Dawn of a new-age Steemit blogging trend beckons on Mangaluru

Rajat Rao
June 17, 2017

Mangaluru, Jun 17: In an age where most social media networks engage its users addictively without remuneration for the time spent, a one year old blockchain and cryptocurrency based social networking site rewards their users to use it. ‘Steemit.com’ encourages it’s users to use its platform and by way of upvotes monetize their writing in the form of Steemit’s own internet currencies; Steem and SBD. These cryptocurrencies are similar to the popular Bitcoin, often known as internet gold.

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Just as how Facebook and Twitter attracts likes, shares and retweets which has restricted reach; Steemit has upvotes and that is accessible to all. The community upvotes each other and this rewards the author (user) for the posts they make. Apart from making this platform free for all to join and use, it also manages to reward every author for every post or comment that is upvoted. The site also has the concept of curation rewards to reward voters for curating good quality content. Moreover, all the articles are categorized under tags making it reader friendly.

In the dawn of this new age social media craze, a team of 15 young and zestful keyboard enthusiasts have come forward from Mangalore to be a part of Steemit following the initiative of pro-blogger Meghan Naik. The rainy Sunday morning of 11 June witnessed the Steemit meet by this group consisting of bikers, photographers and sportspersons as they pledged to start exercising their flair for writing and get paid for it as well.

A briefing on this matter conducted by one of the first Indians on Steemit platform, Meghan Naik, who organized and educated the gathering about Steemit.co. He explained how to use the platform, how the incentives work, tips to make the most of this new technology and use of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in the Indian scenario were disseminated to the gathering.

“I came across this platform a year ago and invested my time, and effort in writing content, building a global community for Steemit, helping many users use of this new platform to their benefit. Unlike the other social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter which makes money off it’s users by way of advertising to them, Steemit rewards it’s users for their attention, effort and engaging on its platform”, Meghan said and added, “Your attention, effort and time is definitely worth a reward and Steemit makes it worthwhile to use it over any other social media platform. Even a dollar earned through participation on Steemit is worth more than zero earned when updating your status on Facebook.”
It is but a blogger’s dream to monetize their blogs at day one and Steemit helps them achieve this instantly with exception engagement with the target audience. As was written in one of Meghan’s blog (www.Steemit.com/@firepower), it is wise to spend more time on Steemit and engage more with users across the world. When you are an established author you could even consider sharing content on Steemit full-time as Meghan Naik currently does!

More technical information: Steemit.com is a platform which provides a unique solution to monetize content. It is a social network which empowers the community to award content it finds valuable. The awards are in the digital currency STEEM, and it’s proportionately allocated based upon weighted upvotes earned from the community. Contrasting Steemit against traditional social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, outstanding content will attract likes, reposts and attention on traditional social media platforms, but no monetary reward. However, on Steemit, every like (in the form of an upvote) is a vote to award some digital currency STEEM to the content creator – more upvotes equal a greater allocation of STEEM from the reward pool.

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Sunday, 18 Jun 2017

If it catches on in India, it will become another Quora.

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March 15,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 15: Work from home to using toilets in malls, residents of India's 'Silicon Valley' Bengaluru are exploring all options to combat the unprecedented water crisis. People across various neighbourhoods have been forced to order food from restaurants and take bath on alternate days due to the water scarcity.

Even those in high-rise apartments equipped with water harvesting systems now find themselves reliant on water tankers for basic needs, leading to stringent usage restrictions.

Eateries are mulling over use of disposable cups, glasses and plates to avoid excess use of water.

Educational institutions are also feeling the pinch. Recently, a coaching centre in the city asked its students to attend classes online due to an 'emergency' for a week. Similarly, a school on Bannerghatta Road was also closed, asking students to attend classes online just like they did during the Covid pandemic.

Residents have come with up new methods to try and conserve water. With temperature rising, it is difficult to avoid a daily shower but they are left with no option but to take bath on alternative days, said Sujatha, a resident of KR Puram.

"What to do? Clean vessels, cook food, wash clothes....so, we have started using paper plates, that way we have cut down on our water usage. And we order food twice a week. We are using the washing machine only once in a week now," she said.

Some others have resorted to visiting a mall to take a shower or use the toilet facilities.

Lakshmi V, an IT professional living in Singasandra, has been requesting her firm to allow WFH option so that she and her family can temporarily shift to her native place in Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu until the situation becomes better.

"If the situation persists, we are thinking of seeking a work from home option. We are planning to move to our native place in Tamil Nadu temporarily till rain arrives here," she said.

Bengaluru primarily gets its water supply from two sources - Cauvery river and groundwater. For most non-drinking uses, recycled water processed by sewage treatment plants is used. With no rain for a while now, the primary sources have been stretched to their limits. Bengaluru needs 2,600-2,800 million litres of water daily, and the current supply is half of what's required. The result is a daily struggle for the city's residents.

The brunt is also being borne by people living in the outskirts of Bengaluru, especially in 110 villages that were merged with the city in 2007.

The crisis has also turned into a political battle between the state's ruling Congress government and the opposition BJP with Lok Sabha just weeks away. While the BJP has held several protests blaming the government, the Congress has accused the BJP-ruled federal government of not providing financial assistance to drought-hit Karnataka.

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March 22,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 22: An FIR has been registered against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over a provocative hate post on social media, Election Commission officials said on Friday.

The move comes after a complaint filed by officials of the poll body and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that the Bengaluru South MP, who is also the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, had in a post apparently targeted a minority and spread enmity between two communities.

He also made a similar post on March 19 on X and YouTube which went viral. He has 1.3 million followers on X, thereby influencing the voters and disturbing the communal harmony between the communities, it further alleged.

Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered at Halasuru Gate police station on March 20 under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of the People Act, the officials said.

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March 16,2024

Mangaluru: In the wake of complaints regarding middlemen menace, sleuths of Lokayukta on Friday, March 15, conducted a raid at the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. 

The Lokayukta team found unaccounted money and several files, which were not disposed of for a long period.

Lokayukta SP CA Simon said that the Lokayukta has received complaints that middlemen have been interfering in the MUDA office, and files pertaining to the public are not being cleared on time.

A raid that commenced in the evening on March 13, lasted for 18 hours. During the raid, Lokayukta officials found cash in a bag in MUDA office, and also with officials and others. MUDA officials could not inform the source of money found in their office, the SP said.

Further, he said that many people gathered at the MUDA office during the Lokayukta raid, and have raised complaints about the harassment at the urban development authority. “We have gathered evidence for MUDA officials carrying out file disposal processes through brokers on phone calls. The investigation on the MUDA network will be continued,” he said.

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