Busy.org

Busy.org is an alternative way to use steemit, it has almost all the functions of the base platform plus some other very useful features. Their immediate goal is to be a friendlier visual interface that appeals to users more in tune with Facebook and Twitter.

In the long run, they also want to set up a marketplace for goods and services, plus they want to act as a secure social network layer in which apps, games and community tools can be built on. Busy.org is also an open source project and a non-profit organization.

The vision: ”Our goal is to connect billions of people to the best social network platform that can bring value back to the people in a peer-to-peer and decentralized way using the power of the Steem blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

We believe that we can be complementary to the existing projects like Steemit on this Blockchain.

Our secret: make it easy-to-use and -to-understand for everyone."

What's missing?

To be honest, not much. Mainly some functions of the wallet. Although you can still redeem rewards, power up is not an option plus the market needs to be accessed through steemit. Some profile editing options might refer you as well to steemit, but that's mostly it.

What's new?

A lot of things. Firstly it's easier on the eyes and seems to move a little bit faster than steemit. It also has some community navigation features, built in price feed for currencies related to posts, a voting power slider and an integrated blockchain explorer for each account in part.

User Accounts

The top part of the website comes with a fixed menu that is present on all pages accessed. Starting from left to right, if you click the busy logo you are directed to your feed. In the center we have a search bar option. Towards the right you can start writing a post if you click on the pen and access your profile by clicking the photo or name. Plus the three dots for extra options like accessing you bookmarked posts or settings.

The image header is a lot more open and if you click on the profile picture, it will open in a large format.

Immediately underneath the image header, we have the navigation menu for the account we visit. The discussions tab is where we can see the actual posts and the activity tab is the blockchain explorer tied to each account.

The discussions tab shows all the post and resteems an account made in chronological order.

The comments tab displays all the comments you made in chronological order.

The followers and following tabs display the lists of users in alphabetical order.

The wallet tab displays all the different ways Steem can be kept and the account value is in real time depending on the price of Steem. On the right side we also have the transfer button, which allows us to send Steem or SBD to other users. And we also have a real-time market price.

The activity tab is an integrated blockchain explorer that shows different types of interactions, both outgoing and incoming actions between this account and others. On the right side we also have several filters that make browsing interactions more efficient.

Feed/News

The center of the page displays all the posts that were made by the users we follow, exactly as on steemit, but it looks a lot nicer.

All in all, I prefer busy.org as an alternative to the steemit graphic interface. It also looks a lot better on mobile devices as well. Plus the option of a blockchain explorer linked to every account make's it even better. Looking forward to future upgrades.

And as a final added bonus, busy.org gives you the possibility to chose your voting power, even if you are at the beginning.

Part 1: Check rewards directly in USD with SteemSupply
Part 2: Understand Your Interactions with SteemReports
Part 3: Find out who are your new followers with SteemFollowers