Just having my first look around chainbb now and responding to this post from the platform 👍🏾

Great post!! Personally I think having Steemit.com as the "catch all" platform is a good idea. When all of these are released and working. I see Steemit becoming the desktop client that people will go to and Zappl, Busy as mobile apps. Each will find their own niche. 
It's almost like Facebook  launching back in the day with Instagram and Whatsapp alongside. If they did it that way you bet they would consolidate all the data feeds.
The key thing to keep separate is branding and marketing. These platforms will eventually create their own following and personas and it will be important to appeal to each.

Im really looking forward for allot of these especially the steemtube and shoots stop by my feed let me know what you think!

So what is Zappl all about? I went to they page and they just had the mailing list. I love chainbb!!!

Great news!

This is my first comment via chainbb - I really like the interface and commend you on a really good job so far! I am loving everything about steem at the moment and cant wait to get more involved. At the moment I am trying to post as much as I can with interesting articles and info about my own projects. As a newbie without a lot of power I don't get a lot of love as yet. But I am sure that will come.

I was just looking for how i would programmatically be able to access the steem blockchain to read and write, which i assumed should be possible. 
Then i check out the hot topics and see this on the top of the list and that a lot of different projects are already out there.
I'm not the greatest programmer, but if i know where to look i tend to figure it out fairly quick.. though i prefer working from scratch, rather then from modifying a entire project created by other people.

As far as wether a platform should show everything or only things made from the platform depends on the platform ofcourse.

Should be wary though with all these different projects, don't blindly login.. they might be after your login data to steal your steem.

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I think each app could build up their own user base until the can gain their independence from Steemit. Some could do it from the get-go and some could take longer. The ones that build up their base should look forward to the separation as an anticipated event to be celebrated.

Another option is to give users the choice of posting or not posting to Steemit. 

I am really looking forward to the day when I can integrate or replace my website, www.myhuntingfishing.com with a ChainBB type forum where people can contribute their pics, stories and and tips and earn money for themselves and the site. What do you think?

Most of all I want to thank you for your generous upvoting of our comments and posts. It has been great to participate in this project.

nice post, i'll reesteemit it

"*One thing that I have been noticing is how much an interface can influence the way I interact with the content on the STEEM blockchain.*

*For example, when I am on steemit.com, I scroll and find a whole bunch of random posts...some that I am interested in and some that I'm not. Someday, I cannot find anything that grabs my attention. But it's always a fun process.*" <--**THIS**

I come by completely different content when I'm using chainBB versus steemit.com, and I personally need both options to keep me interested in the chain as a whole.

The interface on chainBB is just the deeper end of the shoreline for me, while steemit.com are the waves I go surfing in when I'm not looking for anything in particular.  And both have served me equally well, so far, in finding new waters I want to play in.

great !