... of colours and when shot through the water drops on the balcony glass, made for an interesting feel. I added it as the lockscreen on the phone.
Whilst changing the image, I was thinking about one of the first phones I had, a Nokia 5110 which had changeable colour covers. After a decade of charcoal coloured phones, the ability to personalise was introduced and the uptake was swift. It is interesting to think that while it offered no function other than perhaps making it easier to find amongst other phones, the amount of money spent on accessories was enormous, and the phones weren't cheap to begin with.
On Steem there are very few personalization options for a blog theme, but I think there will be a lot more options coming in the future to add a passive layer of differentiation. Currently and other than a few basic stats, visiting a blog directly is not a experience in itself and the only real point of interest are the posts. Perhaps later there will be a selection of widgets that an author could include and position to make the visit more compelling.
Personally, I would like to be sble to include a stat deck where I could select key performance indicators, as well as more control of the thd positioning and layout of a post itself. It would be great if instead of posting, I could publish an article and support the writing with visual aspects to improve readability.
The ability to personalise has a gamification aspect to it of course, but it also connects a user more deeply to their blog. The ability to make global layout decisions increases engagement and sense of ownership.
While the rewards are important, the most compelling part of Steem is the ability to own the experience. Yes, Steem Power is the economic layer, but it is the User Experience (UX) that drives the emotional tie to the platform home. This will hopefully be addressed by the future developers building apps that people love to work on and consume from.
Taraz
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