Here are a few things that Steemit needs to compete with other sites that it doesn't have yet:
- ''Subreddits''. Those are essential in creating microcommunities on reddit. Without them, finding content that appeals to you is significantly more difficult.
- Profile pages and profile pictures. This site absolutely cannot compete with facebook without that.
- The ability to add friends. How can it be a social network without that?
- A way to send private messages to other users.