Hey IridescentOak, welcome to the site! I figure I will join in and try to answer your list of q's...
1. Judging by the /u/teamsnapzu account, there are over 7k profiles, not sure exactly how many active users there are, although I lean towards about 100+, and another 300-400 being possible lurkers. Tiny compared to reddits army of millions.
2. I personally frequent /t/science, /t/technology, /t/technews, /t/interesting, /t/books... actually, there is a good way to quickly tell what tribes people are most active in. If you visit my profile /u/drunkenninja, check out the left area... Those tribes have little battery pack style bars on them... referred to as "tribe mastery". Those tribes are sorted by most activity, I guess its self explanatory beyond this point.
3. I think snapzu is generally content based as it focuses on visually pleasing ways to present to you the content we all find and post. But as the community of us posters grows, I hope we can have busier comment areas for each snap. As for now, I see growth and that is always a good thing!
4. Its hard to say, but for end game I should hope its a fun and interactive community that loves to share links and create discussions around them.
5. I would say its the visual presentation and creative approach to content, and caring about how our shares are presented to others and how others can interact and even contribute to those shares.
6. Feature clutter, there seems to be a bit too much stuff all at once, it can be a bit off putting and intimidating at first.
7. I don't believe there is yet a hive mind, its the wild west in this biatch.
8. Over the last couple of years (has it been that long!?), there have been countless improvements to functionality, design, flow and ease of use. I hope the trend continues. Here is a good place to keep informed on the updates /t/blog.
9. Best way to see some of the most active and contributing members is to check out /u/teamsnapzu, and click on the fo...
Hey IridescentOak, welcome to the site! I figure I will join in and try to answer your list of q's...
1. Judging by the /u/teamsnapzu account, there are over 7k profiles, not sure exactly how many active users there are, although I lean towards about 100+, and another 300-400 being possible lurkers. Tiny compared to reddits army of millions.
2. I personally frequent /t/science, /t/technology, /t/technews, /t/interesting, /t/books... actually, there is a good way to quickly tell what tribes people are most active in. If you visit my profile /u/drunkenninja, check out the left area... Those tribes have little battery pack style bars on them... referred to as "tribe mastery". Those tribes are sorted by most activity, I guess its self explanatory beyond this point.
3. I think snapzu is generally content based as it focuses on visually pleasing ways to present to you the content we all find and post. But as the community of us posters grows, I hope we can have busier comment areas for each snap. As for now, I see growth and that is always a good thing!
4. Its hard to say, but for end game I should hope its a fun and interactive community that loves to share links and create discussions around them.
5. I would say its the visual presentation and creative approach to content, and caring about how our shares are presented to others and how others can interact and even contribute to those shares.
6. Feature clutter, there seems to be a bit too much stuff all at once, it can be a bit off putting and intimidating at first.
7. I don't believe there is yet a hive mind, its the wild west in this biatch.
8. Over the last couple of years (has it been that long!?), there have been countless improvements to functionality, design, flow and ease of use. I hope the trend continues. Here is a good place to keep informed on the updates /t/blog.
9. Best way to see some of the most active and contributing members is to check out /u/teamsnapzu, and click on the followers section. Use the different sorting methods to get the results you're looking for!
10. Hell ya, its an extremely addictive and rewarding experience. It feels a bit like the wild west, where things are still volatile and change is thick in the air.
11. Nothing comes to mind.
12. Just the common stuff... Don't repost, dont spam, don't be a dick. Generally everyone seems to follow these three, but then again those who don't just get down voted to oblivion and never come back. It's like a small town right now, much more resilient to trolls and spam.
13. A visual delight for content seekers and a great environment for people that love a good close nit community.
14. The tribes definitely need more active members to post comments and create discussions about the content being posted. Having said that, they are actually quite active when it comes to the shared content.
15. Small team, blog posts with updates. Helpful with bug reports and generally seems to care.
16. Generally when looking at what the site has to offer from the outside, I can imagine people can think its just a fancy reddit clone, but as I dug deeper into the site's functionality I realized this is not the case. Once I created a profile I noticed a lot more features that expanded on my ability to personalize the site to how I want it to work for me... I choose the people I follow, I customize my feeds and my profile, I pick what to post in my snapzines, etc. The general feeling I got after a couple of weeks was that the functionality is designed to serve me as an individual, and not the general hivemind. I think the biggest thing I realized is that there will always be features that reddit has no matter what site we visit, we just need to have the open mind to look past those core functions and into what makes it unique.
17. The two I've seen kicking around are Snapzuites and Snapzites, I think I prefer the ladder.
Hope my answers are of use to you and anyone else that cares to read them. It's been a pleasure so far, and I intend to find out where the hell all of this goes in the future!
Thank you for answering! In resonse to a couple of things you said:
- I completely agree with you on numbers 5, 6, and 17.
- On number 15-- I get that impression, too. A while ago, they did a mini-AMA on one of the smaller subreddits. They seemed pretty good-natured, and even responded quite positively to a troll. (I know it's good to be polite when you're representing something, but even so, it seemed very genuine.)
I'm definitely going to stick around, Snapzu seems like a great place. Can't wait to see where it goes! : )
- On number 15-- I get that impression, too. A while ago, they did a mini-AMA on one of the smaller subreddits. They seemed pretty good-natured, and even responded quite positively to a troll. (I know it's good to be polite when you're representing something, but even so, it seemed very genuine.)
Do you have a link to that mini-AMA? Wouldn't mind checking it out if its still around...
Hey IridescentOak, welcome to the site! I figure I will join in and try to answer your list of q's...
1. Judging by the /u/teamsnapzu account, there are over 7k profiles, not sure exactly how many active users there are, although I lean towards about 100+, and another 300-400 being possible lurkers. Tiny compared to reddits army of millions.
2. I personally frequent /t/science, /t/technology, /t/technews, /t/interesting, /t/books... actually, there is a good way to quickly tell what tribes people are most active in. If you visit my profile /u/drunkenninja, check out the left area... Those tribes have little battery pack style bars on them... referred to as "tribe mastery". Those tribes are sorted by most activity, I guess its self explanatory beyond this point.
3. I think snapzu is generally content based as it focuses on visually pleasing ways to present to you the content we all find and post. But as the community of us posters grows, I hope we can have busier comment areas for each snap. As for now, I see growth and that is always a good thing!
4. Its hard to say, but for end game I should hope its a fun and interactive community that loves to share links and create discussions around them.
5. I would say its the visual presentation and creative approach to content, and caring about how our shares are presented to others and how others can interact and even contribute to those shares.
6. Feature clutter, there seems to be a bit too much stuff all at once, it can be a bit off putting and intimidating at first.
7. I don't believe there is yet a hive mind, its the wild west in this biatch.
8. Over the last couple of years (has it been that long!?), there have been countless improvements to functionality, design, flow and ease of use. I hope the trend continues. Here is a good place to keep informed on the updates /t/blog.
9. Best way to see some of the most active and contributing members is to check out /u/teamsnapzu, and click on the fo...
... Read FullThank you for answering! In resonse to a couple of things you said:
- I completely agree with you on numbers 5, 6, and 17.
- On number 15-- I get that impression, too. A while ago, they did a mini-AMA on one of the smaller subreddits. They seemed pretty good-natured, and even responded quite positively to a troll. (I know it's good to be polite when you're representing something, but even so, it seemed very genuine.)
I'm definitely going to stick around, Snapzu seems like a great place. Can't wait to see where it goes! : )
Do you have a link to that mini-AMA? Wouldn't mind checking it out if its still around...