An excerpt from one of my previous post on the subject: Facebook said it now has 1.45 billion daily users. This is the key metric they follow as it determines the target for advertisements which is what pays the bills for Facebook. Therefore, this is an excellent example of how a platform can create value because of the interactions of a community. Taking the daily users, we find that each user generated $8.28 of sales for them during the quarter. From a net income perspective, it would translate to $3.44 per user.

These metrics are really interesting as it could serve as a comparison to what we see on the #STEEM platform. While I am still learning about how the blockchain issues rewards, I think the comparison figures are promising for those of us who want to grow on #STEEM and its ecosystem. As per @penguinpablo, we are currently at 66,160 daily active users. If we use Facebook metrics, we could generate $547,531 in revenue on a quarterly basis. If we divide that up to an average daily amount for the Blockchain it equal $6,084 per day. I think that current daily reward pool on #STEEM is much larger. An article from 10 months ago had the daily rewards pool at 49k STEEM which at the time was at $2 each. This figures eclipses by far the $6,084 metric from Facebook.

I believe this demonstrates the value the community has generated on #STEEM and #Steemit. The increasing additions to the ecosystem will continued to add value to the benefit of its users, not a centralized organization that uses your data for the benefit of bidders to increase their profits or influence. I see #STEEM following a similar model as it adds to the ecosystem with additional Dapps like ZAPPL, Parley, amongst others similar to Facebook and their acquisitions of Instagram and Whats App. Where we choose to share as a community definitely has repercussions for the alternatives platforms.

I believe we will see more users transition as the potential impact from the data leaks and other changes coming from Facebook and other social media platforms. There are rumors that the governments around the world will clamp down on some of their data collecting practices and implement regulations that can impact the business models of the centralized giants in the space. The #deletefacebook movement may accelerate as viable and attractive alternatives become available.