<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:44:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/created/user-retention/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Does the App You Start On Predict Whether You Stay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk I've been writing a series on user retention on Hive, where I explore the data directly from the Hive blockchain using Claude Code. One interesting avenue that has not really been]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/does-the-app-you-start-on-predict-whether-you-stay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/does-the-app-you-start-on-predict-whether-you-stay</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:27:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VshHMsk7gFszkwxT9nDb5YEKWpy4wjE6Nr28TKwJEm1bgu36MMn3cyWDR9SdF33rf1wvoH1ys3tZx9uHVaMZEXiVWmHytqp7AcNDmUgGTiA38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1.8% Who Met In Person Became 18% of Everyone Who Stayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Impact of In-Person Meetups on Retention Foreword — by @demotruk I had planned to publish this a few days ago, but a small matter of identifying the primary cause of Hive's malaise got in the way.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-18percent-who-met-in-person-became-18percent-of-everyone-who-stayed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-18percent-who-met-in-person-became-18percent-of-everyone-who-stayed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoD8yJUGg5w2uQYywYm2a1zeZq67BpRrBMRYaHDgwQdk9fW2LWoYrvEGDmg9fnMYuY2dda3QWUYgQCMaJxs5DNs5wJgY2MsQwsAcuCs8Xu9g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Slow Death Spiral Has a Root Cause: The Name "Hive"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk I have been talking about the slow death spiral that Hive has been in. A single turn of the cycle takes at least 3 months, potentially up to 8, so it's not a fast process by any]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-slow-death-spiral-has-a-root-cause-the-name-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-slow-death-spiral-has-a-root-cause-the-name-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102930]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoD8yJUGg5w2uQWcs5cKrf4qPRntnSi78ZML72uEfdYSgL4xcwTH7sWfyiTqMUsWu375hqD2XZkuN8nkt4LFro86Yf7WHygsA3MT4nC4FYgv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Platform Got Quiet — And Quiet Kills Newcomers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk Years ago I used some basic Granger causality to find that low user engagement may be a factor in user retention. Today I want to revisit that and explore it in greater depth. It]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-platform-got-quiet-and-quiet-kills-newcomers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-platform-got-quiet-and-quiet-kills-newcomers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gg3zLHNr6dbnD3xwMvNBfTnZ3EYhuUp11Lt6X2gAM9SrC9ffnLQ4D9gDZxr4dLHSYf8TGBtLBGLu88kYZJWAaXugdNgerevPBL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Growing Hive Worth It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk My plan was to make a post arguing that Hive is currently in a slow death spiral due to low user retention rates, yet a death spiral is just the converse of a virtuous cycle, and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/is-growing-hive-worth-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/is-growing-hive-worth-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfsVG9SHT5yP5iQ5YhgPVUuwnP5nZyHSvXoEieyqcwAVDwgPovBgWYcuHeEdbS1Ez9RxkmC4fiR2Q3nzfGCsWwxSwdTG4WWwuG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Spanish-Speakers Stay on Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[And What It Would Take to Replicate It Elsewhere Foreword — by @demotruk This post is a direct follow up to my data analysis post of the #introduceyourself tag. There, the standout finding was the impact]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/why-spanish-speakers-stay-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/why-spanish-speakers-stay-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:09:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gftiSSuVYXuoekQZhxURfEg7MiUbBsvY43hodoPH1BUohAb7QzVxG21bGEBtu6EmhVftRGmpMdwQgWomSXzNGLHj6v4yPRv1BU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rise, Abuse, and Quiet Migration of #introduceyourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[What We Can Learn from an Onboarding Ritual That Outlived Its Tag Foreword — by @demotruk In my recent posts, I've been digging into user retention data and analysis with the help of Claude. In the background,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-rise-abuse-and-quiet-migration-of-introduceyourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-rise-abuse-and-quiet-migration-of-introduceyourself</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:38:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfsXpgEAchBQhrA6b1oFgf1RGxFx8EZ3xtXE9uebCMp62WMV7cDbo7ai1NmZJKGxG7pT2Xn8LNM2XrvPAqjMrYwyUMdj2XnogJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insights from Blockchain Data: What Actually Works for Retention on Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[In reply to my last post, @stayoutoftherz asked where he can see the retention statistics of the different onboarding methods that we have on Hive. Where can I see retention stats? Have they ever been]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/insights-from-blockchain-data-what-actually-works-for-retention-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/insights-from-blockchain-data-what-actually-works-for-retention-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfu54rTLgQsu7ecmCPQYsx6XFeVNtpN3w5x37JFpevvHTgi4juYtgJHAnsdSi6RAGbAuqkpZmTtVMFr38m21cEKfVDn6K9d3P4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Build