On the Crypto Maniacs Podcast earlier this week, we had the pleasure of having 
Near the end of the talk, we starting discussing 
So I'm sure you have seen these pop up in your notifications right?
You see, Hive Buzz is a slick little program built into your experience on the blockchain. It's gamification that rewards us for being active here. And yeah, there is a bot that sends out these notifications, and some may say it's spam...I think it's something that shou;d be celebrated and here's why!
When you first join Hive, you are confused! Heck I know I was! Most of us have never heard of 'memo keys' or resource credits. And we are then thrust into this community without knowing where to begin. But we dive in....
And then we start getting these kind of notices...Which shows that our efforts are not in vain!
We are learning by doing and for a lot of is, this is a measuring stick for our growth on the blockchain.
Look at one of these cool little features on the main HiveBuzz site...
If you hover over each of these, it shows you your next closest achievement. Which is absolutely brilliant because it gives us little mini-goals to aim for. And the more of these goals we stack up, the more enjoyable our experience becomes.
Experience.
You see, this is what is critical for onboarding new people. We have to have good experiences on this blockchain because remember, when you first join....It's not a 'fun' experience. There's lots of learning and lots of pressing buttons. Which may attract the odd new member, but generally, people want to enjoy the experience from the get go.
Hive Buzz helps new members, enjoy their Hive experience!
This may seem trivial for a lot of you, but trust me when I say....Over the past 25 years I've focused on the user experience when it comes to building online businesses. And nothing is more important that your new user, member or customer actually enjoying their experience.
And let's be honest....
Most of these new people won't stick around for the rewards. Because you know and I know, getting any kind of sustainable level of creation rewards takes a lot of time and effort here on chain. And rightfully so!
So getting a little badge, a small token to showcase your growth here...Is a win!
This is why supporting Hive Buzz's proposal is so important to this chain. If we want to attract members and get them to stick around, gamification is so important. And while getting a badge notification may not be something you appreciate, there are thousands upon thousands of members who do appreciate it.
I know I do too, even if I'm not a newer member of the blockchain....Anytime I can aim for a new goal, I'll keep working at it!