Zappl - Twitter For The Steem Blockchain?
Zappl - Twitter For The Steem Blockchain?
I'm always on the lookout for dapps (decentralized apps) that I think you guys might be interested in. And today I'm going to be covering Zappl which is a micro-blogging platform similar to Twitter, and utilizes the Steem blockchain. It's grown in popularity since it's launch almost a year ago, but is it something you might want to use? See today's video for my initial impressions, features, and things I think might be improved. I recommend you all to check it out when you get a chance and let me know what you think in the comments!
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Oh Yeah! I'm All In For Zapple!
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I am a huge Twitter user. Been there since day one and have a healthy following there. So when I heard there was a 'twitter' version on Steem I ran as fast as I could...
I used it a few times and just thought the way it interacted with Steemit and Steem in general left a lot to be desired.
That silly tag they leave on the Steemit platform when you use it it odd. And I get it, they are trying to get people to use Zappl rather than Steemit and that's fine...I'm just not sure it's something I will be using daily...Yet.
Would love to because I absolutely love Twitter (more than any of the other centralized social apps)...But this just feels like it's missing something. Not sure what though...
I'm with you on this one. I might be swayed eventually if they make improvements and add a lot of features.
I can definitely see that. The titles look a little tacky as well. After looking through my post on steemworld it looks as if they're posting as a comment, not an actual post. I guess this is because on Twitter you wouldn't create a title either. But it does leave some room for improvement from a visual standpoint.
I'm with you Jon. It lacks a lot to be desired. However, I am sure they will continue to improve upon it and I plan to revisit it's use in a couple months.
Great review and this is definitely something for me to consider soon, but not until I fully understand Steemit first, it's good to know this vlog is here so I can come back to it anytime. 💯 % upvote and resteem.
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Since I'm not a twitter user I also didn't see a need for zappl so far. But if they really introduce chat, it becomes clearly interesting.
You pointed out the "draft" option. I just tried it. But once you wrote a post and saved it as a draft you can't delete it. It stays there forever in the saved drafts unless you post it.
I agree, just the chat functionality makes it super valuable. I really hope that will come to Steemit in the near future. We really need that. And that's interesting about the drafts.. seems like you would be able to remove them if you're not going to use them. That could get kind of cluttered.
Thanks for sharing your feedback. If this comes to iOS I may add it to my iPhone! I do believe it's already available for Android.
so true, the wave of zappl has been so intense lately, I had no other choice but to join in.
I'm going to have to start using it more myself. It will be useful for my travel channel for sure!
Like that Alexa page. So many apps and adjunct sites with steemit. The thing though with sticking with twitter and (cough) Facebook is that more people will start asking what is this steemit. I thinking posting off the block chain is still very important to the growth of the blockchain:)
You've got some great points. That's one of the reasons I'm so big on using YouTube (aside from them hosting my videos for free). Exposure. Exposure. Exposure! I've heard from so many people who have found me on YouTube and have come over here to create an account. Gotta keep sharing the word! :)
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Hi @brandonfrye. I heard about Zappl some months back and I meant to dig up some info about it. However, due to procrastination (for the most part) I didn't quite get to doing so. This vlog has certainly rekindled my interest. Thanks for sharing.
You're very welcome, @faraicelebr8!
Thanks for information about zappl. I'm not exactly twitter kind of guy, but I will check it out. This week only 2 candidates went through?
Hey @samaritanfriend, yes unfortunately only 2 applicants met our requirements for the voting round. Hopefully we'll get more and more applicants as time goes on. Just have to spread the word.
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This is great looking forward to this specially when we facebook twitter and others holding cryptocurrency back this platform will help raise more awareness and thank you brandon for bringing this information to us.
Absolutely @ychaudrys, I had been hearing about Zappl for a while but never really looked into it much. Seems to be more popular outside of the U.S. but that could definitely change.