How many remember Steemit? This was the original user interface set up by the company of the same name on Steem.
Anyone want to wager a guess on what the name meant? In other words, what other name is similar?
Obviously, we are talking about Reddit. It seems the intention of the Steem founders was to set up a decentralized system of content that could be curated as being pertinent for Internet consumption.
We all know how that worked out. If this was the goal, it was a poor design. Steemit ended up being akin to Medium as opposed to Reddit. The latter is a lot of short content, mostly links with a very short summary.
The business model is valid since the data accumulated over the years is worth a fortune. Google paid Reddit $60 million for access to the data.
Which brings up the topic of discussion. LEO Threadcasts have solved the "Reddit problem".
Threadcasts: Creating Reddits
Threadcasts were originally set up to accompany a broadcast of some sort. The most common use in this regard is with the weekly Leo shows (AMA, marketing call, Chain Chatter, and the Lions Den). Individuals have used them for their own broadcasts.
That said, there is an even larger use case for Threadcasts simply by reframing the concept.
What I am talking about is Threadcasts as Reddits (subreddits?). The idea is to have a topic that is focused upon that people can post information.
The image above is a sports threadcast that is posted daily. If we look into it, here is what we see.
A link to an article is posted along with some basic information. One only needs to scroll down to see the different information that is posted.
Naturally, more can be posted than just links to articles. One can post a video from YouTube for example. We know images can be uploaded, with or without text. People can also write a threadstorm if they want within the Threadcast.
Here is a screenshot of a Reddit page:
Does this look familiar?
We see the front ends that were a fork of Steemit still using this layout.
Again, the challenge there is we are dealing with blogging. Threadcasts allow for a variety of media forms to be utilized.
Categorizing of Information
What Reddit did very well was to allow users to post information (links) for information that was found around the web. This was mostly for consumers. Of course, people could comment on it along with voting systems.
People were also free to write blog posts. This was something that many have used over the years to showcase their expertise. This is not monetized but people often used this as a method to gain followers in other areas.
Threadcasts can do the same thing.
People on Leo has the ability, with Leo Premium, to set up a Threadcast daily. Again, this is akin to having a Reddit.
Whatever the topic, people can share whatever they desire relating to that subject. It is also a great way for people to find updated information on Leo.
The best part is the community is able to enter whichever one they desire and engage. This could come from adding content from around the Web along with commenting on what is there.
We also have another advantage: this helps to feed in a lot of information into LeoAI. Even having a link with a "fair use" paragraph could help, especially if the topic is heavily utilized.
For example, the technology Threadcast is posted daily, most days with over 100 comments in it. That means a lot of technology data is feeding into LeoAI.
Consider what something related to news, crypto, history, or politics could do.
Leo Threadcasts solves a problem that dates back to the beginning of Steem. The ability to use these similar to how people approach Reddit is right here.
People simply need to set them up and get active.