Yes steemit is offically on motherboard. 
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/steemit-is-like-reddit-but-where-upvotes-equal-a-cryptocurrency-payout

https://steemit.com/help/@alkemix/astonishing-endless-tale-of-failing-to-recover-steemit-account-and-finding-any-useful-help-anywhere

I like VICE!
I can bring some interesting feedback about how the community managed platform criticism after the Steemit Debate here https://steemit.com/steemit/@andrew0/the-great-steemit-debate-and-the-good-community-response-to-my-heavy-criticism
and of course I give you the link to the critics I did after debate
https://steemit.com/steemit/@andrew0/the-great-steemit-debate-why-tone-persuaded-me-much-more-than-blakemiles84

Hi, @corintxt - I've been writing a [series on the game theory of Steem](https://steemit.com/steem/@biophil/class-war-on-steem-the-game-theory-of-steem-part-7), looking for points in which the system could be vulnerable to strategic gaming or exploitation.

The latest article, that I linked to above, is essentially about the "wealth" distribution on Steem; I show that voting influence is currently heavily heavily centralized in just a few accounts.

I got in pretty early, but I'm too lazy to write to you.

http://orig12.deviantart.net/9b26/f/2015/128/5/d/qbdjby0_by_deceptiicon-d8sl8h8.gif

I crowdfunded some beer on Steemit for tonights Berlin Bitcoin Meetup: https://steemit.com/steemit/@fabio/burgers-beers-and-bitcoin-at-the-room-77-in-berlin

Hey @corintxt Good to see Vice getting into this. I'm a documentary maker from Amsterdam and I'm going to use Steemit as a "behind the scenes" platform while I'm working on a new documentary. 

As you can see there is not much of a film community around here, yet.  I have some thoughts on that though.

This is a post about the documentary I'm currently working on 
https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@futurefood/hello-i-m-making-a-documentary-about-steemit-and-the-future-of-food-i-m-an-independent-filmmaker-and-artist-from-amsterdam

Hey @corintxt - someone told me to come over here and say hello :) 
I am @fyrstikken - I joined about a month ago, and this place is absolutely fantastic.

<b>a quick history of my social media life</b>
I´ve got 18,000 youtube-subscribers and 20,000+ twitter followers and 3000+ facebook friends that I am more or less abandoning/bringing over to steemit.com as I´m no longer committed to spend any time on social networks or content-networks that waste my time.

<b>Steemit is where the action is</b>

#steemit is where the action is, and I have a feeling the corporate social medias including a bunch of traditional medias will either die or having to re-invent themselves and become visible on steemit.com to have a future, or end up somewhat like MySpace.

<b>Steemit changes the game for everyone - and since you cannot beat it - join it</b>

I welcome you to take a look at my blog over at @fyrstikken I make cartoons, videos, entertainment, comedy, articles - and will keep doing it for steemit.

<b>To contact me</b>

If you want to contact me directly, please fill out the form at my website: http://fyrstikken.com 

<b>Thank You :)</b>

I have a somewhat interesting story about how a comment on Steemit got me unblocked, retweeted, and followed by a media personality on Twitter: https://steemit.com/marketing/@lukestokes/how-one-steemit-comment-got-me-unblocked-follwed-and-retweeted-by-max-kesier

I've also invested in the platform with my own money and have been involved in bitcoin since early 2013.

I've been using Steem and Steemit since April. I can share most of these things, barring an unconventional story. I would be willing to talk to you on the condition of pseudonymity.

Welcome. VICE is a great network. I would mind talking about Steemit.

Wow, nice! I love VICE magazine. I can't wait to see what you'll write about!

Here's an unconventional story you may find interesting: the bitfinex hack from yesterday was published on steemit three weeks before it actually happened.

https://steemit.com/bitfinex/@spookypooky/the-bitfinex-hack-was-published-on-steemit-3-weeks-before-it-happened#@spookypooky/re-anduweb-re-spookypooky-the-bitfinex-hack-was-published-on-steemit-3-weeks-before-it-happened-20160803t120745662z

some of the negative aspects of the site are talked about in this informative thread:

https://steemit.com/scam/@stellabelle/the-scam-artists-and-blackmailers-are-killing-the-steemit-baby-softly-slowly-what-we-all-can-do#@prophet/re-stellabelle-the-scam-artists-and-blackmailers-are-killing-the-steemit-baby-softly-slowly-what-we-all-can-do-20160803t201413292z

Yes! I responded to your email and I look forward to speaking with you. I'll get you some data if you want about the rewards I've received as a content creator on this platform.

@corintxt: as you can see from this data chart, I'm the #1 author as far as monetary rewards are concerned. This also gives a lot of data to work with: http://steemwhales.com/?p=1&s=pr
Here's a visual of that website to give you the info:
![postrewardsdba99.jpg](https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/08/03/postrewardsdba99.jpg)

OH god!!!! I've been writing to VICE for a while now, in the hopes of having something in there! But seriously, I think the VICE audience will really appreciate my psycho makeup tutorial where I go in agonizing detail about having my account hacked to shreds by a hacker a few weeks ago: (beware:this is crazy) :
https://youtu.be/1O6Q9UTcn3Q

I'm very interested in your offer! I've sent you a mail!

TeamSteem #294 Steem Power holder

- Top 44 best paid content creator for July!
- Top 66 all-time!
- Top 59 in reputation!

http://steemwhales.com

Issues to consider: 
Maybe VICE questioning why they don't have a referral program will put the pressure on.
<center>
[Grow Steemit Grow - A Viable Referral System with Steemit Spirit in Mind](https://steemit.com/referral/@tralawar/grow-steemit-grow-a-viable-referral-system-w-steemit-spirit-in-mind) <br>
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/rY82Gk7.jpg"></center>
<center>
[InstaSteem Classical Conditioning for Social Media - It's not about the money anymore.](https://steemit.com/business/@tralawar/instasteem-classical-conditioning-for-social-media-it-s-not-about-the-money-anymore) <br>
<img src="http://i.imgur.com/2r7FA4a.png"></center>

I'm impressed by how many professional writers are starting to use steemit. This is a pretty unique situation and I look forward to seeing where steemit goes from here.