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bbilgin
@bbilgin Mar 3, 2018, 5:49 PM UTC

Steemit Crosses 800K Users! What Does That Really Mean?

There's a sense of euphoria on Steemit about growing number of users. I don't want to be the Grinch of the party, but I'm not that enthusiastic about the growing user numbers. jarmoluk/pixabay @crypt…

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bbilgin
@bbilgin Feb 28, 2018, 6:39 PM UTC

Generate a Word Cloud and Sentiment Analysis for Your Steemit Account

Yesterday, I came across two Steemit tools by @egmracer01. The first tool generates a word cloud for a given Steemit account. The word cloud that I generated for my Steemit account yesterday is below…

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bbilgin
@bbilgin Feb 27, 2018, 4:57 PM UTC

Why Should an Investor Prefer Steem/Steem Power over Bitcoin?

When I think about investing in an asset, I don't project possible profits in fiat money. Keeping my savings in fiat is a losing investment in the long term for sure. geralt/pixabay When I think abou…

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bbilgin
@bbilgin Feb 26, 2018, 5:54 PM UTC

Why Is It Idiotic to Abuse the Reward Pool of Steemit?

Maybe you are looking at idiotic posts on the trending tab receiving hundreds of dollars in rewards and you are thinking that those people are making a royal income off Steemit. In reality, those peo…

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bbilgin
@bbilgin Feb 24, 2018, 4:27 PM UTC

You've Got the Power, Steemit User!

Today, it dawned on me that we, the Steemit users, have more power than we think. First of all, Steemit is implemented on blockchain. That means its data is open to everyone to be accessed and used,…

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bbilgin
@bbilgin Feb 22, 2018, 3:33 PM UTC

Thinking of Quitting Steemit?

I guess I am not the only one who's thinking of quitting Steemit. I've been here for two weeks. I know it hasn't been that long and I have to give more time to Steemit to get it. TeroVesalainen/pixab…

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bbilgin
@bbilgin Feb 20, 2018, 5:01 PM UTC

A Solution Proposal to the Reward Pool Abuse Problem on Steemit [Updated Version]

$65 Million USD is paid to authors and curators in a year on Steemit. Some of us, including me, have suspicions that the content posted on Steemit in one year is not worth $65 Million USD. We believe…

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bbilgin
@bbilgin Feb 19, 2018, 6:13 PM UTC

10 Votes a Day Keep the Abuser Away!

Or in Other Words: How to Prevent Your Steem Power from Being Abused hannahlouise123/pixabay It's not a secret that the reward pool for authors and curators is abused. That means some authors and cur…

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bbilgin
@bbilgin Feb 16, 2018, 6:52 PM UTC

Can Steemit Survive Burning $65 Million USD in Author and Curator Rewards Every Year?

Yes, you've read that right. Steemit pays $65 Million USD in rewards to authors and curators every year. Intellectual/pixabay Here is the math. The market cap of Steem is around $1 Billion USD at the…

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bbilgin
@bbilgin Feb 15, 2018, 4:43 PM UTC

How to Solve the Reward Pool Abuse Problem Once and For All

UPDATE Feb 21, 2018: I've published an updated version of this solution proposal taking into account the feedback I received: A Solution Proposal to the Reward Pool Abuse Problem on Steemit [Updated…

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