# The News

I was away last week, so could not do my regular post, but I am back. I had a look at the crypto prices earlier and $HIVE was going up a touch. Now I could to write this I see that the market has taken a little dive. Maybe this is another opportunity for a readjustment to weed out some junk coins.  The 'legacy coin' was briefly worth more than $HIVE as someone was doing a lot of trading, but we know it is worthless now. Our main problem is lack of awareness of what this platform offers and of the amount of radical development going on.

![Prices](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/steevc/EocDGaq41ihu5WZE34KDU6bbEKfCjU3W9t5vT56oH5ueSkGZ2Lo3S76tnt5bB8L4hdP.png)

We have to ride out these little storms. Of course some people will see it as an opportunity.

I had not looked at the web stats for Hive sites in a while. [Similarweb](https://www.similarweb.com/website/peakd.com/) has a lot of numbers and allows for comparisons. I have logged into the free version to get a bit more. I am wondering why St--mit gets so many views, but from what I have seen before it has a lot of things linking to it. We need links to Hive posts on other platforms to get more eyes on them.

![Web stats](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/steevc/Eo2BSgczVkvubzTM7MXGocUZNMbmW7UDmSuiwXDCf1wQ1Uypfo4og28RLpm1Jj1WFVE.png)

# Friday Follows

* I mentioned before that @pinmapple is shutting down operations, but @worldmappin are going to take up the baton of mapping Hive posts. See [their post](https://peakd.com/hive-163772/@worldmappin/a-first-intro-into-worldmappin). They have a good team of established Hivers.
* @normie.fitness is [having 'fun'](https://peakd.com/hive-176853/@normie.fitness/exploring-the-possibilities-with-my-garmin-watch) with his new Garmin smartwatch. These gadgets can be challenging.
* @demotruk shares my enjoyment in [graphing statistics](https://peakd.com/hive-133987/@demotruk/hive-sucre-continues-to-make-new-highs-may-2024). He is back from his travels and will probably have more numbers soon.
* I had a discussion with @xplosive who feels that a lot of posts do not get much attention. I said that we do have to work on getting followers as Hive does not do that algorithmically. If you are posting in a community then be sure to comment on posts by others to encourage them. Communities ought to be about sharing opinions and tips on shared interests and not just trying to get votes. Use them as you would groups on other platforms that do not reward you. Hive is lacking in users and we need to at least retain those we have by making it fun.
* I will plug two of my favourite comic creators on Hive as I think they deserve more readers. Check out @sidekickmatt and @northwestnomad. Both have lots of strips for you to read.

These folk get a share of the post rewards.

# The End

I hope the state of the markets does not spoil your mood for the weekend. Regardless of the price we can earn something on Hive and it could increase in value if we work to build up the platform. It really is up to us. That is one reason I do these posts and other efforts such as the #BritList.

I will be looking to get sorted for @hivefest soon. I need to buy a ticket, then book the flight and hotel. I could be looking to share a hotel room as there are some deals for doing that. I can recommend attending based on my previous experiences. See you in Split?

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@proofofbrian: A bot that checks for tag typos<p>
#BritList: A monthly list of Hivers in the UK<p></td>
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