61 accounts to follow to keep up with developments in the steem ecosystem
I’ve just put together a spreadsheet summarizing some of the key people and accounts I follow to keep abreast of developments across the steem ecosystem… LINK HERE
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Between them the accounts post on the most significant steem developments, or resteem posts in the following general categories:
- Witnesses (I’ve included the top ten, even if they don’t post that often)
- Data analysis and data collection posts (people who mine data from the blockchain, and/ or develop tools to allow others to do so).. I’ve also included people who host radio shows and do interviews in this section.
- The major Dapps which run on the steem blockchain and the people behind them.
- People who post on ‘steemit issues’ such as self-voting, bid bots etc.
Curation accounts - which tend to provide summaries of the ‘best posts’ on the platform. (NB I haven’t included ‘special interest curation’). - Other - coders beware, everybody needs an ‘other’.
I’ve designed the spreadsheet so I can sort it by the above categories, depending on what the account generally posts on.
NB this isn’t an exhaustive list, and I’ll add to it as necessary over time. Also, apologies if there are errors. Do let me know if there are!
I'm gradually getting to the point where I think I know who I need to know to really start interrogating this platform properly...
Below is the starting group of 61 accounts I follow to keep abreast of what’s occurring on the steem blockchain:
@abh12345 - Often posts on ‘steemit issues’, resteems lots of dev posts, community witness along with @paulag.
@aggroed - no 9 witness ATW, host of the steem witness forum and @steemonsters co-creator - currently madly posting about @steemmonsters, and who can blame him!
@anarchotech - heads up the @Oracle-D initiative (along with @starkerz) which aims to encourage investment in steem communities.
@andarchy - steemit’s content director - a very streamlined feed which resteems the most significant development on the platform.
@anomadsould - part of @ocd and @sndbox, resteems various posts on ‘steemit issues’.
@anthonyadavisii - your go to man for resteems on the haejin flag war.
@anyx - leader of @steemcleaners and @cheetah, and a big fighter of things fraudulent.
@arcange - posts the daily steem stats - info on new users, but also on ‘equality - how many accounts are minnows, dolphins, whales, and how VP is distributed between these categories of account. Also a witness and the developer of steemsql amongst other applications.
@asapers - a curation initiative - worth checking out for daily links to quality posts.
@ausbitbank - No 6. Witness ATW, founder of the @minnowsupport project, so resteems many of their posts, as well as posts on updates to the steem ecoystem.
@claypop - No 10 Witness ATW - hardly posts at all, mainly resteems of major developments on the steeem blockchain, often in Korean.
@comedyopenmic - a contest in which people get rewarded for ‘amusing posts’ as voted for by readers…. NB quite a few of the posts are humorous takes on ‘steemit issues’.
@crokkon - follow for some of the best data analysis posts about the platform.
@curie - probably the leading curation account on the platform… follow for daily links to quality posts.
@danielsaori - runs the steemit comment challenge, in case you want to know what the ‘best comment’s are for the week, and also posts on @dustsweeper.
@deepdives - links to some of the more in-depth posts on steemit, mainly from anarcho-perspectives.
@demotruk - resteems various posts about Dapps, steem issues and meet ups.
@dhavey - does two interview series… ‘meet a witness’ and ‘it’s all about our noble steemians’.
@dtube - for updates on development of @dtube!
@eroche - follow for excellent data analytics posts on steemit. (}20)
@felixxx - occasionally posts on ‘steemit issues’ and technical developments, also a witness.
@@@fknmayhem - @steemhunt moderator - occasionally posts reflections on developments within the steem ecosystem… resteems @steemhunt posts.
@fyrstikken - one of the most outspoken people for making no change to steem, because he profits from bots, thankyou very much.
@followbtcnews - resteems various posts about steem blockchain developments, also a witness.
@good-karma - no 5 wtiness ATW and developer of eSteem, SteemMonitor, eSync, SteemFest, SteemIAPI, Pick apps. Mostly posting about esteem ATW.
@gtg - no.1 steem witness ATW - mainly technical posts about developments on the steem blockchain, such as the importance of speed in block issuing (or whatever the correct technical terms are!)
@heimindanger - doesn’t post very often, but always about tech developments on the steem blockchain, mostly to do with @dtube.
@ilyastarar - lots of resteems of ‘steemit-issues’ posts and steem development posts.
@isaria - posts on music curation, @steemonsters and lots of resteems of @minnowsupport posts.
@jamesmovic - does the ‘meet a whale (and witness)’ interview series - at episode 16 ATW.
@jesta - doesn’t post very often but he is one of the top witnesses on the platform, so worth following for updates. No 2 witness ATW.
@kevinwong - posts frequently on ‘steemit-issues’ - mainly (ATW) on the problems of linear rewards and self-voting.
@krnel - posts occasionally on ‘steemit issues’, besides that one of the most interesting blogs on the platform - philosophy, individual empowerment, ‘deep dives’, economic and crypto reflections and much more.
@liberorsist - resteems posts outlining some of the most important developments on the steem blockchain and posts thoughtful commentary on said developments.
@ned - the CEO!
@ocd - one of the largest curation initiatives on the platform - follow for daily links to the best posts.
@oracle-d - Aims to create relationships with clients who want to leverage the power of the communities on the STEEM blockchain to encourage real world activities.
@minnowsupport - curation account - resteems some of the best minnow posts out there!
@paulag - produces some of the best regular data analysis posts on the platform, focussing on many issues, such as churn rates.
