https://github.com/dtube/dtube
Before we get any further, let's just first understand what is this DTube. DTube (short form of Decentralized Tube) is a YouTube like video platform built on top of Steem Blockchain. It follows all the same principles that Steemit has but it is only focused on video content.
Video creators get's rewarded in Steem. Good videos that adds value to the community are also upvoted by the main 
Even though DTube became famous on Steemit as soon as it launched, outsiders didn't kicked in. DTube slowly gained more and more popularity each day after it's announcement but still the progress was a bit slow. DTube's popularity really pushed when up when adpocalypse happened on YouTube.
Many people were looking for good alternatives for YouTube because on YouTube all the videos were getting demonetized and the creators were not able to earn so much. In this search, they found DTube and started using it. Many peoples with thousands of subscribers moved to DTube.
Here are some things that are good about DTube and can help this platform succeed!
Let's now looks into features that DTube have and YouTube haven't. The key feature that makes DTube better than YouTube is that it's decentralized. No one can control what content should be shown and what should be not. Every video has the same amount of chance to be shown to a person. There are three main sections on DTube but you can also search for videos and get the results.
Since DTube is decentralized, you can make video on anything you like. You can talk about anything, do anything without being worried that DTube will censor your content or your content will not be shown to others. Your account also will never be suspended!
In Youtube, even if you make fabulous content, in the start you will not get paid at all. In DTube, you will still get paid from the start. Curators are always ready to find good/valuable content and then reward them by upvoting that video with their high SP so leave your thoughts out about not being rewarded at the start. If you make good content then you will be!
It's been like a year since DTube was first introduced and it has improved a lot since then. The DTube is continuously being improved by it's creators to make it better and better which is a good move. We can see dedication by the developers towards DTube.
DTube is a very easy to use platform. Anyone who has Steem account can login to the website and start uploading videos. The options required when you're publishing videos are also very basic and easy to understand.
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As we all know YouTube is more views based than normal engagement based. I am glad that it isn't the case with DTube and that it focuses on engagement. Obviously, good content will get more engagement in form of comments and upvotes and this is which determines viral video on DTube.
DTalk is a built in place to have chat with other DTube users and I really like this features. This can make the community even more engaging and lovable. We can also use this to get help from other users or for just having a good chat!
With the release of last mega update, DTV was added and now users can go live. I can really believe that it is a good step forward and can improve the platform overall.
DTube is open source, which means anyone can easily contribute to it. All the code can be found over here.
Even though DTube has a ton of great features, it still needs somethings improved and here are those.
If anyone of you have heard about SteemPeak, it has a great dashboard which includes good analytics about performance in last few weeks. I think that should also be included in DTube so video creators can see which videos performed well, which didn't, which week was the best, where was the downfall, all at one place.
Even though the creators gets rewarded if they make good content, there is no sustainability in it. You can't predict how much you are going to be earning on the next video you make. Even if the quality of the video is same. I think DTube should work on it to improve it.
As you can see above, I have brought up some pros and cons of this platform. Even after some good features, many big youtubers won't migrate to DTube and here's why.
DTube is a great platform overall but it can become even more great if they add things that I mentioned above. Running ad campaigns will bring in more users that we all want. I also want to see them to make the rewards more sustainable. Thank you!
