does limit the platform's usefulness and appeal to broader audiences and certain types of bloggers. &nbsp;For instance, some of the more popular Internet bloggers--like Matt Drudge or "Instapundit" Glenn Reynolds--do little more than identify and link to very interesting third party articles, photos and stories--perhaps writing a short but witty and insightful headline or comment as an introduction to them. &nbsp;Drudge is probably the world's greatest headline writer! &nbsp;</p>
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<p>Bloggers like Matt Drudge and Glenn Reynolds have huge audiences. &nbsp;They provide a valuable service by essentially curating the Internet for us and by providing insightful but often very short commentary on the items they find. &nbsp;And yet, were they to launch their blog for the first time on Steemit today, their value would mostly be overlooked.</p>
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<p>I want Steemit to be the Internet home of the next Matt Drudge or the next Instapundit, and I think you probably do too. &nbsp;If that's going to happen, then we better find a way to vet and reward their type of content, including links to third-party articles and resources. &nbsp;Suggestions are welcome, but in the meantime I'd advise a little less skepticism over quality posts from known personalities around here. &nbsp;</p>
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