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RE: Steem promotion as a decentralized competitor to Google AdSense - revisiting Visibility as a Service (VAAS)
I really like this idea because it focuses on something Steem has always struggled with its visibility outside its own ecosystem. The concept of turning promotion into a tool that benefits both content creators and the broader network is compelling, especially if it can create real demand for STEEM and SBD rather than relying solely on speculation. What stands out to me is that this feels achievable with today's tools and doesn't require a major protocol change. My main concern would be adoption by getting enough websites to run these widgets and enough users to see value in paying for promotion. Still, as a direction for Steem development, it feels practical, innovative, and worth exploring further.
Thanks for the feedback!
I agree. It's the type of thing that can start simple and build, but there are nearly endless opportunities to innovate. I already reactivated my blogspot blog this week as a mirror site for some of my Steem posts, and I moved the promoted post gadget right to front and center, so anyone who visits will see it.
Yeah, I agree with this, too. If post promotion is going to burn enough SBDs to hold the haircut price below the STEEM price after SBDs are printing again, it needs to scale - a lot, and that means incentive programs need to be created. That's a big challenge, especially in the short term.
As I said, though, in terms of effort vs. impact, I think this is near the top of the possibilities.
I think that's what I like most about the idea: you're not waiting for some major change to happen before testing it. You've already started experimenting, and that's usually how useful ideas evolve.
I completely agree that adoption is the hard part. Getting people to install the widgets and convincing users that the visibility is worth paying for won't happen overnight. But if nobody starts building and testing, we'll never know where the limits are.
At the very least, this feels like one of those ideas where the potential upside is much bigger than the effort required to try it. Even a small network of sites could provide valuable data and show whether the concept has room to grow.
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