a Web of Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hive's Social Proof Advantage Hive already has something most chains don't: real social proof baked into it. Every blockchain claims to have a community, but on Hive, the evidence of community is embedded]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/lets-build-a-web-of-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/lets-build-a-web-of-trust</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcm47sGAxzxY3YqaDGoqot2Vb7Qq412xHeV6wB38zCq4v7n8fbnmPsG5zyoUHDUMZwurLggX5mdLRu2QoRpAf1nRZAjXNGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Single Most Impactful Thing You Can Do For Hive: Upvote a Newbie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do Rewards Actually Predict Whether Hivers Stay? An AI-Assisted Re-Analysis Foreword - by @demotruk I suspect not everyone on Hive agrees that growing the user base is even a goal worth pursuing. There's]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-single-most-impactful-thing-you-can-do-for-hive-upvote-a-newbie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-single-most-impactful-thing-you-can-do-for-hive-upvote-a-newbie</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfiMARSrDFjJpzCEfhQYPvYWxKHLUoaNXKsDGTx1aADKGLjErfjh8sLPrL8oANsgL1hM7DucVm5Zoz2siUuHJjibuMhaL4sQJr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive New User Retention Took a Severe Dip in 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been quite a while since I looked into user retention on Hive. This is a topic I've written about many times over the years, you can find examples of my past posts here. Please note that my statistics]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hive-new-user-retention-took-a-severe-dip-in-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hive-new-user-retention-took-a-severe-dip-in-2024</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 08:24:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfsXqmnozqNw76Urhk2r3YCdedZsrx7RgrgnfoB4aQCWCHVRXDfxvCQMpoJttaVc28FM3pQSe65YFVYNR2U36ujpT8h99JQ3Bt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week through Adrian's Lenses (7 - 13 June 2025)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previous WeekNext Week This is the #127th edition of the "Week through Adrian's Lenses" weekly Hive and crypto news roundup. Let's see what we have for this week. We cover: Hive]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@gadrian/week-through-adrians-lenses-7-13-june-2025-5v</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@gadrian/week-through-adrians-lenses-7-13-june-2025-5v</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-122609]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[gadrian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:15:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRUuCtrXfBpkgkCVuuHKiCTRsLPg9moqFkSt3R1GeP5L26mbEawWp4CjX5ACBQVyoWM3tDSAt3rYUHUVqhM2CMYmvRAZ954WTpcQHqW7X8Ri5HUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[OCD Leading The Way in User Retention]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is yet another follow up to my posts on the OCD on-boarding project, examining how they perform in user retention compared to Hive as a whole. 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In light of our persistent dearth of new users, are there parts of the world where Hive performs better in onboarding, where we could potentially grow more]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/where-do-new-hivers-come-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/where-do-new-hivers-come-from</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gg6K1zNjBHUUBncXLcxEj22UAmVsFePiwC7mpWZHxYQeEpVAgyKV5rU6RPcbK2Y17sfgYnybvkijhgVj684HCga529BMj6i8L6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do Users Leave Hive Because of Downvotes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downvotes and User Retention Downvotes are perhaps the most controversial topic in the Hive space. They have been a contentious issue since the beginning of Steem back in 2016 and remain so to this day.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/do-users-leave-hive-because-of-downvotes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/do-users-leave-hive-because-of-downvotes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:11:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7ggHUkJhjL6xQ1SVPAtt6W6G5T7mDNKyhC7D8eL8cKdtAYd1ZuM97XtroyfzKR9s4p599fwgYLMmxcmrjbRK9R5wQuywQ8xeGgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evidence that Low Engagement Could Contribute to Low User Retention]]></title><description><![CDATA[New User Engagement This is meant as an addendum to the post I wrote yesterday about measuring engagement on Hive and trying to determine if low engagement is a factor in user retention. In that post I]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/evidence-that-low-engagement-could-contribute-to-low-user-retention</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/evidence-that-low-engagement-could-contribute-to-low-user-retention</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 09:04:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7ggUeQ2GzZNQP53BHCFCLskT71AV9MasU436goB8K5Bs6V1VQ49RxyiURo12m2CHn1rQANMts1M3pSuxrkp3Qy9s4LAVwzUXAtN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Measuring Engagement on Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do Users Leave Because of a Lack of Engagement? 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