I just created an asset on BitShares after reading this thread:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@jademont/build-your-fan-economy-in-steemit-by-bitshares-everyone-can-be-a-star
It's pretty cool that you can have an asset of yourself on an open marketplace. Hopefully this picks up.
For now, if anyone wants some free shares of my asset FAISAL, post your BitShares account and I will send you some.