I'm up in Vancouver, Canada this weekend for a dance event and wasn't planning to post again this weekend - but in a short break from dance classes I noticed something interesting that I thought was worth sharing/starting a conversation.
I'm sure many of you are aware that EOS is planning to launch what some people are calling " Steemit 2.0", which will be a blockchain based social media platform built on the EOS blockchain.
Today they announced that it will be called MEOS. When you go to their site - it doesn't display much of anything yet... except for one totally crazy, important detail. Instant account creation through Google.
Mind = Blown.
Here we are on Steem dealing with accounts either taking forever to be approved, or having to make people PAY for an account, and having to explain why they can't do much yet because they don't have enough RC tokens. Not to mention on top of all that, the signup process is unlike anything else the currently experience on the internet, and so it feels strange to them - especially if they already wonder if crypto is "real money".
Google signup on the other hand? That immediately builds trust and normalcy into the process. People use their Google account to sign into things every day without thinking about it. The familarity also makes it feel more like just a "normal site" instead of some crypto based site that needs to be explained.
One of the things that we've heard talked about a lot here in the Steem Eco System - is how one of the keys to unlocking growth and mass adoption is to make it so people don't even know they are really using the Steem Blockchain - they just think they are using their favorite app, game or social media site. Google sign ups helps accomplish that goal.
I'm not technically savvy enough to even know if we could every make something like that a possibility on the Steem Blockchain - but I thought this little piece of news from EOS was worth mentioning and discussing.
Ok, back to the dance floor...
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