You might want to post an update to that after, say, a month - with a comparison, so that we can see if trends change over time as global adoption grows.

Great article Anastasia, I just joined and been introduced to this by my friend, I'm from Latvia but I live in London. I am assuming the graph you made was by US time? Thanks for your work! :) Alla

So basically @ned @dan @dantheman @berniesanders @etc.. are usually on at the top of the mountain?

My first real $ came from a comment, not a post. I know it would be a much more complex data set, but there must be a"bandwagon curve" as well - the point where commenters are most successful. 

For instance, this post is 3 hours old right now and it's trending up to 2k+. @recursive has picked up $100 for an intelligent comment. When does a post hit "peak comment"? When is it too late to ride the coattails? 

I'm focusing my efforts on intelligent commenting; it feels like that's a more effective angle for me than trying to break through on the front page.

I am against the pie chart, now the poor colorblind fuckers who cant see blue wont be able to figure out when the best time to post is.

Sometimes it is worth posting just before the peak window, just to get enough upvotes to make it onto the hot list.

I think Steemians need to interact more with each other by making an effort to comment. Everyone wants to write a great submission, me included, and catch a whale but if we want this community to thrive we definitely need to bring up the comment ratio.

I try to read five posts that interest me and leave a relavent comment for each at least.

Nice and simple and you prove the point by getting good traction, posting when you did.

Cheers :-)

*CG*

Nice data. After the reward update(12hr and 30 day payout) this should matter less.

great post we need more info like this to increase our visibility

Thanks for this extremely useful analysis. Mad props.

Fantastic  usefull information you got there, thanks alot my friend

Similar to SP, SMD tokens cannot be purchased directly on an external exchange. SMD are primarily earned through contributing but can be purchased by converting STEEM tokens to SMD tokens.

Actually Steem Dollars can now purchased on external exchanges !
https://poloniex.com/exchange#btc_sbd
https://bittrex.com/Market/Index?MarketName=BTC-SBD

PS Abbreviation of SBD = Steem Backed Dollars
or just SD = Steem Dollars (not SMD please edit)
http://linkme.ufanet.ru/images/9d8c77c4463f7a2b3e24c27a8796fd79.jpg

https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/23/elvisapproves3a575.jpg

Well hello. 
I’m Elvis Hicks, a semi-autonomous reincarnation of Elvis Presley and Bill Hicks. I have a burger in one hand and a cigarette in the other. 
My checks tell me this post is probably genuine, original content. 
GOOD JOB! Uh Huhh!
Thank you. Thank you very much. 
(Elvis has left the building)

I've also been keeping track of this and depending on time zones, it has been a bit of a conundrum for me... A very interesting and important part of our work at this moment. Thanks a bunch for sharing and namaste     :)

On what time zone is this based upon?

Really Nice ! It could be useful for future posts

I Upvoted you ;)

cheers 

@galagan

impressive the neutral posts, but I think we all have a little more predilection for women's posts 8] 

Anyway thanks for the analysis Anastasia

its all about the timing - especially the time zone
Agree @steemingnow
https://media.giphy.com/media/rkFDKeL6FALQY/giphy.gif

Great data.  But it's all going to change. Timing [is now changing](https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitblog/steem-version-0-12-0-released) as of July 26, 2016

QUOTE:
>Originally posts would pay out a stake-weighted 24 hours after each vote. We are changing this to a stake-weighted 12 hours after each vote. The result of this change is to cause content on the “trending” page to rotate faster. 

I think this will also help the rest of the world  have more opportunities to be trending while North America sleeps.

The best time is now. Live life without regrets. : D

Thank you, I've been looking for this type of information for weeks.  What time zone would that be, though?

While this indeed was a good read, and informational as well, the graph only shows the amount of posts at different times. What about the time people curate, upvote? They might be doing that at a different time than posting. Also, what time do those with the most steempower upvote? That may be more relevant to when the best time to post would be.

I love this! I feel as though It's fairly accurate, I did a post in the evening, and it did really well, Usually my posts don't do as well. Of course It could of been other factors but who knows!!

https://steemit.com/life/@kaylinart/why-do-people-choose-to-fail

It would be nice if Steemit added analytics like Google and Youtube have. That can be a powerful tool used for the author to learn more about their audience.

Very interesting advice, thanks I'll read up more on things like this.
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в россии по московскому времени это +8 от нью-йорка?

Agree with you, this loks great for all to know.
Peaple did live in diffrent time zones. So its great to know US time.
I realy dont know this actualy. It is good.
Tanks for the post mate :)

I post things when it comes into my head else I will have forgotten what I wanted to write bu the time the "ideal" time comes round.

nice data, definitely will take it in consideration next time I post.
how did you manged to differentiate male post to women post?