Seriously, I'd like to customize my feed rather than rely on what this machine offer to me. Even BitShares has this. Both people and tags must have following so more people could enjoy content they want to receive without adds and EdgeRank hell.
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The simple answer to this question is because we are waiting for the next Hard Fork of Steem to implement features requiring custom operations with Posting Authority. Hardfork are always "challenging" and put stress on all of exchanges and businesses building on the platform. We try to limit them to once per month. It isn't because we don't want the feature, it is simply a matter of scheduling. Also given a set of people who you are "following" what is the expected behavior? Add all feeds together? What happens if you follow too many topics / people and get spammed. As simple as "follow" is from a user experience, it is much more complicated under the surface to implement. The recommended section is there as a stop-gap measure. Some people don't like to figure out who they should be following, it requires users to make a decision. Additionally, there is debate on whether or not following preferences should be public (on chain) or private. People want both.  Conclusion.... if you want Steemit to be Legendary, you have to wait for it.
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I see this feature as opt-in possibility. Sure should be default option to have cool feed without all that following stuff for newcomers. As concerning public/private - I do believe that there always should be an option to choose also :-)
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Is it possible for someone (not necessarily part of the core SteemIt team) to build a web app that groups and aggregates SteemIt data based on user selection? E.g. Alice logs into the app, selects Bob, Carly and Dave from all the thousands of SteemIt user accounts and receives a stream of their SteemIt activity in real-time. I'm not super technical (although I've been known to try my hand occasionally), however is it feasible for someone to leverage the SteemIt data in that way?
author | nanzo-scoop |
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All of the data is on the blockchain so in theory anyone could create an app that uses any algorithm they want. This is one of the major unseen and underappreciated advantages of Steem.
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There should also be the ability to manage your topic if you decide to create your own category. Such as add a custom banner etc.
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