@penguinpablo - produces the daily and weekly steem stats reports which cover the number of active daily users, posts, comments per posts, powerdowns and net transfers of steem to and from exchanges, among other things. (40)
@pennsif - very active on MSP waves, does a weekly roundup of all the shows relevant to the platform.
@roleandp - no 3 witness ATW, doesn’t resteem anything particularly significant not already covered, although he was very active posting around steemfest time last November, so perhaps offline is more his thing!?
@SirCork - Founder, YouAreHOPE Foundation, Founder, SteemStar Network and Creator Steem.Agency User Tools, and a Steem Witness.
@someguy123 - No 8.witness ATW - mainly resteems about app developments on the steeem blockchain, also some resteems of ‘issues’ posts.
@starkerz - Co-Creator of the #promo-steem inititative & @steem-ambassador…lots of posts on initiatives which add value to the steem blockchain.
@steem-ambassador - providing updates on many promo-steem activities.
@steembasicincome - Providing a basic income to thousands of steemians. Follow for updates and SBI resteems.
@steemhunt - ‘Dig products’ earn steem - I’m including it as it’s got potential to add huge value to the blockchain, thus worth keeping tabs on.
@steemitblog - basically the steem Inc. account. All of the most significant developments on the blockchain should be announced here!
@steemmonsters - I’m including this as it’s ‘all the rage’, very new, and potentially explosive in terms of value adding potential.
@steem-plus - steem plus is a very useful tool follow for updates!
@tarazkp - lots of thoughtful posts about ‘steemit-issues’.
@taskmaster 4450 - posts on ‘steemit-issues’, developments and most interestingly reflections on ‘equality of VP distribution’ using @penguinpablo’s stats.
@thecryptodrive - No 7. Witness ATW. Doesn’t post much, mainly of Dev issues in the crypto space more generally. Describes himself as a ‘Blockchain Entrepreneur, Steem Witness and all-round Good Guy!’
@themarkymark - runs one of the bots on the platform, but with ethical standards, resteems lots posts related to steem dev and a a witness.
@timcliff - No 4 witness ATW and working on code changes to implement possible future hard forks. Also one of the more ‘engaged’ witnesses in terms of conversing with ordinary steemians.
@trufflepig - uses a complex algorithm to analyse the syntax of posts in order to provide a daily alternative ‘bot-free’ trending page.
@Ura-soul - developer of SteemOcean which allows you to find out who the most engaged people are on the platform, and witness.
@Utopian-io - rewards open source contributors, one of the best initiatives for software developers and data analysts to get involved with on steem.
@yabapmatt - bot-defender, pragmatist, posts a lot on ‘steemit-issues’, also co-creator of @steemmonsters. (59)
Other useful links
Totally non exhaustive, ‘cos I’m exhausted….
- https://steemian.info/witnesses - list of all the witnesses
- Steamocian.com - developed by @ura-soul, >this site uses an indexing system for the Steem blockchain (as used by Steemit.com) which looks at voting patterns and ranks users by their ability and willingness to upvote others users…
- Steemworld.org - one of the most useful tools for checking an individual’s activity on steem.
- Soliciting Power - a gallery of projects worth delegating to.
Top of the list! Oh, it's alphabetical... well i'll take that, cheers!
You can sort the spreadsheet Z-A if you'd rather be at the bottom.
It's the start of my lit review btw... it'll extend so I can categorise people according to what issues they support or not and also link to their most significant posts.
I figure I can use it to create all sorts of interesting visuals further down the line.
Sort of a bibliography for the 21st century.
I'll stick with where I am if that's OK.
Sounds like a big project, I mean, we have a million accounts....... :) Perhaps not that big once you get going.
Lists and visuals work for me, I hope the effort pays off. Have you finished at school yet? Can't be long now
I think a sample of 100 would be sufficient to keep tabs on most developments in the steem ecosystem.
Back at school tomorrow for the final 6 week push, but it's very much part time contact hours and just exams, so not too much stress. Although I do mark one of the A-level papers, so that's some extra work.
Mid July is the proper end date, and at that point I'm taking a holiday.
For the next 40 years or so.
Ahh right, yes just 6 weeks until a 40 (at least!) year holiday - i think you manage through this final stretch.
And then for your inauguration as a blockchain hippie, can't wait!
Do I have to buy a robe?
unless you like tea-stained yellow, yes.
Lost me there!
Really cool list! Thanks for spreading the awareness to people!
Cheers!
And on the issue of spreadsheets, just wait 'til my 'bad boy' evolves....as linked to above.... I've got big plans for it!
It won't be statistical as such (actually it might have elements of that in it) - more a bibliography spread sheet.... of steem posts by 'big names' on certain issues.
Just a couple of ammendments, about people I know.
Wonderful thanks for the heads up!
I'm just going to update the spreadsheet from now on.... I will add to that.
Karl.
Many thanks for including me in the '61'.
Host of The Alternative Lifestyle Show radio show on MSP Waves.
Editor of the Weekly Schedule of Steem Radio Shows.
Founder of the A Dollar A Day charitable giving project.
You're welcome - the radio shows are one of the best ways of keeping up with what's occuring.
Actually I'm going to have to edit this to at least reference discord. !
I hope you don't mind my pointing this out but both @anomadsoul and @liberosist are misspelled in the body of the article ;)
Thanks for letting me know - although I think I'm now locked out so I can't modify. At least I can change the spread sheet.
Many thanks for including me in the '61'.
Host of The Alternative Lifestyle Show radio show on MSP Waves.
Editor of the Weekly Schedule of Steem Radio Shows.
Founder of the A Dollar A Day charitable giving project.