Why I Believe That We Need an Instagram Style App: Steemstagram     

 Over the months that I’ve spent on Seemit I’ve come to the conclusion that there would be many more active contributors if not for the “daunting” task of “having” to write an article/blog. There are also many others who do not cherish reading and curating longer articles.     

The other day I came across the account and posts of a new user @randomthoughts.    

He wrote, and I quote his post verbatim:  

 “I'm just going to be posting #randomthoughts as I have them. I'm not a writer and don't care to write a scientific journal entry or rant longer than Gone With the Wind, so, I'm going to post what I think and have fun doing it. I hope some of you join me.   

P.S. - If your post doesn't fit on a single screen, it's too damn long and likely being written just to earn a few Steem. Try having some fun, you might enjoy it. To keep up with my regular rants, follow me at: @randomthoughts”  

 His posts so far are on the black humor side and they did amuse me. I think that his sentiments mirror those of the grand majority of potential users who would be necessary for mass adoption.   

He also promoted 3 of his 4 posts with 5 SBD. That’s how I found him. 

  

Photo taken from the post by @future24 mentioned below

Would Someone Famous Post on Steemstagram?

Imagine an Interface or App where someone, even someone famous, could post for his daily comic strip. For example imagine if someone like Gary Larson of  The Far Side posted exclusively on Steemit. What about a new "home grown" Steemstagram star? With the right platform could it be @randomthoughts? Could it be you?

  Facts About Instagram  

  At the site Brandwatch I found an article entitled: Marketing: 96 Amazing Social Media Statistics and Facts 

  It’s an amazing article that shows detailed stats for all of the social media giants. From it we can glean the following about Instagram:  

• There are 400 million Monthly Active Users on Instagram  
• Over 80 million photos are uploaded each day  
• There are 3.5 billion Instagram Likes per day  
• More than 40 billion photos have been shared so far  
• 90 percent of Instagram users are younger than 35  
• When Instagram introduced videos, more than 5 million were shared in 24 hours  

  The advantages of an Instagram Type Interface/App

 1.Those that already use Instagram would be relatively easy to migrate over to Steemstagram and they could bring with them their friends! (I’m using that name as there is already a project in the works.) More about that in a moment.    

 2.Those posting on Steemstagram may well be thrilled with receiving only a few cents for their posts. After all they didn’t spend many hours researching and writing a post! 1 cent, 2 cents, 5 cents, it’s all a bonus!    

  3.They will not be intimidated by the need to write articles. A lot of people just want to throw up some photos and a few comments for their friends and family to see.   

  The Project is Already Underway!

Here is a short article by @future24 and a video of what was presented about Steemstagram at Steemfest Amsterdam: 

SteemFest Amsterdam Event Impressions #7: @pmartynov talks about SteemStagram!  

  The developer who presented the project at Steemfest is @pmartynov. He has not posted here on Steemit for over 3 months but I contacted him via Facebook page and he wrote me that they are in Beta testing right now.  If you go to steemstagram.com you are greeted with "coming soon".

 What Do You Think?   

• Would an app like this take Steemit to the next level?   
• Can someone assist @pmartynov with this endeavour?
• Do any of you have an insiders update on the development of Steemstagram? 

I hope that you enjoyed this look into our future growth and success.

Until next time,

@kus-knee (The Old Dog)

Remember, I reward the best comment(s) on each of my posts with my "The Old Dog is Throwing You a Bone" program! So please re-steem and follow so that we can spread the wealth!