I will say that this post has a lot of shares and has a lot of comments and not one "power user" has shared it. So, I don't think its as big of an "impact" as one might think.And maybe I'm the exception, but I don't understand something: Lately, I have noticed more discussion about what hubski is than discussion about the things shared here. It's like standing around a motorcycle and discussing every nut and bolt instead of getting on and enjoying the open road.
Well said steve, I think the motorcycle metaphor is spot on. All of the feedback has been really interesting and as ecib mentioned here, people really are having an impact on how the site functions etc. It's wonderful, but the "will hubski be the next...." isn't all that helpful. As for "power users", honestly, I could care less how many "followers" I have and have stated before that nothing would make me happier than if there were thousands of users with more followers than me. I think once Hubski has a larger user base, this will likely be diluted greatly. But you are right about why kb, mk and myself have a lot of followers, we have all been on the site a long time and we contribute quite a bit of content by way of comments, original essays, podcasts etc. Once users like littlebirdie, flagamuffin and others have been on the site a while I would be shocked if they didn't surpass me in followers. Why? Because they post/create cool and original content.
I will say that this post has a lot of shares and has a lot of comments and not one "power user" has shared it. So, I don't think its as big of an "impact" as one might think.
That was something I was wondering about when writing the post. I know a few powerusers follow me and was curious whether or not one of them would need to share it before it broke the "viral" barrier of hubski. I know thundara provided an initial boost, but I see what you mean here. It's certainly possible to do it, I just think it's harder than it should be.
I guess I really believe that if something is worth while it will spread across the feeds. Just because kleinbl00 shares something doesn't mean it will get another share if it sucks. It may hit 600 feeds and go no further. Good content will spread, with or without a share from KB, mk or myself, I really believe that. It may take longer but it will happen. I do think it is important that new users are getting exposure to users other than the ones with the most followers. We are working towards this end. I do think eventually you will be able carve out your own experience here and if you'd prefer that to not include kleibl00, mk or myself it shouldn't really matter. I use twitter a bit and I don't really know who the "power users" there are? I get my information pushed to me by people I follow and my experience seems relatively unscathed by what a "power user" shares or doesn't share. I really think that as Hubski get's bigger it will not matter much. We shall see. aside: Did you see the update?